HANSY, a town of Hindustan, in the British district of Hurrecana, under the jurisdiction of the lieutenant-governor of the north-west provinces, situated on the edge of the canal cut from the River Jumna about the year 1353 by Sultan Feroz Shah, and restored by the British government in 1825. It is a very ancient town, and contains the tomb of a Mohammedan saint called Sheikh Jemal. It was taken by the Mohammedans early in 1035, and has experienced many revolutions. Towards the end of the eighteenth century it was the capital of the short-lived principality erected by the adventurer George Thomas, which is now incorporated with the British dominions. Pop. of town, 9112; Lat. 29. 6, Long. 76. 3.