British Administration in Kumaon Himalayas: A Historical Study, 1815-1947 |
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... parties , they were not bound to take their consent or approval in finalising any policy . Further , Pandey finds the incompetence and debauchery of the kings as one of the important reasons for the decline of the Chands . Since they ...
... parties , they were not bound to take their consent or approval in finalising any policy . Further , Pandey finds the incompetence and debauchery of the kings as one of the important reasons for the decline of the Chands . Since they ...
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... parties which played important role throughout the Chand reign . Besides these two factions , there were other parties of less importance also and their advice was sought only on some special occasions . Later all these parties , i.e. ...
... parties which played important role throughout the Chand reign . Besides these two factions , there were other parties of less importance also and their advice was sought only on some special occasions . Later all these parties , i.e. ...
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... parties were written on slips of paper of equal size and shape and were put before an idol in a temple . The Priest of the temple used to pick up one- slip and the party's name written on that slip was declared : successful.54 Traill ...
... parties were written on slips of paper of equal size and shape and were put before an idol in a temple . The Priest of the temple used to pick up one- slip and the party's name written on that slip was declared : successful.54 Traill ...
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... parties volunteering such test . If no death occured in his family during a period of six months , he gained the cause . On the contrary he was punished in the event of being visited with any great calamity or if afflicted with some ...
... parties volunteering such test . If no death occured in his family during a period of six months , he gained the cause . On the contrary he was punished in the event of being visited with any great calamity or if afflicted with some ...
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... parties . In the case of suicide , the near relatives of the man who committed suicide , were fined heavily.58 Those who got the sentence became Kainis ( demostic servants ) and worked in the royal gardens or farms . A number of very ...
... parties . In the case of suicide , the near relatives of the man who committed suicide , were fined heavily.58 Those who got the sentence became Kainis ( demostic servants ) and worked in the royal gardens or farms . A number of very ...
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