Nanta
Nanta, 1908
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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Village in the Ladpura district of the State of Kotah Rajputana, situated in 25° 12' N. and 75° 49' E., about 3 miles north-west of Kotah city. It was given in jagir to the Jhala Faujdars of Kotah about the beginning of the eighteenth century, and in the time of the regent Zalim Singh was a flourishing town ; but it is now little more than an agricultural village, containing, among other inhabitants, a colony of about 300 of the criminal tribes (Baoris, Kanjars, and Siansias), whom the Darbar is endeavouring to con- vert into respectable agriculturists. Zalim Singh's old palace is a fine specimen of a Rajput baronial residence ; but it has not been used for years, and its cloistered court, pavilions, fountains, &c., are falling into decay.
