Narod
Narod, 1908
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
(or Ranod). — Village in the Narwar district of Gwalior State, Central India, situated in 25° 5' N. and 77° 53' E., on the Ahiravati or Ahlrpat Nala, a tributary of the Sind, 1,415 feet above the sea. Popu- lation (1901), 2,985. The site is covered with Hindu and Muhammadan remains, surrounded by fine groves of tamarind and mango. The most remarkable building is a monastery, built in Hindu style of massive sandstone blocks without mortar, and roofed with huge slabs of the same material. In the wall of this building, which is now called the Kokai Mahal, is a long Sanskrit inscription referring to the erection of the monastery. It mentions a king Avantivarman, and on palaeo- graphical grounds may be assigned to the eleventh century. The Muhammadan buildings are of modern date, but many are interesting, especially the Zanjirl Masjid or ' chain mosque,' so called from its chain- like railing, which was erected in Aurangzeb's reign. Narod was a place of importance until the Maratha invasion. It w^as granted in the time of Jahangir to Chaudhri Chintaman Bakkal, whose descendants still hold the sanad. During the Maratha inroads it decreased in importance, and after it fell to Sindhia in the nine- teenth century decayed rapidly. The village is enclosed by a high wall pierced with four gates. It contains a school, a State post office, and a poHce station.
[A. Cunningham, Archaeological Survey of India, vol. ii, p. 303 ; Epigraphia Indica, vol. vii, p. 35.]
