Jeypore

Jeypore, or Jaipur, the name of a state and its capital in Rajputana, N.W. India. The former has an area of 14,465 square miles, lying N. of Gwalior and S. of Patiala, having Alwar to the E. and Jodhpur to the W. It consists of an open and tolerably level tract sloping upwards from the Jumna towards the Aravalli range in the N.W., where it forms a triangular plateau and extends into the sandy desert of Shaikhawati. Here vegetation is scanty, but the S.E. districts bear fine crops of cereals, pulses, cotton, sugar, seeds, opium, and tobacco. Irrigation has done much to improve agriculture in the last quarter of a century. Copper and cobalt are found in the mountains, and the Sambhar Lake yields a large supply of salt. The climate is dry and healthy. The government of the state is in the hands of a Maharajah, whose policy is guided by a British resident. The capital is one of the finest and richest of Hindu cities, and stands on the Rajputana State Railway, which runs from Agra to Nasirabad. Founded in 1728, Jeypore occupies a plain defended on all sides except the S. by rugged hills. It has a length of 2 miles, by a breadth of 1-1/4 miles, and the streets are handsomely laid out and lighted with gas. Banking and exchange business constitute the chief sources of prosperity. Among the principal buildings are the Palace, the Residency, the Thakur's College, the Observatory, and many fine mosques and temples.