Their property was acquired during the conflict between the Nawâbs of Farrukhâbâd and Oudh, and the Marhattas, and their estates fell into two divisions, Tirwa and Thatiya. The latter Râj was confiscated early in the century owing to the opposition of Chhatar Sâl to the British. 2. They give their name to Baghel-khand or Rîwa. The name of their eponymous hero, Vyâghra Deva, is probably a comparatively recent tradition, and the title is possibly totemistic, as, according to Captain Forsyth, [186] they claim descent from a tiger, and protect it whenever they can. 3. Mr. Ricketts [187] gives a bad account of the tribe in Allahâbâd:—“The most notorious gang of dacoits, which for generations has infested the south of Allahâbâd, is of this clan; and this claim of consanguinity with the Mahârâja of Rîwa has ensured their constant protection in his territories; and certainly the savage nature of the prototype of their race has pervaded the acts of these noted robbers. Each of their feats has shown the extremes of craft, treachery, and the meanest cowardice. When armed and in numbers they have murdered the single and unarmed; they have beaten women and killed children.” 4. The Baghels, south of the Jumna, usually give brides to the Parihâr and Gaharwâr septs; and take wives from the Bais, Gautam, and Gaharwâr. DISTRIBUTION OF THE BAGHEL RÂJPUTS ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS OF 1891. ============+======= District. |Number. ~~~~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~~ Farrukhâbâd | 2,381 Mainpuri | 123 Etâwah | 187 Etah | 26 Cawnpur | 236 Fatehpur | 77 Bânda | 1,017 Hamîrpur | 24 Allahâbâd | 1,619 Jâlaun | 24 Lalitpur | 30 Benares | 40 Mirzapur | 503 Jaunpur | 10 Ghâzipur | 114 Ballia | 251 Gorakhpur | 1,350 Basti | 444 Azamgarh | 21 Partâbgarh | 291 +~~~~~~~ Total | 8,768 ============+=======