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    "verified_text": "gurgaon, a town and district of british india, in the delhi division of the punjab. the town (pop. in 1901, 4765) is the headquarters of the district, but is otherwise unimportant. the district has an area of 1984 sq. m. it is bounded on the n. by rohtak, on the w. and s.w. by portions of the alwar, nabha and jind native states, on the s. by the muttra district of the united provinces, on the e. by the river jumna and on the n.e. by delhi. it comprises the southernmost corner of the punjab province, stretching away from the level plain towards the hills of rajputana. two low rocky ranges enter its borders from the south and run northward in a bare and unshaded mass toward the plain country. east of the western ridge the valley is wide and open, extending to the banks of the jumna. to the west lies the subdivision of rewari, consisting of a sandy plain dotted with isolated hills. numerous torrents carry off the drainage from the upland ranges, and the most important among them empty themselves at last into the najafgarh _jhil_. this swampy lake lies to the east of the civil station of gurgaon, and stretches long arms into the neighbouring districts of delhi and rohtak. salt is manufactured in wells at several villages. the mineral products are iron ore, copper ore, plumbago and ochre. in 1803 gurgaon district passed into the hands of the british after lord lake's conquests. on the outbreak of the mutiny in may 1857, the nawab of farukhnagar, the principal feudatory of the district, rose in rebellion. the meos and many rajput families followed his example. a faithful native officer preserved the public buildings and records at rewari from destruction; but with this exception, british authority became extinguished for a time throughout gurgaon. after the fall of the rebel capital, a force marched into the district and either captured or dispersed the leaders of rebellion. the territory of the nawab was confiscated on account of his participation in the mutiny. civil administration was resumed under orders from the punjab government, to which province the district was formally annexed on the final pacification of the country. the population in 1901 was 746,208, showing an increase of 11% in the decade. the largest town and chief trade centre is rewari. the district is now traversed by several lines of railway, and irrigation is provided by the agra canal. the chief trade is in cereals, but hardware is also exported. gurkha (pronounced _goorka_; from sans. _gau_, a cow, and _raks_, to protect), the ruling hindu race in nepal (q.v.). the gurkhas, or gurkhalis, claim descent from the rajas of chitor in rajputana. when driven out of their own country by the mahommedan invasion, they took refuge in the hilly districts about kumaon, whence they gradually invaded the country to the eastward as far as gurkha, noakote and ultimately to the valley of nepal and even sikkim. they were stopped by the english in an attempt to push south, and the treaty of segauli, which ended the gurkha war of 1814, definitely limited their territorial growth. the gurkhas of the present day remain hindus by religion, but show in their appearance a strong admixture of mongolian blood. they make splendid infantry soldiers, and by agreement with their government about 20,000 have been recruited for the gurkha regiments of the indian army. as a rule they are bold, enduring, faithful, frank, independent and self-reliant. they despise other orientals, but admire and fraternize with europeans, whose tastes in sport and war they share. they strongly resemble the japanese, but are of a sturdier build. their national weapon is the _kukri_, a heavy curved knife, which they use for every possible purpose. see capt. eden vansittart, _notes on the gurkhas_ (1898); and p. d. bonarjee, _the fighting races of india_ (1899).",
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