Piriyapatna
Piriyapatna, 1908
Town in the Hunsur taluk of Mysore District, Mysore, situated in 12degree 20' N. and 76degree 6' E., 13 miles from Hunsur. Population (1901), 3,872. Its original name was Singapattana, but the king who built the fort of stone and extended the place in the sixteenth century named it after himself. It was in the possession of the Changalva kings of Nanjarajpatna (in Coorg) till 1644, when it was taken by Mysore. The Coorg Raja was confined here in the time of Tipu Sultan, but the fort was dismantled by the British on their advance against Seringapatam in 1791. The town is inhabited chiefly by traders, who export cotton, tobacco, and other commodities to Coorg, Cannanore, &c. A pack of hounds is maintained in the neighbourhood, which is regularly hunted by planters from Coorg and others. The municipality dates from 1898. The receipts and expen- diture during the three years ending 1901 averaged Rs. 1,100 and Rs. 900. In 1903-4 they were Rs. 2,100 and Rs. 1,700.
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.
