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UMRI ZAMINDARI
Umri Zamindari: "This estate is situated in Sakoli tahsil lying east, west and south-east of the Nawegaon lake. Its area is 17 squre miles and about half of it is under forest,
but there is no valuable timber. The estate is said to have been conferred on the founder of the family for proficiency in wrestling and for having tamed a wild elephant, and a deed was given in 1775 by the Nagpur Raja to Najak Ram, then the proprietor, stating that the estate was granted long before, on condition of his serving on the Partabgarh fort with five men; and conferring it again on him free of all revenue demand. Subsequently, however, a payment of Rs. 500 was imposed [Bhandara District Gazetteer 1908 ed. p. 239.]."
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