Tarana
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.
Tarana
Head-quarters of a.pargana in the Mehidpur district of Indore State, Central India, situated in 23° 20' N. and 76° 5' E., 44 miles from Indore city, and 8 miles from Tarana Road station on the Ujjain-Bhopal Railway. Population (1901), 4,490. Under Akbar, it was the head-quarters of a mahdl in the Sarangpur sarkdr of the Subah of Malwa, and was known as Naugaon. In the later Mughal revenue papers it appears as Naugama-Tarana, The large number of fine trees which surround it and the numerous traces of old foundations show that it was at one time a place of considerable size. At present it consists of a small partially ruined Muhammadan fort, surrounded by poorly built houses, none of which is of any size. The town came into the possession of Holkar in the eighteenth century, and appears to have been included in the personal jagir' of the famous Ahalya Bai, who built the temple of Tilbhandareshwar and is said to have planted a large number of trees. On the marriage of Jaswant Rao Phanse with her daughter Mukta Bai, Tarana was granted him in jdgtr and remained in the Phanse family until 1849, when it was resumed owing to the misconduct of Raja Bhao Phanse. Tarana was created a muni- cipality in 1902. Besides the pargana offices, a State post office, a police station, a school, a dispensary, and an inspection bungalow are situated in the town.
