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- Ichalkaranji State.
- Ichalkaranji Town.
- Ichchapuram Town
- Igatpuri Taluka.
- Igatpuri Town.
Hylakandi. —Subdivision of Cachar District, Eastern Bengal and Assam.
Hailakandi. Iavej. —Petty State in Kathiawar, Bombay.
Ibrahlmpatan. —Former
taluk in Mahbubnagar District, Hyderabad State.
Baghat. Ichalkaranji State. —Petty State, feudatory to Kolhapur, within the Political Agency of Kolhapur and the Southern Maratha Country, Bombay, lying between 16 0 41'' and 16 0 50' N. and 74 0 31'' and 74 0 50' E. See
Kolhapur State. Ichalkaranji Town. —Chief town of the feudatory jaglr of the same name in Kolhapur State, Bombay, situated in 16 0 41' N. and 74 0 31' E., near the Panchganga river, about 18 miles east of Kolhapur city. Population (1901), 12,920. The town is administered as a muni cipality, with an income in 1903-4 of Rs. 4,500. The climate is healthy, but the water of the wells is brackish. Ciood drinking-water
ICIICIIAPURAM TAITSIL has been brought in iron pipes from the Panchganga by the help of a steam pump raised on a tower built in the river. Every year in October a large fair attended by about 2,000 people is held in honour of Venkatesh, the guardian deity of the State. Ichamati (1).—River of Pabna District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, which is mentioned in Martin’s
in the description of Dinajpur. It is now fed by the Ganges, from which it is given off about 7 miles south-east of Pabna town, in 23 0 56' N. and 89° 20' E. After passing Pabna, it flows through the District by a tortuous route, and joins the Hurasagar a short distance below the confluence of that river with the Baral. During the rains it becomes a wide and beautiful stream, but for eight months in the year it is little more than a dry sandy bed. As shown in the maps of Major Rennell, it would appear at one time to have been connected with the Karatoya. Ichamati (2).—River of Nadia District, Bengal. The Ichamati is in its present form a branch of the M a t a i i h a n g a (an offshoot of the Ganges), which it leaves at Krishnaganj in 23 0 24' N. and 88° 43' E. The Ichamati flows south till it enters the Twenty-four Parganas, where it takes the name of J a m u x a (2). It is a deep river, navigable through out the year by the largest trading boats. It was probably at one time a main outlet of the Ganges when it was forcing its way eastwards, and was possibly part of an older stream which was cut in half by that river, there being another river of the same name— I c h a m a t i (1)—on the north bank of the Ganges in Pabna District. Ichamati (3).—River of Dacca District, Eastern Bengal and Assam. It flows through the south of the District, entering the Meghna near Munshiganj. This even within historical times was a large stream, and has no less than five sacred bathing
on its banks, at which the bathing ceremony takes place at the full moon in the month of Kartik, when a similar ceremony is performed on the Karatoya. This Ichamati seems to have been at one period, like the Icha.matT (2) of Nadia and Jessore, a continuation of the North Bengal I c h a m a t i ( j ), from which it was cut off by the Dhaleswarl. [For a discussion of the history of this river, see paragraph
2,
Report on the System of Agriculture and Agricultural Statistics of the Dacca District , by A. C. Sen (1898).] Ichchapuram Tahsil.—
in the interior of Ganjam District, Madras, lying between 19 0 3' and 19 0 22' N. and 84° 15' and 84° 46' E., with an area of 300 square miles. The population in 1901 was 83,500, compared with 74,846 in 1891. They live in 266 villages. The demand for land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 was Rs. 61,200. The head-quarters are at I c i i c h a p u r a m T o w n , which lies outside the tahsil in the adjoining Government taluk of Berhampur. Of the princi pal estates in it, Chikati is open, well cultivated, and irrigated by the v 2
324 ICHCHAPURAM TANS/I Bahuda river, while Surangi and Jarada largely consist of hill and jungle.
(‘City of desire’).—Town in the Berhampur taluk of Ganjam District, Madras, situated in 19 0 7' N. and 84° 42' E., on the trunk road and on the East Coast Railway, 15 miles south-west of Berhampur. Population (1901), 9,975. It was formerly the head quarters of the Ichchapuram district of Chicacole Sarkar, and the seat of the Muhammadan Naib. Some small mosques in ruins alone remain. To one of these followers of the Prophet come from distant places for prayer. The place is now the head-quarters of a deputy
—Town in the Nizamat-i-Maghrib or western district of Bhopal State, Central India, situated in 23 0 2' N. and 77 0 i
/ E.
