JHANSI, a considerable town of Hindustan, in the province of Allahabad, district of Bundelcund. It has a strong citadel, situated on a hill which commands the town. It has a manufactory of bows, arrows, and spears, the weapons still in use among the barbarous tribes of the country. The surrounding district is valued at L.50,000 per annum, and belongs to a Hindu chief, one of the British allies. Long. 71. 45. E. Lat. 25. 31. N.