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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Bible Encyclopedias
Sonpur
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a feudatory state of India, in the Orissa division of Bengal, to which it was transferred from the Central Provinces in 1905. Area, 906 sq. m. Pop. Nor), 169,877, showing a decrease of r3% in the decade, due to the results of famine. Estimated revenue 8000, tribute £boo. The chief is a Rajput of the Patna line. Rice and timber are exported, and iron ore is said to abound. The town of Sonpur is on the Mahanadi river just above the point where it enters Orissa. Pop. (1901), 8887.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Sonpur'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/sonpur.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Sonpur'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/sonpur.html. 1910.
