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426 ORCHHA CAPITAL-ORISSA. was acquiesced in by the neighbouring chiefs, the Government established him in power. Soon afterwards, Sujan Singh died, and his widow was permitted to adopt Hamir Singh, a collateral relation of the family. On Hamír Singh's death in 1874, his younger brother Mahendra Pratáp Singh, the present Mahárajá, was recognised as his successor. The gross revenue of Orchha is estimated at Rs. 900,000, but about one-half of this amount is alienated in grants to relations of the chief and others. The Rájás of Tehri used to pay a tribute of £300 to Jhansi. This payment fell to the British Government on the annexation of Jhansi, but it was remitted as a reward for the loyalty of the Rájá in 1857. The fixed revenue of the village of Mohanpur, amounting to £20, was also remitted at the same time. The chief was granted the title of Maharajá in 1865, and in 1882 the honorific title of Sawai' was bestowed on his family. The chief is entitled to a salute of 15 guns. A military force is maintained of 200 cavalry, 4400 infantry, and go guns, with 100 gunners. Orchhá (Oorcha, Urchha, Tikamgarh).—Old capital of Orchhá State, Bundelkhand, Central India ; situated in lat. 25° 21' N., and long. 78° 42' E., on both banks of the river Betwa. Population (1881) 18,344, namely, males 9439 and females 8905. Hindus number 13,414 ; Muhammadans, 3836; and others,' 1094. There is an imposing fortress, containing the former residence of the Rájá, and a palace built for the accommodation of the Emperor Jahangir. A wooden bridge connects the fortress with the remainder of the town, which would otherwise be cut off during the rains by a branch of the river. Orissa.—A Province of British India, forming a Division or Commissionership under the jurisdiction of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal ; situated between 19° 28' and 22° 34' 15" N. lat., and between 83° 36' 30" and 87° 31' 30" E. long. Along with its Tributary States, it fornis the extreme south-western portion of the Bengal Presidency, being bounded on the north and north-east by Chutiá Nágpur and Bengal Proper; on the cast and south-east by the Bay of Bengal; on the south by Madras Presidency (Ganjam District); and on the west by the Central Provinces. British Orissa is of almost equal extent with Saxony. It contains a total area of 9053 square miles, and a population (1881) of 3,730, 735 persons. In addition have an area of 15,187 square miles, and a population of 1,469,142. British and Tributary Orissa together have an area almost exactly equal to that of Oudh, with a population almost exactly half that of Oudh. Physical Aspects.-Orissa consists of two distinct territories-a fertile alluvial delta, comprising the three British Districts of CUTTACK, BALASOR, and Puri; bounded on the east and south by the Bay of Bengal; and on the west and north by the second distinct territory