Population (1901), 4,352. The site is an old one, the present town having been built on the foundations of the village of Lakshmipura. A small fort in the place was built by the Marathas, who seized it in 1716. Ichhawar was made over to the Bhopal State under the treaty of 1818. The Ichhawar
was for many years held in jagir by the Bhopal Bourbons, who have given a succession of shrewd councillors and valiant soldiers to the State. About 1560 Jean Philippe Bourbon of Navarre, a cousin of Henry IV, came to India. He entered the service of Akbar, married Juliana, said to have been a sister of Akbar’s ‘ Christian wife,’ and was created a Nawab. The family continued in the service of the Delhi emperors till 1739, when on the sack of that city by Nadir Shah they fled to the fort of Shergarh (25 0
0 58' E.), which they held in jdgir in the territory of the Narwar chief. The family remained in Narwar in safety till 1778, when the Raja, who was jealous of his powerful feudatory, attacked Shergarh and massacred all but four of the family, who managed to escape to Gwalior. After the capture of Gwalior in 1780 by Major Popham, some territory was assigned to them, and soon after Salvador Bourbon took service in the Bhopal State, and became a general in the State army. Salvador’s son Balthasar was minister to Wazir Muhammad, and was instrumental in concluding the treaty of 1818 with the British Government, he being one of the signatories. During the Mutiny of 1857 the fugitives from Agar were hospitably received by Jean de Silva and several of the Bourbon family who were then residing in the town. Members of the family still live in the State 1 .
—Village in the Daur valley, in the Northern Wazlristan Agency, North-West Frontier Province, situated in 32 0 57' N. and 70° 15'' E., on the left bank of the Tochi river, 28 miles west of Bannu. Its inhabitants belong to the Idak subdivision of theTappizad Dauris. About 1^ miles north-east of the village is a post garrisoned by the Northern Wazlristan militia. 1
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Idar State.—Principal Rajput State of the Mahi Kantha Agency, Bombay, lying between 23 0 6' and 24 0 29' N. and 72 0 45' and 73 0 39' E., with an area of 1,669 square miles. It is bounded on the north by Sirohi and Udaipur; on the east by Dungarpur; and on the south and west by the Bombay Presidency and the territories of the Gaikwar of Baroda. In the south-west lies a level and sandy tract, but elsewhere the country is broken up by wild hills covered with an abundance of trees and brushwood. Except during the hot season the scenery is very beautiful. Idar is well drained by the Sabarmat!, Hathmati, Meshwa, Majam, and Vatrak rivers. Tradition relates that from 800 to 970 Idar was under Gahlot rule, and, after a period of Bliil independence, was subject to Paramara Rajputs (1000-1200). Amar Singh, the last Paramara ruler, left Idar in the hands of his servant Hathi Sord, a KolT, who held the country till his death, and was succeeded by his son Samalio Sord. The latter, a debauched and vicious man, roused so much discontent that his ministers conspired against him, and invited Rao Sonang of Sametra, the ancestor of the Raos of Pol, to their aid. This chief killed Samalio Sord, and took possession of his territory. About twelve generations of this family are reckoned to the expulsion of Jagannath, the last Rao of Idar, in 1656, by Murad Baksh, at that time the Subahddr of Gujarat. A desai or deputy was afterwards placed in charge of Idar for some years. In 1728 Anand Singh and Rai Singh, two brothers of the Raja of Jodhpur, accompanied by a few horsemen from Vamo and Palanpur and the Kolis of Godwara, established them selves in Idar without much difficulty. This family is the last that effected a settlement in Gujarat by conquest. They are said to have acted under an order from Delhi; but the truth seems to be that they were tempted by the state of the country, and most likely assisted by the Jodhpur princes who at that period held the Subahdari of
Ahmadabad. The Idar principality consisted of the districts of Idar, Ahmadnagar, Modasa, Bayad, Harsol, Parantij, and Vijapur, to which five other districts were rendered tributary. Some years after the conquest, at the instigation of the desai above mentioned, who appears to have been displaced, an officer in the service of Damaji Gaikwar, named Bachajl Duvaji, was dispatched 011 the part of the Peshwa to take possession of Idar. This he accomplished with the aid of the Rehwar Rajputs, the servants of the late Rao. Anand Singh was killed about 1753;
