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Punjab.

Date:: 1908

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Credit: Punjab. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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ringed round with wooden galleries capped by overhanging eaves. The palace is remarkable for the enormous masses of deodar timber used in its construction. Elevation above sea-level, 6,550 feet. Rawain (or Raingarh).—A petty State feudatory to the Jubbal State, Punjab, situated in 31° 7' N. and 77° 48' E., and comprising about 7 square miles of territory round the fort of Raingarh, which crowns an isolated hill on the left bank of the river Pabar, here crossed by a wooden bridge. Popu- lation (1901), 823. The Thakurs come from the same stock as the Jubbal family. The State was originally a fief of Tehri, but the eastern portion was overrun by the Bashahrls some time previous to the Gurkha .invasion. After the Gurkha War the State was partitioned between the British, the Raja of Garhwal, and Rana Runa- of Rawain. The portion retained by the British was in 1830 given toj. Keonthal, in exchange for land taken up for the station of Simla. A small commu- nity of Brahmans holds thfe surrounding valley, and has charge of two temples of Tibetan architecture. The elevation of the fort above sea-level is 5,408 feet. The revenue is about Rs. 3,000, of which Rs. 1,250 is derived from the forests, which are leased to Government. The present Thakur, Kedar Singh, succeeded in 1904. He has full powers, but sentences of death require confirmation by the Superintendent, Hill States, Simla. Dhadi.—A petty State feudatory to the Jubbal State, Punjab, with an area of 25 square miles. Its capital is situated in 31° 8' N. and 77° 48' E. Formerly a dependency of Tharoch and then of Bashahr, Dhadi was annexed to Rawain in the time of the Gurkha supremacy, but in 1896 was declared feudatory to Jubbal. The population in 1901 was 247, and the revenue is about Rs. 1,400. The present Thakur, Dharm Singh, is a Hindu Rajput, during whose minority the admin- istration is conducted by one of his relatives, who has full powers, except that sentences of death require confirmation by the Superintendent, Hill States, Simla. Tharoch.—One of the Simla Hill States, Punjab, lying between 30° 55' and 31° 3' N. and 77° 37' and 77° 51' E., on the bank of the Tons. It has an area of 67 square miles, and the population in 1901 was 4,411. Tharoch formerly formed part of Sirmur State. When it fell under the dominion of the British, Thakur Karm Singh was the nominal chief; but, on account of his great age and infirmities, his brother Jhobu conducted the administration. In 1819 a sanad was bestowed B b 2

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