a town of Hindustan, in the Northern Circars, and the ancient capital of a district of the same name which is now comprised within the collectorate of Masulipatnam. It is situated on a hill which has an elevation of 1700 feet above the level of the sea; and being fortified in the Indian style, was formerly a place of considerable strength. But the fortifications have of late been much neglected, and are now gone to decay. This place was first conquered from the Hindu princes about the year 1471, by the Bhamenee sovereigns of the Deccan; and it came into the possession of the British in 1765. The distance from Madras is 245 miles. N. Lat. 16. 39.; E. Long. 80. 37.