British Administration in Kumaon Himalayas: A Historical Study, 1815-1947 |
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... Gurkhas ruled Kumaon for a short period . In 1815 , by the treaty of Saigauli , Kumaon was annexed by the British . The treaty of Saigauli also ceded Garhwal to the British . Thus , the British Garhwal also became part of Kumaon ...
... Gurkhas ruled Kumaon for a short period . In 1815 , by the treaty of Saigauli , Kumaon was annexed by the British . The treaty of Saigauli also ceded Garhwal to the British . Thus , the British Garhwal also became part of Kumaon ...
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... Gurkha , the three eminent dynasties respectively , before it was finally con- quered by the British in 1815. In order to get a more compre- hensive picture of the pre - British Kumaon , it is necessary to assess the administrative ...
... Gurkha , the three eminent dynasties respectively , before it was finally con- quered by the British in 1815. In order to get a more compre- hensive picture of the pre - British Kumaon , it is necessary to assess the administrative ...
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... GURKHA RULE IN KUMAON ( 1790-1815 ) After the decline of the Chand dynasty , Gurkhas ruled Kumaon for about twenty - five years . Joga Malla Shah was the first Subba ( Governor ) to manage the affairs in Kumaon He was succeeded by Kazi ...
... GURKHA RULE IN KUMAON ( 1790-1815 ) After the decline of the Chand dynasty , Gurkhas ruled Kumaon for about twenty - five years . Joga Malla Shah was the first Subba ( Governor ) to manage the affairs in Kumaon He was succeeded by Kazi ...
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... Gurkhas only and the Gurkha officers treated the Kumaoni people with great contempt.35 Due to the calamities inflicted upon the Kumaoni people by the Gurkhas , there are certain proverbs which are still prevalent in Kumaon , such as ...
... Gurkhas only and the Gurkha officers treated the Kumaoni people with great contempt.35 Due to the calamities inflicted upon the Kumaoni people by the Gurkhas , there are certain proverbs which are still prevalent in Kumaon , such as ...
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... Gurkha rulers , and the collection of fines when people violated those regulations.46 Randhawa has written that the fines were the main sources of revenue during the Gurkha period . As the records of the Gurkha period yield no ...
... Gurkha rulers , and the collection of fines when people violated those regulations.46 Randhawa has written that the fines were the main sources of revenue during the Gurkha period . As the records of the Gurkha period yield no ...
Contents
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THE REVENUE ADMINISTRATION | 33 |
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE POLICE | 84 |
HEALTH AND EDUCATION | 105 |
PUBLIC WORKS | 127 |
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTS | 144 |
CONCLUSION | 177 |
List of the Kumaon Commissioners | 185 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 233 |
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agricultural Allahabad Almora Akhbar Almora district Askot assessment Badri Datt Bageshwar Bareilly Batten Beckett Berinag Bhabar Bhotia traders Bhotias Board of Revenue borax British administrators British rule Calcutta cent Civil Commissioner of Kumaon Court crop cultivated area custom Darma Datt Joshi Delhi Deputy Commissioner district duties Forest Department Garhwal Goudge Government Govt Gurkha Gurkha rule Haldwani history of Kumaon Ibid important increased India irrigation Jail Johar justice Kashipur Kathgodam Katyuri Kayasth Khaikar Kuli Kumaon Division Kumaon Ka Itihas land revenue Lucknow Mallital maund measured ment mutiny Nainital Nainital district North-Western Provinces Officer Padhans Pandey Pant parganah Patwaris Police prisoners Public Proceedings Rahul Ramsay's Ranikhet revenue administration roads rule in Kumaon Sadar Sankrityayan schools Settlement Report Shakti Saptahik Singh Sir Henry Ramsay Tarai Thatwan Thokdars Tibet Tibetan tion trade Traill upto Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Vide Home village Walton wool