or Korah, in Hindustan, a district in the British province of Futtehapore, situated in the plains between the Ganges and Jumna, and between the 26th and 27th degrees of north latitude. It is in general a level country, with the exception of the high banks of the Ganges, on which the villages are usually situated, surrounded by mango trees. It produces every kind of grain except rice; also excellent crops of sugar-cane, tobacco, and cotton. It has good roads and navigable rivers on its eastern and western boundaries, by which an extensive commerce is carried on. Upon the dismemberment of the empire of Delhi this part of India became the field of contention between the king of Oude, the Mahrattas, and the English; and in 1765 the district was ceded to the emperor Shah Alam by the British, as a royal domain for the support of his majesty. A few years later, upon that prince throwing himself into the power of the Mahrattas, the territory was regarded as having escheated, and was thereupon transferred to the king of Oude, from whom, under the treaty of 1801, it passed with other districts to the East India Company. The tract contains an area of 230 square miles, with a population of 82,316.

Coranai, the capital of the above district, is situated nearly half-way between the Ganges and the Jumna. The town is surrounded by a mud wall with mud towers, and the houses are mostly constructed of the same material, and have flat roofs. It has a considerable trade in grain and cotton. Distant from Futtehapore W.N.W. 30 miles. Lat. 26° 7', Long. 80° 35'.