Sholapur, a town of British India, presidency of Bombay, 150 miles by rail SE. of Poona, with important silk and cotton manufactures. An old fort and ruined walls (in part) still exist. Pop. (1891) 61,915.—The district has an area of 4542 sq. m. and a pop. of 750,689.
Sholapur,
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 414
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