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 BIJAPUR—BTJA YA. much anxiety for madan grandeur

425

the preservation of the splendid remains of IMuharn-

and adopted measures

in Bijdpur,

their

for

repair.

Since the escheat of Satara in 1848, from failure of heirs, the Bombay Government has acted in the same spirit, having taken measures, with the approbation of the authorities in England, for arresting the further

progress of dilapidation in

the

buildings, as

well

as

for

collecting

and preserving the relics of manuscripts, coins, copper-plate inscriptions, and other curious and interesting memorials of the past. On the

Muhammadan

of the old

of Kaladgi District to Bijapur,

head-quarters

of the

transfer

palaces were

utilised

many

for public purposes.

For a detailed description of the numerous architectural works found is referred to the admirable account given by Fergusson in his History of Indian and Eastern Architecture, pp.

in Bijapur, the reader

557-567Bijapur. District,

— Estate

or zaminddri in the Bargarh tahsil of Sambalpur

Area, 80 square miles

Central Provinces.



number of villages,

57; occupied houses, 3528; population (1881) 14,722, namely, 7415 males and 7307 females.

Bijawar. between 24°

-

— Native

State

21' 30"

and 24°

Bundelkhand, Central India, lying lat., and between 79° i' 45" and

in

57' N.

79 ° 57' E. long.; area (1881) 973 square miles; number of villages, 298; occupied houses, 21,877; population (1881) 113,285, namely, Hindus,

108,246; Jains, 2506; Muhammadans, 2405; Christians, 5; aboriginal 123; density of population per square mile, 106 '3 5; revenue,

tribes,

^22,500. The land is poor and hilly, yielding only jungle produce and the poorer kinds of grain. Diamonds are found, and ironstone plentiful throughout the State. The title of the present ruler, Sawai Maharaja Bhan Pratap Singh, a Bundela Rajput, results from his descent from Bfr Singh Deo, a natural son of Jagat Raj, son of Chhatar Sal, the founder of the short-lived independence of Bundelkhand. is

After the acquisition of Bundelkhand by the East India grant was

made

in

1

8

1

1

,

Company, a

confirming the right of Ratan Singh, then Raja,

whom the estate has descended to its present Chief. sanad granting the right of adoption was given to the Chief of Bijawar in 1862 and, for services during the Mutiny, he received for himself and his heirs a dress of honour and a salute of 1 1 guns. The State pays no tribute, but keeps up a contingent of too horse, with 800 infantry, 4 guns, and 32 gunners. The title of Maharaja, and the exercise of supreme criminal jurisdiction within his territories, was granted to the Chief in 1866. The principal town is Bijawar, situated from

A



in

lat.

24° 37'

—

X., long.

79° 31' e,

Pass in Vizagapatam District, IMadras Presidency, Bijaya. leading from Parvati'pur to Jaipur (Jeypore). The head of the pass rises to

3000

feet

above the

sea,

the average gradient being

i

in 20.