of the various dynasties
that ruled in the Deccan, memorials of the Chalukyan dynasty, whether
temples or inscriptions, being especially abundant. In the 14th century
the district was first overrun by the Mahommedans, after which it was
annexed to the newly established Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar, an
official of which named Dhar Rao, according to local tradition, built
the fort at Dharwar town in 1403. After the defeat of the king of
Vijayanagar at Talikot (1565), Dharwar was for a few years practically
independent under its Hindu governor; but in 1573 the fort was captured
by the sultan of Bijapur, and Dharwar was annexed to his dominions. In
1685 the fort was taken by the emperor Aurangzeb, and Dharwar, on the
break-up of the Mogul empire, fell under the sway of the peshwa of
Poona. In 1764 the province was overrun by Hyder Ali of Mysore, who in
1778 captured the fort of Dharwar. This was retaken in 1791 by the
Mahrattas. On the final overthrow of the peshwa in 1817, Dharwar was
incorporated with the territory of the East India Company.

DHOLPUR, a native state of India, in the Rajputana agency, with an area
of 1155 sq. m. It is a crop-producing country, without any special
manufactures. All along the bank of the river Chambal the country is
deeply intersected by ravines; low ranges of hills in the western
portion of the state supply inexhaustible quarries of fine-grained and
easily-worked red sandstone. In 1901 the population of Dholpur was
270,973, showing a decrease of 3% in the decade. The estimated revenue
is L83,000. The state is crossed by the Indian Midland railway from
Jhansi to Agra. In recent years it has suffered severely from drought.
In 1896-1897 the expenditure on famine relief amounted to L8190.

The town of Dholpur is 34 m. S. of Agra by rail. Pop. (1901) 19,310. The
present town, which dates from the 16th century, stands somewhat to the
north of the site of the older Hindu town built, it is supposed, in the
11th century by the Tonwar Rajput Raja Dholan (or Dhawal) Deo, and named
after him Dholdera or Dhawalpuri. Among the objects of interest in the
town may be mentioned the fortified _sarai_ built in the reign of Akbar,
within which is the fine tomb of Sadik Mahommed Khan (d. 1595), one of
his generals. The town, from its position on the railway, is growing in
importance as a centre of trade.

Little is known of the early history of the country forming the state of
Dholpur. Local tradition affir