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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ELLICHPUR, or ILLICHPUR, a town of India in the Amraoti district of Berar. Pop. (1901) 26,082. It is first mentioned authentically in the I3th century as " one of the famous cities of the Deccan." Though tributary to the Mahommcdans after 1294, it remained under Hindu administration tiU 1318, when it came directly under the Mahommedans. It was afterwards capital of the province of Berar at intervals until the Mogul occupation, when the seat of the provincial governor was moved to Balapur. The town retains many reli…
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