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{{Short description|Erstwhile district in Bombay presidency, British India}}
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| official_name = Khandesh<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rbUBAAAAYAAJ|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Khandesh|date=30 June 1880|publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press|via=Google Books}}</ref>
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| native_name_lang = खानदेश
| official_name = Khandesh<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=rbUBAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=true</ref>
| native_name_lang = mr
| settlement_type = District
| settlement_type = District
| coordinates = {{coord|21|00|10|N|75|34|00|E}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| coordinates = {{coord|21|00|10|N|75|34|00|E}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_type1 = Provinence
| subdivision_name1 = Bombay Presidency
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bombay presidency]]
| area_total_sq_mi = 10431
| area_total_sq_mi = 10431
| image_map = Khandeish district.jpg
| image_map = Khandeish district.jpg
| map_caption = Map of Khandesh district in 1880
| population_as_of = 1879
| map_caption = Map of Khandesh district in 1880
| population_as_of = 1879
| population_total = 1,028,642 <ref name="auto"/>
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| extinct_date = 1906
| population_total = 1,028,642 <ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=rbUBAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=true</ref>
| Population years = 1879
| parts_type = Dhule jalgaon nandurbar shirpur
| pop_est_as_of =
| subdivision_type2 = Headquarter
| subdivision_name2 = Dhule
| extinct_date = 1906
| parts_type = Subdivisions
| subdivision_type2 = Savada,Bhusaval,Amalner,Pachora and Pimpalner<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=K9FfHPLH0tkC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=true</ref>
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'''Khandesh District''' (or '''Kandesh''', '''Khandeish''') was a district,administrative division of [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay presidency]] of [[British India]] in [[British Raj|British rule]].which included the present-day [[Jalgaon District|Jalgaon]], [[Dhule District|Dhule]] and [[Nandurbar District|Nandurbar]] districts and a portion of [[Nashik District]] in [[Maharashtra]].
'''Khandesh District''' (or '''Kandesh''', '''Khandeish''') was a district, administrative division of [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay presidency]] of [[British India]] during [[British Raj|British rule]] of India, the district was made up of present-day [[Jalgaon District|Jalgaon]], [[Dhule District|Dhule]] and [[Nandurbar District|Nandurbar]] districts of Maharashtra. Its headquarter was [[Dhule]] town.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://censusindia.gov.in |title=District census handbook Jalgaon |publisher=Directorate of census operations Maharashtra |year=2014 |location=Mumbai |pages=7 |language=en |format=PDF |access-date=April 9, 2023 }}</ref>


In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Khandesh was part of the [[Maratha Confederacy]]{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}, and was ruled by the Maratha [[Peshwa]]. The district was annexed to [[British India]] at the conclusion of the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]] in 1818{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}. A southern portion of the district was detached to form Nashik District in 1869. In 1906 the district was divided into [[East Khandesh]] and [[West Khandesh]] districts, with their capitals at Jalgaon and Dhulia (Dhule), respectively. East Khandesh was later renamed [[Jalgaon District]], and West Kandesh, later renamed Dhule District, was split in Dhule and Nandurbar districts in 1998.
In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Khandesh was part of the [[Maratha Confederacy]]{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}, and was ruled by the Maratha [[Peshwa]]. The district was annexed to [[British India]] at the conclusion of the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]] in 1818{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}. A southern portion of the district was detached to form Nashik District in 1869. In 1906 the district was bifurcated into [[East Khandesh]] and [[West Khandesh]] districts, with their capitals at Jalgaon and Dhulia (Dhule), respectively. In 1960 East Khandesh was renamed to [[Jalgaon District]], and West Khandesh to Dhule district.<ref name=":1" /> In 1998 Dhule was divided to form Nandurbar districts.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}


== Adminstration ==
== History ==
In the Mughal rule of Aurangzeb, in 1670 Daud Khan was ''Subhadar (''{{Translation|Governor}}) of Khandesh province. Khandesh district was part of Khandesh province. Burhanpur was its capital city.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sarkar |first=Jadhunath |title=Shivaji And His Times |year=1920 |edition=Second |location=New York, United States of America |pages=195 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Asirgarh Fort|Asirgarh fort]] was known as the gate of Southern India , and [[Burhanpur]] was known as "''Dakkhan ka Darwaza''" ({{Translation|Gate of Deccan}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tourism {{!}} District Burhanpur, Government of Madhya Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://burhanpur.nic.in/en/tourism/ |access-date=2022-05-04 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Dhulia aka Dhule town was administrative center of Khandesh district.


In the year 1880 Khandesh district's population was 10,28,642, in the year 1901 total population of the district was 9,54,077.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://censusindia.gov.in |title=District census handbook Jalgaon (Year 1961) |year=1966 |location=Bombay |language=en |chapter=Introduction of the district physical features |format=PDF }}</ref>
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On north west corner of the district Narmada river was natural border of the district and in west the base of the hills out skirt in Shahada was natural border of Khandesh.It separate Khandesh from Akrani territory that was present at north right into the hart of the hills where from Narmada river pass Satpuda.on east and south east rows of pillers and some water streams was mark the boundary of Khandesh from central provinences and [[Berar Province|Berar]].To the south Ajanta,Satmala range was rough boundary between Khandesh and [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam's territory]].on south west Arva or Making,Galna hills separate Khandesh from Nasik.


