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Bible Encyclopedias
Raichur
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a town of India, in the state of Hyderabad, at the junction of the Madras and Great Indian Peninsula railways, 351 m. N.E. from Madras. Pop. (1901) 22,165. It gives its name to the doab, or tract between the rivers Kistna and Tungabhadra, which was the scene of much fighting between Mahommedans and Hindus as debatable land during the 16th century. It contains a well-preserved fort and two old mosques. It is a thriving centre of trade, with several cotton-presses.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Raichur'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/r/raichur.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Raichur'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/r/raichur.html. 1910.
