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See also:TIPPERA (Tripura) , a native See also:state and also a See also:British See also:district of See also:India, in Eastern See also:Bengal and See also:Assam. The state, which is known as See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
HILL TIPPERA (q.v.), represents that portion of the See also:raja's territory that was never conquered by the Mahommedans The See also:dynasty, which is of See also:great antiquity, was converted to See also:Hinduism many centuries ago; but the See also:people still profess an aboriginal See also:religion, similar to that of the neighbouring hill tribes. The raja owns an See also:estate of 570 sq. m., yielding an income of more than f40,000, in the British district, where he ranks as an See also:ordinary See also:zamindar. His See also:residence is at Agartalla, just within the boundary of Hill Tippera.
The British district of Tippera, with administrative See also:head• quarters at See also:Comilla, has an See also:area of 2499 sq. m. It has a See also:flat and open See also:surface, with the exception of the isolated Lalmai range
(too feet), and is for the most See also:part laid out in well-cultivated See also:fields, intersected by See also:rivers and khals (creeks) partially affected by the tides. In the lowlands the See also:soil is See also:light and sandy; but in the higher parts a deep alluvial soil alternates with bands of See also:clay and See also:sand. The See also:principal rivers are the See also:Meghna, or See also:estuary of the See also:Brahmaputra; and the See also:Gumti, Dakatia, and Titas, which are also navigable for a considerable portion of their course. There are many marshes or bils. The See also:wild animals include tigers, leopards, wild boars and buffaloes. The See also:climate is mild and healthy. In rgol the See also:population was 2,117,991, showing an increase of 19% in the See also:decade, being the highest See also:rate in the See also:province. Mahommedans See also:form nearly three-fourths of the See also:total. See also:Rice is the See also:staple See also:crop, followed by jute; betel-See also:nut and betel-See also:leaf and chillies are also grown. The See also:chief exports are rice, jute and betel-nuts; and the principal imports See also:cotton goods, See also:salt and kerosene oil.
The eastern border of the district is traversed by the Assam-Bengal railway, with branches from Laksham to Chandpur and See also:Noakhali; but waterways remain the chief means of communication.
Tippera came under the See also:East India See also:Company in 1765; but more than a fifth of its See also:present area was under the immediate See also:rule of the raja of Hill Tippera, who paid a See also:tribute of See also:ivory and elephants. At that See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time Tippera with Noakhali formed part of Jalalpur, one of Shuja-ud-Din's divisions of the province of Bengal; but in 1822 it was separated, and since then great changes have been made in its boundaries. With the exception of a serious See also:raid in 186o by the Kukla or Lushais, nothing has disturbed the See also:peace of the district.
End of Article: TIPPERA (Tripura)
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