At the time referred to Oudh was a separate kingdom, which lasted as such until 1856.

A map included in the printed Thuggee papers reveals the appalling fact that the Thugs had 274 fixed burying-places for their victims in the area of the small kingdom, about half the size of Ireland.
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Fakir (fakeer), a religious mendicant.

The word properly applies to Muhammadans only, but is often laxly used to include Hindoo ascetics.
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So called because the poison they use is made of the seeds of the 'datura' plant (_Datura alba_), and other species of the same genus.
It is a powerful narcotic.
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