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NAGAR

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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 151 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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NAGAR  , formerly BEDNUR, a

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village and ruined city of
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Mysore, India; pop . (1901) 715 . About 164o the seat of government of the rajas of Keladi was transferred to this place . When taken by Hyder
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Ali in 1763, it is said to have yielded a
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plunder of twelve millions . In 1783 it surrendered to a
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British detachment under General Matthews, but being shortly after invested by Tippoo Sultan, the garrison capitulated on condition of safe conduct to the coast . Tippoo violated the stipulation, put General Matthews and the
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principal
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officers to
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death, and imprisoned the remainder of the force .

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