1831 — The Second Coffee Nirup
An early Mysore administrative order in the documentary history of coffee cultivation and the Baba Budan lands
The 1831 Record
A Nirup dated to 1831 appears in the documentary sequence concerning coffee cultivation and the lands associated with the Baba Budan institution in the Mysore region. The order is known to this archive through a later nineteenth-century administrative dossier, which preserves references to earlier instruments and material connected with them.
In subsequent enquiries, such earlier orders were considered alongside other records when examining the extent of coffee cultivation connected with the institution and questions involving recognised inam lands and surrounding Government territory.
Why This Nirup Matters
The 1831 record forms a link in a longer chain of nineteenth-century administrative evidence. It helps researchers trace how coffee cultivation, institutional lands and government revenue questions came to be discussed through formal orders and later enquiries.
Its value lies in that documentary connection. The existence of a referenced order should not, on its own, be treated as a conclusive determination of any present-day parcel boundary, title or ownership claim.
Evidence & Editorial Method
- Historical instrument versus surviving evidence: The date 1831 identifies the earlier Nirup; it does not establish that an original sheet from that year survives in this collection.
- No fabricated transcription: The wording of the Nirup is not reproduced because a verified line-by-line transcription has not been established for this page.
- No simulated primary source: The illustration above is explicitly modern artwork, not a recreated order, signature or seal.
- Research status: Exact date, addressee, archival page location and complete text remain to be confirmed against the underlying dossier.
Place in the Coffee Timeline
The 1831 Nirup follows the 1829 coffee-related Nirup and precedes a further 1832 Nirup reference. Together, these records are best read as a sequence of historical administrative references, each requiring its own documentary verification.