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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteer03pregoog#page/n230/mode/1up "Bhuj"], page 215 ''Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Volume 5, Cutch, Palanpur and Mahi Kantha'' 1883 Archive.org | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteer03pregoog#page/n230/mode/1up "Bhuj"], page 215 ''Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Volume 5, Cutch, Palanpur and Mahi Kantha'' 1883 Archive.org | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=cP4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA241 "Medical Topography of Bhooj"] page 241, ''A Narrative of a Visit to the Court of Sinde'' by James Burnes, Surgeon to the Residency at Bhooj 1829 Reprinted 1831 Google Books | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=cP4RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA241 "Medical Topography of Bhooj"] page 241, ''A Narrative of a Visit to the Court of Sinde'' by James Burnes, Surgeon to the Residency at Bhooj 1829 Reprinted 1831 Google Books | ||
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=vTsBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA91 Bhooj c early 1830s] page 91 ''Sketches of a Soldier's Life in India'' by Staff Sergeant Thomas Quinney, Hon. East India Company’s Service, 1853 Google Books. He arrived in Bombay May 1827 and transferred to the Bombay Artillery c 1830. He was invalided in January 1841. | |||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=d6jn0or_9WwC&pg=PR3 ''Cutch or Random Sketches taken during a Residence in one of the Northern Provinces of Western India''] by Mrs Postans 1839 Google Books | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=d6jn0or_9WwC&pg=PR3 ''Cutch or Random Sketches taken during a Residence in one of the Northern Provinces of Western India''] by Mrs Postans 1839 Google Books | ||
Revision as of 11:56, 24 February 2015
Bhuj was the capital of the State of Cutch. It was located in a Princely State, now part of Gujarat. For administrative purposes, it was regarded as part of the Bombay Presidency.
It was the location of a cantonment, where mainly Native Infantry regiments were garrisoned.
Spelling variants
Bhuj, Bhooj
Also see
Churches
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
- St Andrews Church built in 1856 "One of the oldest Churches In India" [1]
- The cantonment church was consecrated in 1872[2]
External links
- Bhuj Wikipedia
Historical books online
- "Bhuj" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 8, page 151.
- "Bhuj", page 215 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Volume 5, Cutch, Palanpur and Mahi Kantha 1883 Archive.org
- "Medical Topography of Bhooj" page 241, A Narrative of a Visit to the Court of Sinde by James Burnes, Surgeon to the Residency at Bhooj 1829 Reprinted 1831 Google Books
- Bhooj c early 1830s page 91 Sketches of a Soldier's Life in India by Staff Sergeant Thomas Quinney, Hon. East India Company’s Service, 1853 Google Books. He arrived in Bombay May 1827 and transferred to the Bombay Artillery c 1830. He was invalided in January 1841.
- Cutch or Random Sketches taken during a Residence in one of the Northern Provinces of Western India by Mrs Postans 1839 Google Books
References