HASSAN  , a See also:

• TOWN

town and See also:

• DISTRICT

district of See also:

• MYSORE

Mysore, See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India . The town See also:

• DATES

dates from the 11th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century and had in 1901 a See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population of 8241 . The district naturally divides into two portions, the Malnad, or See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

hill See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country, which includes some of the highest ranges of the Western See also:

• GHATS, or GHAUTS (literally " the Landing Stairs " from the sea, or " Passes ")

Ghats, and the See also:

• MAIDAN

Maidan or See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain country, sloping towards the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south . The Hemavati, which flows into the See also:

• CAUVERY, or KAVERI

Cauvery in the extreme south, is the most important See also:

• RIVER

river of the district . The upper slopes of the Western Ghats are abundantly clothed with magnificent forests, and See also:

• WILD, JONATHAN (c. 1682-1725)

wild animals abound . Among the See also:

• MINERAL

mineral products are See also:

• KAOLIN

kaolin, See also:

• FELSPAR, or FELDSPAR

felspar and See also:

• QUARTZ

quartz . The See also:

• SOIL

soil of the valleys is a See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich red alluvial See also:

• LOAM (O.E. lam; the word appears in Dut. leem and Ger. Lehm; the ultimate origin is the root lai-, meaning " to be sticky," which is seen in the cognate " lime," Lat. limus, mud, clay)

loam . The See also:

• AREA

area is 2547 sq. m . Population (19o1), 568,919, showing an increase of I I % in the See also:

• DECADE (from Gr. Oka, ten)

decade . The district contains some of the most remarkable archaeological monuments in India, such as the See also:

• COLOSSAL

colossal Jain See also:

• IMAGE (Lat. imago, perhaps from the same root as imitari, copy, imitate)

image at Sravana Belgola (a monolith S7 ft. high on the See also:

• SUMMIT

summit of a hill) and the See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

temple at See also:

• HALEBID

Halebid . See also:

• COFFEE (Fr: cafe, Ger. Kaffee)

Coffee cultivation has been on the increase of See also:

• LATE

late years . The first See also:

• PLANTATION (Lat. plantare, to plant)

plantation was opened in 1843, and now there are many coffee estates owned by Europeans and also native holdings .

The exports are large, consisting chiefly of See also:

• FOOD
• FOOD (like the verb " to feed," from a Teutonic root, whence O. Eng. foda; cf. " fodder "; connected with Gr. lrareicOae, to feed)

food-grains and coffee . The imports are See also:

• EUROPEAN

European piece-goods, hardware of all sorts and spices . The largest weekly See also:

• FAIR

fair is held at See also:

• ALUR (Lur, Luri, Lurem)

Alur . A great See also:

• ANNUAL

annual religious gathering and fair, attended by about 1o,000 persons, takes See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place every See also:

• YEAR

year at Melukot . The See also:

• SOUTHERN

Southern Mahratta railway traverses the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east of the district . The real See also:

• HISTORY

history of Hassan does not begin until the See also:

• EPOCH (Gr. E7roxij, holding in suspense, a pause, from E1rxav, to hold up, to stop)

epoch of the Hoysala See also:

• DYNASTY (Gr. &vvaareta, sovereignty, the position of a hevnori7r, lord, ruler, from SuvaaBay to be able, Suvaµas, power)

dynasty, which lasted from the 11th till the 14th century . Their See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital was at Dwarasamundra (Dwaravati-pura), the ruins of which are still to be seen scattered See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round the See also:

• VILLAGE

village of Halebid . The earlier See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings professed the Jain faith, but the finest temples were erected to See also:

• SIVA

Siva by the later monarchs of the See also:

• LINE

line . While they were at the See also:

• ZENITH (from the Arabic)

zenith of their See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power the whole of southern India acknowledged their sway .