Athni Town

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Athni Town

Head-quarters of the taluka of the same name in Belgaum District, Bombay, situated in 16 44' N. and 75 4' E. Popu- lation (1901), 11,107. The municipality, established in 1853, had an income averaging Rs. 16,600 during the decade ending 1901. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 16,600. Athni is a place of importance as a local centre of trade. Its wheelwrights are known as excellent workmen ; and it has manufactures of coarse cotton cloth, blankets, and salt- petre, as well as factories for pressing and cleaning cotton. It is the chief rural market in the District, sending cotton and grain westwards to Miraj (24 miles), and receiving from the sea-coast through Miraj rice, coco-nuts, and dried fish. The French traveller Mandelslo in 1639 noticed ' Atteny city ' as one of the chief markets between Bijapur and Goa. About 1670 the English geographer Ogilby mentioned 'Attany' as a great trading town. In 1679 this mart was taken from Sivaji by the Mughal Dilawar Khan, who sacked it. Dilawar Khan wished to sell the people as slaves. Sambhajl, the son of SivajT, who some time before had rebelled against his father and joined Dilawar Khan, opposed the suggestion, and, on Dilawar Khan ignoring his remonstrances, left the camp and became reconciled with his father. About 1720 Athni was seized by the Nizam, who made it over to the chief of Kolhapur, by whom it was given to Raja Sahu of Satara in 1730. Athni lapsed to the British Government in 1839, on the death of the Nipani chief. The town contains a Subordinate Judge's court, a dispensary, a municipal middle school, and four other schools, one of which is for girls.