HATHRAS TAHKHANA
27.600000,78.066700
Description
»Extensive subterranean dwellings [tahkhana] with windows opening into the great ditch« and an underground apartments into which the zamindar's family (note 1) resorted during the intensity of the hot monsoon, reported HAMILTON, W (1828, 1: 630) from the Fort of Hathras (note 2) in Aligarh: »The fort is oblong … the ditch is 40 m wide and 26 m deep, and the body of the place 120 or 150 m in compass.«
NOTE 1: »Zamindar, a landholder. Zamindary, (1) An estate; (2) the rights of a landholder; (3) the system of tenure in which land revenue is imposed on an individual or community occupying the position of a landlord« (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 25: xxx). NOTE 2: Hathras (Hatras) N27°36': E078°04' (Everest 1830, IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909) or at N27°36': E078°03' (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003).
Documents
Bibliography 28/03/2016- Hamilton, Walter 1828.
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 236.5 | JIYA RANI MAHAGUFA, Ranibag | ||
| 239.8 | Mahadev Gupha | ||
| 240.0 | Nainital Cave 1 [Ducluzaux 1993d: 35] | ||
| 240.0 | Nainital Cave 2 [Ducluzaux 1993d: 35] | ||
| 250.3 | HAIDAKHANDI BABAJI GUFA, Haira Khan | ||
| 255.4 | PAHARPANI GORAKH BABAJI GUFA | ||
| 255.4 | PAHARPANI BAGH GUPHA | ||
| 255.4 | PAHARPANI YOGINI GUFA | ||
| 263.3 | RANIKHET MAHAGUFA |