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inhabitants could not inform him of the colour, shag- 
redness, and other qualities of the dog. More. 
SHAGOMIGON, a large peninsula which projects into 
Lake Superior, upwards of 60 miles. 
SHAGR, a village of Syria, in the pachalic of Aleppo; 
40 miles west of Aleppo. 
SHAGRE'EN, s. [An eastern word, sagri, soghre, and 
shagrain. ] The skin of a kind of fish, ofiskin made rough 
in imitation of it. 
To SHAGRE'EN, v. a. [chagriner , Fr.] To irritate; 
to provoke. It should be written chagrin. 
SHAGUM, a river of North America, which runs into 
Lake Erie. 
SHAH, the Persian title corresponding to king, and 
superior to khan. The most absolute Persian monarchs, who 
have never assumed any other title than that of shah, have 
permitted the governors of provinces in their empire to take 
that of khan. 
SHAHABAD, an extensive and fertile district of Hin- 
dostan, province of Bahar. It is most advantageously situ¬ 
ated between the rivers Soane and Ganges, as they approach 
their confluence. It is estimated to contain more than a 
million of inhabitants, in the proportion of 19 Hindoos to 
one Mahometan. Its towns are Chunar, Boujepore and 
Arrah. It now constitutes one of the Bahar collectorships, 
and is governed by a judge, who is amenable to the court 
of circuit of Patnah. Its capital is Arrah. 
SHAHABAD, a town of Hindostan, province of Oude, 
and district of Kyrabad, situated on the eastern side of the 
Gurrah river. It was formerly a large place, but is now 
much fallen to decay. Lat. 27. 39. N. long. 79.55. E. 
' SHAHABAD, a town of Hindostan, province of Delhi, 
belonging to the Seiks, formerly a place of much more con¬ 
sequence than at present. Lat. 30.12. N. long. 76.28. E. 
SHAHALA INDIANS. Indians of North America, on 
the rapids of the Columbia. Population 2000. 
SHAHBAZPORE, a town of Hindostan, province of Al¬ 
lahabad, district of Corah. Lat. 26. N. long. 80. 46. E. 
SHAHDORAH, a town of Hindostan, province of Delhi, 
and district of Saharunpore. Lat. 30. 26. N. long. 77. E. 
SHAHGUNGE.—There are several places of this name in 
Hindostan : it signifies the King’s Granary. 
SHAHIGIAN. See Meru Shah Jeha.v. 
SFIAHISABI, a town of Korassin, in Persia, on the borders 
of Bucharia; 80 miles north of Meru. 
SHAHJEHANABAD, the Mahometan name of Delhi, 
the former capital of Hindostan. See Delhi. 
SHAHJEHANPORE, a town of Hindostan, province 
of Delhi, district of Bareily, situated on the east side of 
the Gurrah river. Lat. 27. 51. N. long. 79. 53. E. 
SHAHJEHANPORE, a town of Hindostan, province of 
MaHvah, belonging to the Mahrattas, situated on the banks 
of the Sagormutty river, and a place of considerable conse¬ 
quence, being the capital of a district. Lat. 23. 38. N. long. 
76. 18. E.—Both these towns are called after the emperor 
Shah Jehan, who reigned in the middle of the 17th cen¬ 
tury ; and there are several other places of the same name. 
SHAHNOOR, Sanore or Sevanoor, an extensive dis¬ 
trict of Hindostan, province of Bejapore, belonging to the 
Mahrattas. It is situated between the rivers Kistna and 
Tungbudra, and about the 15th degree of northern latitude. 
The country is extremely fertile, and under a good govern¬ 
ment would be very productive. Its political history will be 
found in the description of its capital. 
.SHAHNOOR, Sanore, Sevanore or Savanoor, a city 
of Hindostan, and capital of the above mentioned district. 
It was formerly fortified, and contained a palace and many 
good buildings, the- greater part of which are now in rains. 
