Rupbas
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.
Rupbas
Head-quarteis of a tahsil if the same name in the State of Bharatpur, Rajputana, situated in 26 59' N. and 77 39' E. 3 about 19 miles south- by-south-east of Bharatpur city. Population (1901), 2,981. The town contains a post office, a vernacular school attended by about 100 boys, and a dispensary. The place is mentioned by Jahanglr as having formeily been the jagtr of Rup and subsequently given to Aman-ullah, son of Mahabat Khan, and called after him Amanabad It was one of Jahanglr's regular hunting-grounds. In the vicinity of Rupbas are some enormous stone obelisks and images , the oldest is a sleeping figure of Baldeo cut m the rock, 22-| feet long, with a seven serpent-hooded canopy and an inscription dated A.D. 1609 About 8 miles to the south-west are the famous sandstone quarries of Bansi Paharpur, which have supplied material for the beautiful palaces at Dig and for many of the buildings at Agra and Fatehpur Slkri
[Archaeological Survey of Northern India^ vol. xx.]
