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gave the name of the Nour Kunda, the massive portal gateway, over 

 which the Nowbut Khana sounded, leading to this, was called the 

 " Bahar Khool," and is now a very conspicuous object, still called 

 the v< Burkull," In the course of ten years time the village of 

 Khirkee had become a populous and imposing city, but the illustri- 

 ous founder more eminent as a statesman and flnancer, than as a 

 warrior, was not able to prevent the calamity of fire and sword from 

 devastating his new capital, an injury inflicted upon it by Shah Je- 

 han's army ; whilst he himself fled to his old city, where he shortly 

 afterwards died. He was succeeded in power by his son Futteh 

 Khan, but none of his wisdom or talent was to be found in his suc- 

 cessor, he directed his father's new city to be called Futtehnuggur 

 after himself, but was not permitted long to enjoy his new dignities. 

 The Mogul Emperor removing him for his repeated acts of treach- 

 ery. Aurungzebe on being sent to the Dukkun by his father (A- 

 D. 1657,) as the viceroy, chose Malik Amber's new city as his resi- 

 dence, and building palaces for himself and nobles, and surrounding 

 the whole with its present wall, he desired it should henceforth be 

 called Aurungabad. Upon his death in 1707 it followed in the ge- 

 neral wreck of the Mogul empire, and from that moment may virtu- 

 ally be considered to have ceased to be an integrant portion of the 

 empire. Nizam-ool Moolk established himself as the sole ruler of the 

 Mahomedan conquests south of the Nerbudda, and in 1727 remov- 

 ed the court to Hyderabad, since which period, though deprived of 

 its former dignity, and importance, it is still a town of some conse- 

 quence, and the capital of a considerable district, 



Manufacturing Industry. 



The manufacturing industry is principally con- 

 fined to the production of kincob, mushroo, gold 

 and silver lace, brocade, and embroidery. Borahs are the sole 

 proprietors of the kincob looms, employing Hindoos or Mussulmen 

 as workmen ; there are seven houses of kincob manufactories, amongst 

 which are about 16 looms, each loom requires two men and two boys : 

 workmen receive 1 2 annas per day, and boys 2 annas wages. The 

 value of the loom is seven rupees. The amount of kincob yearly 

 manufactured is estimated at from 50 to 60,000 rupees. The prin- 



