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Punjab.

Date:: 1908

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Credit: Punjab. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Aliwal, village in Ludhiana District, and scene of well-contested battle fought (Jan., 1846) by Sir Harry Smith against the Sikhs, 434; heroism of Sikh infantry round village of Bhundri, 434, 435. Allahabad, tahsil of Bahawalpur State, ii. 349. Allahabad town, with a large trade in rice and dates, ii. 351. Altamsh (1211-63), the greatest of the Slave dynasty, i. 23; enlarged mosque of Kutb-ud-din at Delhi, 292; his tomb, 293- Amar Singh, Raja of Patiala (d. 1781), ii. 280, 281. Amargarh, nizdmat of Patiala State, ii. 300. Amargarh tahsil^ ii. 301. Ambala, northernmost of the plains Dis- tricts in the Delhi Division, i. 319-338 ; its great fertility, and tracts uninhabit- able for malaria, 320,321; its history be- fore and after the Sikh Wars, 321, 322 ; people, 323, 324; its extensive in- dustries and trade, 327, 328; famine due to scarcity of money rather than to failure of crops, 328, 329; biblio- graphy, 331. Ambala tahsil^ i. 331. Ambala city, a large cantonment and an important commercial centre on the railway and grand trunk road, i. 333, 334 ; its trade in cotton and grain, 327, 328, mills and factories, 327. Amloh, nizdmat of Nabha State, ii. 335. Amritsar, District in the Lahore Division, between the Ravi and Beas, ii. 42-57 ; temperate compared with Lahore but, owing to canals, distinctly malarious, 43> 53; 9- history of Sikhs and Sikhism, 43-45; Sikhs 26 per cent, of total population, 45; its extensive industries and trade, 48; education and medical, 51 ; bibliography, 51. Amritsar tahsil, ii. 51, 52. Amritsar the tank of nectar or immor- tality’) city, head-quarters of District, and holy city of Sikhs, ii. 52-55 ; a cantonment, 55 ; lies in a depression, is waterlogged and most unhealthy, 53; the Golden Temple, and sacred tank, 53> 54; iiext to Delhi as a trade centre, 52 ; the combination of religious festivals with trade, 53; the shawl, carpet, silk, and other industries, 54; the sacred buildings and hospices built round the temple and tank, 54. Amusements and games, few, i. 55, 56; athletics generally a British growth, 55; sport, racing, and music, 55, 56. Anahadgarh (or Barnala), tahsiloiVsXidXa. State, ii. 301. Anandpur, town in Hoshiarpur District, founded by Sikh Guru, i. 405; its religious importance, shrines, and monuments, 405. Anang Pal, reputed founder of Delhi, i. 291, 292. Antiquities, see Archaeology. Appeal, courts and cases of, i. 103-105. Aravalli system of hills, outliers of, i. 2 ; enter Gurgaon District, 264, terminate in the Ridge at Delhi, 280, 297; geology, 5. Archaeology, general view of, i. 36-39; of early period, beginning with Asoka, 37 ; of Buddhism, 37 ; of Hinduism, 37, 38; of Islam, 38, 39. See also under Archaeology or History and Archaeo- logy in each District. Architecture, religious, of Hindus, Sikhs, Muhammadans, and Jains, i. 38, 39, 52, of Shah Jahan’s palace and mosques in Delhi, 296, 297, of Mughals in Lahore, ii. 33-35 ; the tawdry bad taste of Sikhs, 35? 36? 54? 56; mixture of Hindu and Muhammadan at Sakhi Sarwar, 271. Area and population of British territory and of Native States, i. i ; statistical table of population of each District, 152? 153. See also tables of area and population of each tahsil under head of People in each District. Arjun Mai, fifth Sikh Guru, son of Ram Das, his wealth and magnificence, i. 29; his imprisonment at Lahore and alleged cruel death, the exciting cause of Sikh military organization, 29 ; legend of his death and shrine at Lahore, ii. 33; founded Srigobindpur, 74, 75 ; founded sacred town and tank of Tarn Taran, 56; founded Kartarpur, still (and his Adi Granth) in possession of his de- scendants, i. 422. Army, now under control of Commander- in-Chief, i. 129, belongs (save at Delhi) to Northern Command under Lieutenant- General commanding, with head-quar- ters at Rawalpindi and Murree, 129 ; list of military stations in 1904, 129; dis- position of British and Native infantry and cavalry, 129, of British artillery, 129, of sappers and miners, 129, of transport units, mule and camel corps, 129, 130; arsenals, 130; total strength of British and Native troops, 130; volunteers, horse and foot, 130; Rail- way Volunteers, 130; the excellent quality of native recruits, 130. Army, Native States, forces of. Imperial Service troops and local troops, i. 130, 131. See also under Arsenals, at Rawalpindi, ii. 173, and at P'erozepore, i. 452. Artillery, British, stations of, i. 129. Artisans in indigenous industries, their

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