Khandesh district explained

Official Name:Khandesh[1]
Native Name Lang:खानदेश
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:21.0028°N 75.5667°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bombay Presidency
Area Total Sq Mi:10431
Population As Of:1879
Population Total:1,028,642
Extinct Date:1906
Parts Type:Dhule jalgaon nandurbar shirpur
Subdivision Type2:Headquarter
Subdivision Name2:Dhule

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]

In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Khandesh was part of the Maratha Confederacy, 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. 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. In 1998 Dhule was divided to form Nandurbar districts.

History

In the Mughal rule of Aurangzeb, in 1670 Daud Khan was Subhadar () of Khandesh province. Khandesh district was part of Khandesh province. Burhanpur was its capital city.[3] The Asirgarh fort was known as the gate of Southern India, and Burhanpur was known as "Dakkhan ka Darwaza" .[4]

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.[5]

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

Geography

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 hart 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

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.[6]

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

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Khandesh. 30 June 1880. Printed at the Government Central Press. Google Books.
  2. Book: District census handbook Jalgaon . Directorate of census operations Maharashtra . 2014 . Mumbai . 7 . en . PDF . April 9, 2023 .
  3. Book: Sarkar, Jadhunath . Shivaji And His Times . 1920 . Second . New York, United States of America . 195 . en.
  4. Web site: Tourism District Burhanpur, Government of Madhya Pradesh India . 2022-05-04 . en-US.
  5. Book: District census handbook Jalgaon (Year 1961) . 1966 . Bombay . en . Introduction of the district physical features . PDF .
  6. Book: Campbell, James M.. Gazetteer of Bombay presidency : Khandesh. British Government of India. 1880. Bombay presidency,India. 1, 2.