In 1906, Bombay presidency government bifurcated Khandesh district to form East Khandesh and West Khandesh district, Jalgaon and Dhule made their administrative headquarter.<ref name=":1" />
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For administrative purposes the British government distributed Khandesh into 16 sub divisions.of these subdivision Amalner,Pimpalner,Pachora,Bhusaval,Savada had two petty divisions other had one petty division<ref>{{Cite book|last=Campbell|first=James M.|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=rbUBAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=true|title=Gazetteer of Bombay presidency : Khandesh|publisher=British Government of India|year=1880|isbn=|location=[[Bombay presidency]] ,India|pages=1,2.}}</ref>.

== Geography ==
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Dhule was the administrative center of Khandesh district.

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On north west corner of the district Narmada river was natural border of the district and in west the base of the hills out skirt in Shahada was natural border of Khandesh. It separated Khandesh from Akrani territory that was present at north right into the heart of the hills where from Narmada river pass Satpuda. On east and south east rows of pillars and some water streams was mark the boundary of Khandesh from central provinces and [[Berar Province|Berar]]. To the south Ajanta, Satmala range was rough boundary between Khandesh and [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam's territory]]. On south west Arva or Making, Galna hills separate Khandesh from Nasik.

==Administration==
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For administrative purposes the British government distributed Khandesh into 16 sub divisions. Out of these subdivision Amalner, Pimpalner, Pachora, Bhusaval, Savada had two petty divisions, other sub-divisions had one petty division each.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Campbell|first=James M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rbUBAAAAYAAJ|title=Gazetteer of Bombay presidency : Khandesh|publisher=British Government of India|year=1880|location=[[Bombay presidency]] ,India|pages=1, 2}}</ref>

In 1917, Bombay presidency government elevated Parola peta to Tehasil and later upgraded Bhusawal peta, Pachora peta, Chalisgaon peta to taluka status.<ref name=":1" />


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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* Hunter, Sir William Wilson, et al. (1908). ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 15. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.

===Bibliography===
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* Hunter, Sir William Wilson, et al. (1908). ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 15. 1908–1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 19 October 2024

For the geographic region in Maharashtra, see Khandesh.
Khandesh[1]
District
Map of Khandesh district in 1880
Map of Khandesh district in 1880
Coordinates: 21°00′10″N 75°34′00″E / 21.00278°N 75.56667°E / 21.00278; 75.56667
CountryIndia
ProvinceBombay Presidency
HeadquarterDhule
Area
 • Total
27,020 km2 (10,431 sq mi)
Population
 (1879)
 • Total
1,028,642 [1]

Khandesh District (or Kandesh, Khandeish) was a district, administrative division of Bombay presidency of British India during British rule of India, the district was made up of present-day Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts of Maharashtra. Its headquarter was Dhule town.[2][3]

In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Khandesh was part of the Maratha Confederacy[citation needed], and was ruled by the Maratha Peshwa. The district was annexed to British India at the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818[citation needed]. A southern portion of the district was detached to form Nashik District in 1869. In 1906 the district was bifurcated into East Khandesh and West Khandesh districts, with their capitals at Jalgaon and Dhulia (Dhule), respectively. In 1960 East Khandesh was renamed to Jalgaon District, and West Khandesh to Dhule district.[3] In 1998 Dhule was divided to form Nandurbar districts.[citation needed]

History

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In the Mughal rule of Aurangzeb, in 1670 Daud Khan was Subhadar (transl. Governor) of Khandesh province. Khandesh district was part of Khandesh province. Burhanpur was its capital city.[4] The Asirgarh fort was known as the gate of Southern India , and Burhanpur was known as "Dakkhan ka Darwaza" (transl. Gate of Deccan).[5]

In the year 1880 Khandesh district's population was 10,28,642, in the year 1901 total population of the district was 9,54,077.[2][6]

In 1906, Bombay presidency government bifurcated Khandesh district to form East Khandesh and West Khandesh district, Jalgaon and Dhule made their administrative headquarter.[3]

Geography

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Dhule was the administrative center of Khandesh district.

On north west corner of the district Narmada river was natural border of the district and in west the base of the hills out skirt in Shahada was natural border of Khandesh. It separated Khandesh from Akrani territory that was present at north right into the heart of the hills where from Narmada river pass Satpuda. On east and south east rows of pillars and some water streams was mark the boundary of Khandesh from central provinces and Berar. To the south Ajanta, Satmala range was rough boundary between Khandesh and Nizam's territory. On south west Arva or Making, Galna hills separate Khandesh from Nasik.

Administration

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For administrative purposes the British government distributed Khandesh into 16 sub divisions. Out of these subdivision Amalner, Pimpalner, Pachora, Bhusaval, Savada had two petty divisions, other sub-divisions had one petty division each.[2]

In 1917, Bombay presidency government elevated Parola peta to Tehasil and later upgraded Bhusawal peta, Pachora peta, Chalisgaon peta to taluka status.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Khandesh". Printed at the Government Central Press. 30 June 1880 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c Campbell, James M. (1880). Gazetteer of Bombay presidency : Khandesh. Bombay presidency ,India: British Government of India. pp. 1, 2.
  3. ^ a b c d District census handbook Jalgaon (PDF). Mumbai: Directorate of census operations Maharashtra. 2014. p. 7. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  4. ^ Sarkar, Jadhunath (1920). Shivaji And His Times (Second ed.). New York, United States of America. p. 195.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ "Tourism | District Burhanpur, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India". Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Introduction of the district physical features". District census handbook Jalgaon (Year 1961) (PDF). Bombay. 1966.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Bibliography

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  • Hunter, Sir William Wilson, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 15. 1908–1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.
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