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KATWA, or CUTWA

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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 697 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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KATWA, or CUTWA , a See also:town of See also:British See also:India, in See also:Burdwan See also:district, See also:Bengal, situated at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Ajai See also:rivers. Pop. (19o1), 7220. It was the See also:residence of many wealthy merchants, but its commercial importance has declined as it is without railway communication and the difficulties of the See also:river See also:navigation have increased. It was formerly regarded as the See also:key to l`Zurshidabad. The old fort, of which scarcely a vestige remains, is noted as the See also:scene of the defeat of the See also:Mahrattas by See also:Ali Vardi See also:Khan.

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