and Bachajl, after leaving a detachment behind, returned to Ahmadabad. Rai Singh, however, collected a force, and again obtained possession of Idar. Shiv Singh, son of Anand Singh, now became ruler under the guardianship of his uncle Rai Singh, who died in 1766. During the rule of Shiv Singh the State was stripped, by the Peshwa, of l’arantlj, Vijapur, and half of the three districts 3 2 6 W A R S T A T E of Modasa, Bayad, and Harsol, which districts were afterwards ceded by the Peshwa to the British Government. The other half of the Idar territories fell to the Gaikwar, who contented himself with the exaction of a share of the revenues, fixed in perpetuity by the settlement of 1812 at Rs. 24,000 for Idar, and Rs. 8,950 for Ahmadnagar. Shiv Singh died in 1791, leaving five sons, the eldest of whom, Bhawan Singh, succeeded him, but died in a few days, leaving the State to his son Gambhir Singh, a boy of ten. Dissensions in the family now arose, which resulted in the temporary dismemberment of Idar. Sangram Singh, second son of Shiv Singh, who had received Ahmad nagar from his father in feudal grant, assumed independence; and with his assistance Zalim Singh and Amir Singh, two other sons of Shiv Singh, after a long struggle possessed themselves respectively of Modasa and Bayad during Gambhir Singh’s minority. Indra Singh, the fifth son of Shiv Singh, who was blind, received Sur and three other villages for his support. Sangram Singh, chief of Ahmadnagar, died in 1798, and was succeeded by his son Karan Singh. Zalim Singh of Modasa died childless in 1806, and his apanage ought to have lapsed to Idar. His widow, however, was allowed by the Gaikwar to adopt Pratap Singh, Karan Singh’s brother, on whose death in 1821 Modasa was united with Ahmadnagar. On the death of Amir Singh of Bayad without children, the reversion was claimed by both Idar and Ahmad nagar. The chief of Ahmadnagar, Karan Singh, died in 1835, and was succeeded by his son Takht Singh, who was elected ruler of the State of Jodhpur in 1843. On his removal to Jodhpur, he still claimed the right to retain Ahmadnagar in his family; but in 1848 the British Government decided that Ahmadnagar should revert to Idar, and with it Modasa and Bayad. The chief, who is styled Maharaja, is a Rajput of the Rathor clan and of the Joda family. He holds a sanad granting the right of adoption and is entitled to a salute of 15 guns. The present Maharaja is Major-General Sir Pratap Singh, G.C.S.I., K.C.B., Aide-de-camp to His Majesty the King-Emperor. The population of the State was 217,382 in 1S72, 258,429 in 1881, 302,134 in 1891, and 168,557 in 1901. The decrease of 44 per cent, during the last decade is due to the severity of the famine of 1S99-1900. The number of towns and villages was returned in 1901 as 884. The density of population is 101 persons per square mile. The chiet towns are A hmadnagar
(population, 3,200), the capital, I dar
(7,085), and V adali
(4,611). Classified according to religion, Hindus num bered 156,948, Muhammadans 8,200, and Jains 4,376. The majority of the population are Kolis, the remainder consisting of Rajputs, Brahmans, Banias, Kunbls, Bhlls, &c. The soil of the State is generally fertile; in some places it is of a light sandy nature, in others rich and black : towards the north and
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north-eastern parts near the hills, poor and stony. Nearly T7 per cent, of the land is cultivated. The principal crops are grains, oilseeds, and sugar-cane. The jungle in some parts, particularly at the foot of the hills, is very thick and intersected with ravines. A small quantity of country soap is manufactured. There are quarries in the neighbour hood of Ahmadnagar, and the stone is used for building purposes. The State suffered very severely in the famine of 1899-1900. The chief exercises first-class jurisdiction, having power to inflict capita] punishment. Many relatives of the Maharaja, and feudal chiefs whose ancestors helped to secure the country for the present dynasty, now enjoy large estates on service tenures, and there are numerous petty chiefs or bhumias who have held considerable estates from the time of the Raos of Idar, or earlier, and are under 110 obligation of service. The revenues of the State are shared by the Maharaja with these feudal chiefs. In 1903-4, out of a total gross revenue of nearly 6 lakhs, it was estimated that only 4^ lakhs was received by the central authority. The chief sources of revenue are the land, stamps, and special cesses known as dan, khichadi, Szc., and the chief heads of expenditure are classed under administration and
