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SASSERAM

Volume 19 · 51 words · 1860 Edition

a town of British India, in the district of Shahabad, 72 miles S.E. of Benares, and 117 N.W. of Hazaribagh. It is extensive, but chiefly occupied by ruined Mohammedan mosques and tombs. There is a bazaar; and a few manufactures of hardware and jewellery are carried on. Pop. estimated at 10,000.