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MANDAVEE

Volume 14 · 136 words · 1860 Edition

a large and fortified seaport of Hindustan, in the province of Cutch, situated on the Gulf of Cutch. It trades to a considerable extent with Bombay, Arabia, &c., and its chief articles of export consist of butter, grain, and cotton, for which it receives sugar, pepper, spices, raw silk, piece-goods, &c. E. Long. 69° 26', N. Lat. 22° 60'.

in Hindustan, a town situated within the presidency of Bombay, and the principal place of a feudal dependency, which, on the demise of its native ruler in 1840, and the failure of heirs in the direct line, lapsed to the paramount power, and was subsequently annexed to the British dominions. It now forms part of the collectorate of Surat. The town is situated on the right bank of the Taptee, in Lat. 21° 11', Long. 73° 20'.