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The town of '''Kolhapur''' or '''Karvir''' was the capital of [[Kolhapur State]] and the terminus of a branch of the [[Southern Mahratta Railway|Southern Mahratta railway]] 30 miles from the main line. | The town of '''Kolhapur''' or '''Karvir''' was the capital of [[Kolhapur State]] and the terminus of a branch of the [[Southern Mahratta Railway|Southern Mahratta railway]] 30 miles from the main line. | ||
There was a cantonment for British troops located there c 1860s which was part of the Bombay Presidency. | |||
== Spelling variants == | == Spelling variants == | ||
Modern name: Kolhapur<br /> | Modern name: Kolhapur<br /> | ||
Variants: Kolapoor/Calapur/Karvir | Variants: Kolapoor / Kolapore / Calapur / Karvir | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolhapur "Kolhapur"] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolhapur "Kolhapur"] Wikipedia | ||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_386.gif "Kolhapur State"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 15, page 380. State in the Kolhapur and Southern Maratha Political Agency, Bombay | |||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_392.gif "Kolhapur City"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 15, page 386. | |||
*[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/452/mode/2up "Kolapore"] page 453 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]] | |||
Revision as of 06:44, 5 April 2015
| Kolhapur | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bombay | |
| Coordinates: | 16.700000°N, 74.233300°E
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| Altitude: | 569 m (1,867 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Kolhapur |
| State/Province: | Maharashtra |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Kolhapur State Railway | |
The town of Kolhapur or Karvir was the capital of Kolhapur State and the terminus of a branch of the Southern Mahratta railway 30 miles from the main line.
There was a cantonment for British troops located there c 1860s which was part of the Bombay Presidency.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Kolhapur
Variants: Kolapoor / Kolapore / Calapur / Karvir
External links
"Kolhapur" Wikipedia
Historical books online
- "Kolhapur State" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 15, page 380. State in the Kolhapur and Southern Maratha Political Agency, Bombay
- "Kolhapur City" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 15, page 386.
- "Kolapore" page 453 Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations 1864 Archive.org
