AURUNGABAD, the capital of the above province, which
was formerly named Gurka. It was the capital of the Mogul conquests; and having become the favourite residence of Aurungzeb during his viceroyalty of the Deccan, it received the name of Aurungabad, from which the name of the province was derived. The city contained the capital of the modern Nizams after they became independent of Delhi, until they quitted it for Hyderabad. The city has fallen from its ancient grandeur. The interior is but half peopled and in ruins, and presents all the appearances of desertion and decay. The population is, however, still considerable; and in the bazaar, which is very extensive, are exposed for sale various kinds of commodities, European and Indian, particularly silks and shawls. The walls are similar in their construction to those of all the other cities in this quarter in India, being rather low, with round towers. The travelling distance from Poona is 186 miles, from Bombay by Poona 284, from Hyderabad 295, from Madras 647, from Delhi 750, and from Calcutta 1022 miles. Long. 75. 33. E. Lat. 19. 54. N.