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A Revenue History of the Sundarbans from 1765-1870
1935
Summary
The Sundarbans' are the southern portion of the Ganges delta the Hugli on the west to the Meghna on the east through the pres 24-Parganas lihulna and Bakarganj and their limits on the north are ly-settjed lands of those districts. [...] Theo zamindaris that bordered on the Sundarba constant boundaries on that side but cultivation advanced and receded the Aneral circumstances of the country and the capabilities of The forest was the property of the State and was not included - in.Settlement; but itt extent could not be defined during the early pe southern boundaries of the zamindaris were undetermined and it wa the year 1838 th [...] Henckell's scheme of Sundarban reclamation in Jam 'the objects of securing the peace of the country against the: dakeite Sundarbans and of bringing the Sundarban waste into cultivatip Henekell Judge and Magistrate of Murli (or Jessore) submitted to Warren Hastings the Governor-General on 20th December 1783 1 The derivation of the word Sundarban is undecided. [...] the Mughal Empire the fert*ility of the soil and the proximity to the markets of °Calcutta. [...] and assisting passengers ; they were Henckellgani (named after him and subsefinently corrupted to Hingalganj) on the west bank of the Jablina at its junction with the 'Xfilint in the west of his jurisdiction ; Chandkhdli on the river Kabadak in the middle; and Kachua at the junction of the Baleswar and Bhairab rivers in the east.
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