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.
