Jeypore

Jeypore (Jaipur), a protected native state in Rajputana (q.v.), with an area of 15,349 sq. m., and a population (1891) of 2,832,276, chiefly Hindus. The only city of importance is the capital. The central part of the state is a sandy tableland from 1400 to 1600 feet above the sea-level; in the east and north-west there are mountains, but in the south-east the soil is rich and fertile. The chief manufactures are enamelled gold-wares, marble sculptures, and fabrics. Large quantities of salt, also, are manufactured at the Sambhar Lake. The gross revenue is about £1,200,000, of which £40,000 a year is paid as tribute to the imperial government. The army numbers about 14,000 men of all arms. Great attention is paid to education. The Rajputana State Railway runs over Jeypore territory for about 150 miles. Jeypore, after many vicissitudes, came under British protection in 1818. The maharajah was eminently loyal during the Mutiny, and was rewarded with an extension of territory.—The capital, JEYPORE, is a walled city, 850 miles NW. of Calcutta and 149 NE. of Ajmere by rail. It is a handsome and regularly-built town, with the maharajah's palace in the centre, and is the most important commercial centre of Rajputana. It was founded as late as 1728. The ancient and now deserted capital, Amber, lies 5 miles to the NE. The commercial business of Jeypore is chiefly banking and exchange, with a capital engaged of over £7,000,000. In addition to the banks there are the maharajah's college, an industrial and economic museum, a school of art, an observatory, a mint, the 'Mayo' Hospital, and numerous temples and mosques, besides the beautiful Rām Newās Gardens (70 acres). Pop. (1881) 142,578; (1891) 158,905.