JEYPOOR, or JYEPOOR is a principality, Hindoostan, Ajmeer, one of the East Rajpoot [Rajput] states, tributary to the British, between latitide 26˚ and 28˚ North with a capitol of the same name. Area, 15,251 square miles. The soil is in general sandy, and strongly impregnated with salt, large quantities of which are manufactured for exportation. Certain parts of the state produce wheat, cotton, and tobacco. Sheep are reared in some localities for their wool, and in most parts there are good cattle; herds of deer also roam over large tracts. In some of the towns, cloth, swords, and matchlocks are manufactured; while fine cloths, Benares manufactures, Cashmere shawls, opium, lead, sheet-copper, fruit, and horses, are imported. Most of the villages in Jeypoor are fortified with walls and ditches. It contains also some of the strongest fortresses in Hindoostan, and numerous small forts or ghurries and Jain temples. Population 1,891,124.

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