Khandesh district

Khandesh District (or Kandesh, Khandeish) was a district, administrative division of Bombay presidency of British India under British rule, which includes the present-day Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts of Maharashtra.

Khandesh[1]
District
Map of Khandesh district in 1880
Map of Khandesh district in 1880
Coordinates: 21°00′10″N 75°34′00″E
CountryIndia
ProvinceBombay Presidency
HeadquarterDhule
Area
 • Total27,020 km2 (10,431 sq mi)
Population
 (1879)
 • Total1,028,642 [1]

In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Khandesh was part of the Maratha Confederacy, and was ruled by the Maratha Peshwa. The district was annexed to British India at the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818. A southern portion of the district was detached to form Nashik District in 1869. In 1906 the district was divided into East Khandesh and West Khandesh districts, with their capitals at Jalgaon and Dhulia (Dhule), respectively. East Khandesh was later renamed Jalgaon District, and West Khandesh, later renamed Dhule District, was split in Dhule and Nandurbar districts in 1998.

History

In the Mughal rule of Aurangzeb, in 1670 Daud Khan was Subhadar (transl. Governor) of Khandesh province. Khandesh district was part of Khandesh province. Burhanpur was its capital city.[2] The Asirgarh fort was known as the gate of Southern India , and Burhanpur was known as "Dakkhan ka Darwaza" (transl. Gate of Deccan).[3]

Administration

Dhule was the administrative center of Khandesh district.

On north west corner of the district Narmada river was natural border of the district and in west the base of the hills out skirt in Shahada was natural border of Khandesh. It separated Khandesh from Akrani territory that was present at north right into the hart of the hills where from Narmada river pass Satpuda. On east and south east rows of pillars and some water streams was mark the boundary of Khandesh from central provinces and Berar. To the south Ajanta, Satmala range was rough boundary between Khandesh and Nizam's territory. On south west Arva or Making, Galna hills separate Khandesh from Nasik.

For administrative purposes the British government distributed Khandesh into 16 sub divisions. Of these subdivision Amalner, Pimpalner, Pachora, Bhusaval, Savada had two petty divisions other each had one petty division.[4]

References
  1. "Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Khandesh". Printed at the Government Central Press. 30 June 1880 – via Google Books.
  2. Sarkar, Jadhunath (1920). Shivaji And His Times (Second ed.). New York, United States of America. p. 195.
  3. "Tourism | District Burhanpur, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India". Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. Campbell, James M. (1880). Gazetteer of Bombay presidency : Khandesh. Bombay presidency ,India: British Government of India. pp. 1, 2.

Sources
  • Hunter, Sir William Wilson, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 15. 1908–1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.
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