It is said now to have been taken by the Mahometans so 
early as the year 1397, and in the course of time became the 
capital of one of the innumerable nabobs who arose into 
power on the decline of the empire of Delhi. The first who 
is mentioned in our histories, is the person who attended the 
Nizam Nasir Jung, when he eniered the Carnatic in 1749, 
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and in the following year took a part in mutiny or rebellion, 
which cost Nasir Jung his life; and in the year 1751 was 
himself killed in a second rebellion. The successor of this 
nabob seems to have sought protection from the Mahrattas 
against the viceroy ; for in 1746 we find a French army in 
the service of the Nizam Salbut Jung, advancing to Savenore, 
to exact the tribute due from the nabob; but by the in¬ 
trigues of Morari Row, this Mahratta chief, this object was 
frustrated. 
In the year 1763, Hyder Aly sent an agent to Abdal Ha¬ 
keem, nabob of Shahnoor, to solicit his alliance, and that of 
the two other Afghan nabobs of Cuddapah and Kurnoul, 
against the Mahrattas; but the former having rejected this 
overture, Hyder Aly invaded his dominions in the following 
year, totally defeated him in a general engagement, and 
compelled him to submit to very humiliating terms. The 
unfortunate situation of this little territory, lying between 
Mysore and the Mahratta states, involved the helpless-nabob 
in continual difficulties, being always compelled to submit 
to, and join the strongest party. Subsequent to his defeat 
by Hyder, his country was invaded by the Mahrattas, who 
took permanent possession of one half his domains. In 1779 
Hyder Aly compelled the nabob to enter into a double mar¬ 
riage with his family, the nabob taking Hyder’s sister for 
wife, and giving his daughter to Kereem Sahib, the second 
son of Hyder, now a state prisoner in Calcutta. This alli¬ 
ance, however, could not save the nabob from the merciless 
treatment of Tippoo Sultan, who, in the year 1786, took 
Shahnoor, plundered it of every thing valuable, and forced 
the nabob to take refuge again with the Mahrattas.. At the 
conclusion of the war between Tippoo Sultan and the allied 
powers in 1792, Shahnoor was included in the portion of 
territory assigned to the Mahrattas; but instead of restoring 
Abdal Hakeem to his authority, they settled a pension on 
him, which, however, was so badly paid, that the British 
ambassador at the court of Poonah in 1804 was obliged to 
intercede in his behalf, and succeeded in obtaining some 
relief for the distressed family. Shahnoor now. forms one 
portion of the Mahratta territory added to the British do¬ 
minions by the late events in India. Lat. 15.-1.N. long. 
75. 22. E. 
SHAHNUAZ, a town of Hindostan, province of Moultan, 
belonging to the Seiks. Lat. 30.41. N. long 72. 39. E. 
SHAH POOR, a town of Hindostan, province of Gund- 
waneh, district of Singrowla. It is situated on the banks of 
the Rhair river, in the middle of a fertile plain. The town 
is about a mile in extent, and has a small citadel, built of 
stone and mud. Lat. 23. 34. N. long. 83. 23. E. 
SHAHPOOR, a town of Hindostan, province of Lahore. 
It is situated on the south-east side of the river Ravey, and 
belongs to the Seiks. Lat. 32. 19. N. long. 74. 45. E.— 
There are several other places of this name, which signifies 
King's town, in Hindostan, but none of any conse¬ 
quence. 
SHAHPOORAH, a town of Hindostan, province of 
Ajmeer, and district of Harowty. It is a large town, sur¬ 
rounded by a strong stone wall and ditch, which can be 
filled at pleasure from a large reservoir. It contains some 
good houses, and a public college. This place, with the 
adjoining territory, belongs to a Hindoo chief, who is tri¬ 
butary to the Ranah of Odeypore. A division of the British 
forces was encamped at this place in February 1818. Lat. 
25. 43. N. long. 75. 9. E. 
SHAHR-E-VAN, a town of Irak Arabi, on the high road 
from Bagdad to Hamadam, on the site of the ancient Appo- 
lonia. It is a handsome little town, watered by two canals 
from the river Diala, on which it stands, and peopled by 
about 4000 Turks and Kurds; 50 miles south-east of 
Bagdad. 
SHAHZADPORE, a town of Hindostan, province of 
Allahabad. It was named after the late emperor of Delhi, 
when prince royal. It is situated on the western side of the 
Ganges, and was formerly surrounded by a brick wall, 
having round towers at the angles. Lat. 25. 42. N. long. 
