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*[https://archive.org/details/jstor-1797684 "Journey Through the Himma-leh Mountains to the Sources of the River Jumna, and Thence to the Confines of Chinese Tartary: Performed in April-October, 1827"] by Captain C. Johnson, Late of the 11th Dragoons. From ''Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London'', Volume 4, 1834. With Map. Archive.org | *[https://archive.org/details/jstor-1797684 "Journey Through the Himma-leh Mountains to the Sources of the River Jumna, and Thence to the Confines of Chinese Tartary: Performed in April-October, 1827"] by Captain C. Johnson, Late of the 11th Dragoons. From ''Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London'', Volume 4, 1834. With Map. Archive.org | ||
| − | *''The Himalayan Gazetteer or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western | + | *''The Himalayan Gazetteer or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western Provinces of India'' by Edwin T Atkinson in 3 Volumes (6 Parts) is available, in a reprint edition, to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Covers the regions of Kumaon and Garhwal. This area is now the state of Uttarakhand. Volume 1, part 1 Contents computer page 12; Volume 1, part 2 Contents cp 12, Index cp 536; Volume 2, part 1 Contents cp18; Volume 2, part 2 Contents cp 16 Index cp 458, includes History of the British in the area; Volume 3, part 1 Contents cp 10 Place names A-J; Volume 3, part 2 Contents cp 8 Place names K-Z. Pdf downloads: [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/95851 Vol. 1, Part 1] [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/97345 Vol. 1, Part 2] [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/95852 Vol. 2, Part 1], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/96527 Vol. 2, Part 2], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/95853 Vol. 3, Part 1], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/95854 Vol. 3, Part 2]. Additional files are available for Volume 3. |
| − | *[http:// | + | :DLI mirror versions on Archive.org for [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Himalayan+Gazetteer%29&sort=-date ''Himalayan Gazetteer''] |
| − | :[http:// | + | *''Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series'' 1908. Following links are pdf downloads, Digital Library of India, with mirror versions on Archive.org. [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/207370 ''United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Vol. I''], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.207370 Archive.org] - [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/207372 ''United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Vol. II''], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.207372 Archive.org]. |
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/209125 ''Jungle Trails in Northern India: Reminiscences of Hunting in India''] by John Hewett. With 24 plates and a map 1938. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.209125 Archive.org version]. Sir John was Governor of United Provinces with many royal friends. Hunting largely between 1907 and 1912, including tiger hunting in the jungles of Tarai, Cooch Behar, the Central Provinces, and up north in Kumaon and Garhwal. |
| + | * Industrial Arts series of Monographs | ||
| + | **[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/25607 ''Monograph on stone carving in the United Provinces''] by H S Crosthwaite 1906. Pdf download, Digital Repository of GIPE Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics [Pune]. | ||
| + | **[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/25628 ''Monograph on the manufacture of wire and tinsel in the United Provinces''] by C W Gwynne 1910. Pdf download, Digital Repository of GIPE Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics [Pune]. | ||
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Revision as of 05:23, 5 June 2017
The United Provinces (shortened to UP), was a province in British India that roughly corresponded to the modern day Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The province was known by the following names:
- United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1902-1921)
- United Provinces of British India (1921-1937)
- United Provinces (1937-1950)
UP consisted of Agra Province and Oudh Province.
Predecessors
Agra Province
- Ceded and Conquered Provinces (1805–1834)
- Presidency of Agra (14 November 1834- 1 June 1836)
- North-Western Provinces (1836–1902)
Oudh Province
- Chief Commisionership (1856-1877, excluding 18 months under the Nawab during the Indian Mutiny)
- Governed jointly with North-Western Provinces (1877–1902)
Divisions
The administrative divisions during the British period were:
- Meerut
- Agra
- Kumaon
- Gorakpur
- Benares
Districts
The administrative districts and their headquarter towns are listed in the article United Provinces Districts.
Main cities
Historical books online
- "Journey Through the Himma-leh Mountains to the Sources of the River Jumna, and Thence to the Confines of Chinese Tartary: Performed in April-October, 1827" by Captain C. Johnson, Late of the 11th Dragoons. From Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Volume 4, 1834. With Map. Archive.org
- The Himalayan Gazetteer or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western Provinces of India by Edwin T Atkinson in 3 Volumes (6 Parts) is available, in a reprint edition, to read online on the Digital Library of India website. Covers the regions of Kumaon and Garhwal. This area is now the state of Uttarakhand. Volume 1, part 1 Contents computer page 12; Volume 1, part 2 Contents cp 12, Index cp 536; Volume 2, part 1 Contents cp18; Volume 2, part 2 Contents cp 16 Index cp 458, includes History of the British in the area; Volume 3, part 1 Contents cp 10 Place names A-J; Volume 3, part 2 Contents cp 8 Place names K-Z. Pdf downloads: Vol. 1, Part 1 Vol. 1, Part 2 Vol. 2, Part 1, Vol. 2, Part 2, Vol. 3, Part 1, Vol. 3, Part 2. Additional files are available for Volume 3.
- DLI mirror versions on Archive.org for Himalayan Gazetteer
- Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series 1908. Following links are pdf downloads, Digital Library of India, with mirror versions on Archive.org. United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Vol. I, Archive.org - United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Vol. II, Archive.org.
- Jungle Trails in Northern India: Reminiscences of Hunting in India by John Hewett. With 24 plates and a map 1938. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Archive.org version. Sir John was Governor of United Provinces with many royal friends. Hunting largely between 1907 and 1912, including tiger hunting in the jungles of Tarai, Cooch Behar, the Central Provinces, and up north in Kumaon and Garhwal.
- Industrial Arts series of Monographs
- Monograph on stone carving in the United Provinces by H S Crosthwaite 1906. Pdf download, Digital Repository of GIPE Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics [Pune].
- Monograph on the manufacture of wire and tinsel in the United Provinces by C W Gwynne 1910. Pdf download, Digital Repository of GIPE Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics [Pune].