expenses. The Maharaja receives about Rs. 8,600 annually from several chiefs in MahT Kantha, and pays Rs. 30,340 as tribute to the Gaikwar of Baroda through the British Government. Many chiefs subordinate to Idar, known locally as pattawals, hold their estates on condition of military service, the quota being three horsemen for every 1,000 rupees of revenue ; but for many years this service has not been exacted and no military force is maintained at present. In 1903-4 the State con tained 21 courts for criminal justice, and maintained a police force of 91 mounted men and 539 foot, at an annual cost of Rs. 76,000. Besides these, 36 mounted men mid 150 foot are maintained at a cost of Rs. io,Soo in the territories of the
There were 49 schools in the same year with 2,473 pupils, of which 7 were girls’ schools. The total expenditure on education, excluding schools in Sardars’ villages, was Rs. 11,330. There are also 3 missionary schools with 106 pupils. An attempt to induce the Bhlls to send their children to school has failed ; they laughingly say their sons must learn to drive cattle and use the bow. The State contains a hospital and six dis pensaries, treating annually 19,000 patients. Idar Town.—Formerly the capital of the State of Idar, in the Mahl Kantha Agency, Bombay, situated in 23 0 50' N. and 73 0
E., 64 miles north-east of Ahmadabad. The town is traditionally known as lldurg. Population (1901), 7,085. Idar is surrounded by a brick wall in fair preservation, through which a road passes by a stone gateway, marked with many red hands each recording a victim to the rite of
sail. In the vicinity are some cavc-templcs supposed to be IDAR TOJVN upwards of four hundred years old. The town contains a dispensary, and is administered as a municipality with an income (1903-4) of Rs. 1,348 and expenditure of Rs. 803. Igatpuri Taluka. —
of Nasik District, Bombay, lying between 19 0 35' and 19 0 55' N. and 73 0 25' and 73 0 50' E., with an area of 393 square miles. It contains one town, Igatpuri (population, 7,436), the head-quarters; and 127 villages. The population in 1901 was 66,462, compared with 69,543 in 1891. The density, 169 persons per square mile, is much above the District average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was one lakh, and for cesses Rs. 7,000. In the north-west and in the south the country is hilly. The line of natural drainage divides it into two parts : a small section in the north and north-west that slopes west to the Vaitarna, and a larger section in the south that drains east into the Darna. The
is rather bare of trees except in the north-east and west, and the soil is poor and shallow. The climate is cool and healthy, the rainfall, which averages 133 inches annually, being the highest in the District. The water-supply is poor.
is the chief cereal grown. Igatpuri Town. —Head-quarters of the taluka of the same name in Nasik District, Bombay, situated in 19 0 42' E. and 73 0 34' N., on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, 35 miles south-west of Nasik and 85 miles from Bombay. Population (1901), 7,436. Igatpuri is a military station of the Poona division of the Western Command. It stands at the head of the Thai Pass, 1,992 feet above sea-level. Half a mile to the north-east is a reservoir. 'The railway station includes a locomotive workshop. Pimpri, near Igatpuri, contains the tomb of Sadr-ud-din, a Muhammadan saint of great local sanctity; and Tringalvadi, 3 miles to the north, has a fort, cave-temples, and a ruined shrine of Brahmadeo. Igatpuri was constituted a munici pality in 1868. The municipal income during the decade ending 1901 averaged Rs. 12,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 8,000. The town contains five English schools, of which one is for European and Eurasian girls; and two dispensaries, one of which belongs to the railway company. Download 5.53 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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