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BILRAM—BIL U-G YIVO.V. sweeps up almost to the foot of the

The

hills.

geological formation of

the country shows that at no very remote period

by the

459

it

was entirely covered

Local traditions, and the occasional discovery of large Taik-kala and other places inland, help to confirm this opinion.

sea.

cables at

Chief crops, sugar-cane and vegetables. Porcelain clay found on the banks of the Bilin is mixed with other minerals brought by the Shans, who are chiefly engaged in this manufacture, from their States, and made into vessels of rude design. Gross revenue (1882) ^9483. Bilrdm. Town in Etah District, North-Western Provinces; 19 miles Population (1881) 3254. Connected with north-east of Etah town. the tahs'il town of Kasganj by a broad road. Bi-weekly market. Bilram is said to have been originally founded about 560 years ago by Ciiauhan Rajputs ; but afterwards entirely destroyed by the Muhamma-

—

dans,

and the population

and

either slain or forcibly converted to the faith

The numerous and

of their conquerors.

The town

of considerable importance. has

mosques must have been a place now far from flourishing, and extensive ruins of

large buildings attest that in former days

little

Bilri.

Bilsi.

I

State in

village with

—Town

in

is

Village school.

trade.

— Petty

sisting of

^300-

no

or

it

i

North Kathiawar, Bombay Presidency; conindependent tribute-payer. Estimated revenue,

Sahaswan

tahsil,

Budaun

North-Western

District,

Provinces; 15 miles north-west of Budaun town. Lat. 28° 7' 45" n., long. 78° 56' 50" E. ; population (1881) 6301, namely, 5164 Hindus,

1024 Muhammadans, 107 Jains, and 6 Christians; area of town site, 78 acres. Largest mart for the neighbouring portions of Rohilkhand. The town was founded under the rule of the Nawab Wazi'rs of Oudh during the last quarter of the 18th century. It consists of two principal wards,

Bilsi

and Sahibganj, the

latter so

called

from

its

being the

head-quarters of a large European indigo factory, which has branch Its commercial activity is probably due good roads constructed during the last half-century, which connect it with Chandausi, Budaun, Hathras, and Fatehgarh. With these

factories all over the District.

to the

places there

is

a brisk trade, the principal exports being wheat, sugar,

leather, canvas for gunny-bags,

cotton, clarified

and parched

butter and other

and copper

rice

groceries,



the principal imports,

salt,

red-dye

(«/),

iron,

and English and country cloth. School, dispensary, post-office, and sardi. Municipal revenue in 1880-81, ^^325, or IS. 0;|d. per head of municipal population. Bllu-Gywon {BMhi-Gywon, Bheeloo-Gywon ). An island lying in the mouth of the Salwin river, in Amherst District, British Burma lying between 16° 15' and 16° 31' n. lat., and between 97° 30' and 97° 39' e. brass,

utensils,

chintz,

—



long.; population (1881) 28,020, or 262 per square mile; area,

square miles



length, 30 miles, stretching

from Martaban

to

107 Amherst, of