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A Memoir of Central India Including Malwa and Adjoining Provinces with the History and Copious Illustrations of the Past and Present Condition of that Country

1832

Of some of these it is now difficult to trace the sites or discover the names ; but many deserve the notice of the antiquary from the rDharanugguree as still called by the Hindus ; it is probably the ancient Dharanuggur but its importance in the authentic history of Malwa is chiefly derived from its becoming on the transfer of the Government from Oojein the seat of the princes of that pro [...] The greatest part of the lands on the Northern bank of the Nerbudda belong to the Governments of Dhar and Holkar excepting the small district of Bancaneer which is the property of Sindia and some of the hilly parts of the province which Rajpoot and Bheel chiefs continue to possess. [...] With the exception of the small district of Buwanee the greatest part of Southern Nemaur cosists of the ancient Sircar or Government of Bejaghur the name of which is now only preserved in the ruins of the capital situated within the limits of a large hill-fort in the Satpoora range. [...] One writer mentions that in the eighth year of the reign of Shah Jehan the Sircar of Beejaghur part of the Hindia district and some others in the space between the Nerbudda and the Taptee were directed to be incorporated into the Soobah of Candeish ; and Abul Fazel calls Beejaghur the capital of Candeish and states it to have been for a long time the residence of its viceroy. [...] On the brink of this valley (which after rounding the city descends in the form of wide and rugged ravines to the lower country both to the East and West) and on the summit of the ridge of the Vindhya mountains which form the Southern face of Mandoo a wall of considerable height was built which added to the natural strength of the ground made it unassailable by any but regular attack ; an

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SARF Document ID
sarf.145923
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Frontmatter
i-xvi John Malcolm view
Chapter I. Observations on the Geography Soil Climate and Productions of Central India
1-21 John Malcolm view
Chapter II. History of Malwa
22-57 John Malcolm view
Chapter III. Mahratta Invasion of Malwa
58-96 John Malcolm view
Chapter IV. The Families of the Puars of Dhar and Dewass
97-115 John Malcolm view
Chapter V. Family of Sindia
116-141 John Malcolm view
Chapter VI. Family of Holkar
142-259 John Malcolm view
Chapter VII. Events at the Court of Holkar from the Insanity of Jeswunt Row A.D. 1808 till A.D. 1820
260-324 John Malcolm view
Chapter VIII. Ameer Khan
325-348 John Malcolm view
Chapter IX. Nabobs of Bhopal
349-425 John Malcolm view
Chapter X. Rise Progress and Annihilation of the Pindarries
426-462 John Malcolm view
Chapter XI. The Rajpoot Princes and Chiefs of Central India
463-526 John Malcolm view
Chapter XII. Government of the States of Central India
527-580 John Malcolm view

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