MYNPOOREE, in Hindustan, one of the north-western provinces of Bengal. On the N. it is bounded by the province of Budaon, on the N.W. and W. by Furruckabad, on the S. by Etawah and Agra, and on the W. by Muttra and Allyghur. It lies between Lat. 26.54. and 27.50., Long. 78.30. and 79.30.; and contains an area of 2000 square miles. The population amounted in 1853 to 832,714; of whom 619,659
are Hindu, agricultural; 161,422 Hindu non-agricultural; 20,093 Mohammedans and others, agricultural; and 31,540 of those various classes, non-agricultural. The tract of which this province forms part was included in the Mohammedan empire of the Afghans, overthrown by Baber. On the dismemberment of the empire of Delhi it became part of the transient realm of Nujaf Khan, in virtue of a treaty of partition between him and Shuja-ood-Dowlah, the vizier of Oude. After the death of the former it was seized by the Mahrattas, and in 1803 was ceded to the East India Company by Dowlat Rao Scindia, under the second article of the treaty of Serjee Anjengaum. Mynpooree, the principal town of the province, contains a pop. of 21,000. N. Lat. 27. 14., E. Long. 79. 4.