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year restored it to Sindhia. It remained a portion of Sindhia's dominions till 186o-1861, when, in consequence of certain territorial arrangements, the town and surrounding estates were ceded to the British government. Under the Moguls the See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city covered an See also:

AREA

area of about 5 sq. m., and was about rot- m. in circumference. In the See also:

Ain-i-Akbari it is described as a " large city, with many gardens, inhabited by all nations, and abounding with handicraftsmen." See also:

Sir See also:

Thomas See also:

Roe, who visited it in 1614, found that the houses in the town were " only mud cottages, except the prince's See also:

house, the chan's and some few others." In 1865–1866 the city contained 8000 houses, with a See also:

POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population of 34,137, which had decreased to 33,343 in 1901. Burhanpur is celebrated for its muslins, flowered silks, and brocades, which, according to See also:

TAVERNIER, JEAN BAPTISTE (1605-1689)

Tavernier, who visited it in 1668, were exported in great quantities to See also:

PERSIA

Persia, See also:

EGYPT

Egypt, See also:

TURKEY

Turkey, See also:

Russia and See also:

Poland.

The See also:

gold and See also:

SILVER

silver wires used in the manufacture of these fabrics are See also:

DRAWN

drawn with considerable care and skill; and in See also:

order to secure the purity of the metals employed for their See also:

composition, the See also:

WIRE (A.S. wir, a wire; cf. Swed. vire, to twist, M.H.G. wiere, a gold ornament, Lat. viriae, armlets, ultimately from the root wi, to twist, bind)

wire-See also:

DRAWING

drawing under the native See also:

RULE

rule was done under government inspection. The town of Burhanpur and its manufactures were See also:

long on the decline, but during See also:

RECENT

recent times have made a slight recovery. The buildings of See also:

INTEREST

interest in the town are a See also:

PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace, built by Akbar, called the Lal Kila or the Red Fort, and the Jama Masjid or Great See also:

MOSQUE (through Fr. mosquie; Span. mezquila, from Arab. masjid, sajada, to adore)

Mosque, built by See also:

Ali See also:

KHAN (from the Turki, hence Persian and Arabic Khan)

Khan, one of the Farukhi dynasty, in 1388.. A consider-able number of See also:

BORAS

Boras, a class of commercial Mahommedans, reside here.

End of Article: BURHANPUR

Additional information and Comments

burhanpur is also famous internationally for all bohra sect muslims for dargahe hakimi in memory of syedi wa maulaya abdul quadir hakimuddin R.A. THERE ARE ALSO ROZA {MAUSOLEUM} of 41 fatemi dail mutlaq syedna abdul taiyyeb zakiuddin R.A. and also syedi jeevanjee saheb THE VINCINITY IS ALSO surrounded with a beautiful landscaped garden

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