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*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6wbmMHtf-FwC&pg=PP11 ''Memorials of Service in India: from the correspondence of the late Major Samuel Charters Macpherson Political Agent at Gwalior during the Mutiny, and formerly employed in the suppression of human sacrifices in Orissa''] 1865 Google Books. [https://archive.org/details/memorialsofservi00macprich Archive.org] (has better maps) He initially joined the Madras Army in 1827. In 1831 he was appointed assistant surveyor-general and was engaged in both military and survey work. In 1841 he was appointed as Assistant to the Agent at Ganjam. | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6wbmMHtf-FwC&pg=PP11 ''Memorials of Service in India: from the correspondence of the late Major Samuel Charters Macpherson Political Agent at Gwalior during the Mutiny, and formerly employed in the suppression of human sacrifices in Orissa''] 1865 Google Books. [https://archive.org/details/memorialsofservi00macprich Archive.org] (has better maps) He initially joined the Madras Army in 1827. In 1831 he was appointed assistant surveyor-general and was engaged in both military and survey work. In 1841 he was appointed as Assistant to the Agent at Ganjam. | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/bengalassambehar00playuoft ''Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa : their History, People, Commerce and Industrial Resources''] compiled by Somerset Playne, assisted by J. W. Bond, edited by Arnold Wright 1917 Archive.org | *[https://archive.org/details/bengalassambehar00playuoft ''Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa : their History, People, Commerce and Industrial Resources''] compiled by Somerset Playne, assisted by J. W. Bond, edited by Arnold Wright 1917 Archive.org | ||
| − | + | *[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.135720/page/n5 ''A Handbook Of The Bihar And Orissa Provincial Records (1771-1859)''] 1933 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection. | |
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Latest revision as of 10:40, 29 January 2019
Orissa was a division of Bengal Province during the British period. It is now a state in India lying on the Bay of Bengal on the the East Coast. The capital is Bhubaneshwar with Cuttack being another significant city.
The predominant language spoken in the region is Oriya.
External Links
- Orissa wikipedia.org
Historical books online
- Memorials of Service in India: from the correspondence of the late Major Samuel Charters Macpherson Political Agent at Gwalior during the Mutiny, and formerly employed in the suppression of human sacrifices in Orissa 1865 Google Books. Archive.org (has better maps) He initially joined the Madras Army in 1827. In 1831 he was appointed assistant surveyor-general and was engaged in both military and survey work. In 1841 he was appointed as Assistant to the Agent at Ganjam.
- Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa : their History, People, Commerce and Industrial Resources compiled by Somerset Playne, assisted by J. W. Bond, edited by Arnold Wright 1917 Archive.org
- A Handbook Of The Bihar And Orissa Provincial Records (1771-1859) 1933 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
