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XVII. Memoir on Bundelkhund
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 September 2009
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Bundélkhund, as its name implies, is the tract or country of the Bundélas; and comprises all the territory, which the Rájás of that dynasty occupied, in the zenith of their power. Thus, the aggregate of the present states of Téhrí, Jhánsí, Dattiya and Simpt'hír and as far as the Désán river, might be termed Bundelkhund Proper: but, the tract lying eastward of that river being also under the dominion of Rájás of Bundela extraction, who are the descendants of Rájá CHHATRASÁL, custom appears to have reconciled the term as applicable to the whole extent of territory occupied by the united dynasties. Following this rule, therefore, the boundaries of Bundelkhund may be stated as follows:—on the north, the river Jumna (Yamuná); on the south, parts of Berár and Málwá (Málava); on the east, Baghé1khund; and on the west, Sindia's possessions. It extends from 77° 48′ to 81° 33′ east longitude; and from 24° 3′ to 26° 26′ north latitude, being 165 British miles in length by 232 in breadth, and containing 23,817 square miles, with a population of 2,400,000 persons.
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- Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland , Volume 1 , January 1827 , pp. 259 - 281
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page 259 note * It has not been always practicable to reduce names of places and of persons in this essay to an uniform system of orthography.—Ed.
page 259 note † Written Teary and Tehree—Maps, Hamilton's Gazetteer, &C.
page 259 note ‡ Simpter, Simtheer.—Maps, Gazetteer, &c.
page 260 note * Cane, Keane — Maps, &c.
page 260 note † See page 146, &c. of this volume.
page 260 note ‡ Kujrou.
page 261 note * Mahobad, Maps, &c.
page 261 note † Callinger, Kallinger, Calanjara.—Hamilton's Gazetteer, Maps, &c.
page 261 note ‡ Pohouj.
page 262 note * Mow.
page 263 note * Hamilton's Gazetteer. Oorchar, Ouncha, Hamilton's Hind. Uchcha ?
page 267 note * Shadorra—Hamilton‐s Gazetteer.
page 267 † Jalooan—Hamilton's Gazetteer.
page 269 note * Jeitpoor, Maps. Jyhtpoor, Hamilton's Hind. Jút-púr? or Jét-púr?
page 270 note * Mohda—Maps
page 273 note * Gurra Kota.—Maps, and Hamilton's Hind.
page 273 note † Caonas of Pliny—Rennel, Hamilton's Hind. i. 296.Google Scholar
page 273 note ‡ Bearmah.—Maps.
page 276 note * This is the same name with the Bindhyáchal or Bindáchal before mentioned. Vindhya is the tropical zone of mountains across India. This mountainous tract comprises several ranges nearly parallel. Those which face the north and south are particularly known by the general appellation. The intermediate have discriminative denominations.—ED.