Sipri
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.
Sipri
Head-quarters of the Narwar district of Gwalior State, Central India, situated in 25° 26' N. and 77° 39' E., on a branch of the Gwalior Light Railway, 1,315 feet above sea-level. Population (1901), 5,592. In 1564 Akbar stopped here on his way from Mandu to hunt elephants, the whole of a large herd being captured. In the seventeenth century the place was granted in jagir to Aniar Singh Kachwaha of Narwar. He threw in his lot with prince Khusru and was dispossessed by Shah Jahan. Later on, however, the Sipri and Kolaras districts were restored to him, while his grandson Anup Singh received Narwar. Sipri was then held by the Narwar chief until 1804, when it was seized by Sindhia, who made it over to Jado Sahib Inglia. It passed to the British under the Treaty of Poona (1817), hut was restored to Sindhia in 18 18 and has since formed part of his dominions. Sipri was occupied as a cantonment in 1835. On June 17, 1857, the troops, consisting of part of the 2nd Cavalry and 3rd Infantry, Gwalior Contingent, mutinied, and the Europeans were obliged to retire. The cantonment was abandoned in 1896. The only noteworthy buildings are a palace built by Sindhia in 1901 and the old barracks. Slprl has increased in importance as a trade mart since the opening of the railway, and is a centre for the distribution of forest produce. It contains a State post office, a British post and telegraph office, various courts, a police station, a school, a hospital, a custom-house, and a sarai.
