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Punjab.

Date:: 1908

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Credit: Punjab. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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the heat intolerable. The houses rise in tiers, and many of i ' them being built of stone suffered seriously from the earthquake i i of 1905. The town is famous for its fine shawls, the well-known i Rampur chadars. The Raja’s palace, at the north-east corner i of the town, consists of several buildings with carved wooden balconies exhibiting traces of Chinese style. The Gurkhas did much damage to the town and its trade during the period of their supremacy, but it has recovered under British protection. The Raja resides at Rampur during the winter, and retires to the cooler station of Sarahan for the hottest months. Shipki Pass.—A pass in Tibet at the eastern extremity of the Hindustan-Tibet road, situated in 31° 49' N. and 78° 44' E. Strictly speaking, Shipki is a large Tartar village, 10,000 feet above the sea, in Tibet, which is reached from the Kanawar valley, Bashahr State, Punjab, by two routes, one leading through the gorge by which the Sutlej enters India, the other over the Kang-wa-La or pass, 15,000 feet in height. Kanethi.—A petty State feudatory to the Bashahr State, Punjab, lying in two portions between 31° 9' and 31° 18' N. and 77° 32' and 7 7° 40' E. The area is 19 square miles, the popu- lation (1901) 2,575, and the revenue Rs. 4,000, about half of which is derived from forests. The present Thakur is Amog Chand, a Hindu Rajput, related to the Rana of Kumharsain. His territory is bounded by Kumharsain, Bashahr, and the Kot Khai pargana of Simla District. The State has suffered much from misgovernment, and it has been necessary to take it under direct management. The Thakur, who is a minor, is being educated at the Aitchison College; and during his minority the administration is conducted by an official deputed by Government, who exercises full powers, except that sentences of death require the confirmation of the Superintendent, Hill States, Simla. The State pays a tribute of Rs. 900 to Bashahr. Delath.—A petty State feudatory to the Bashahr State, Punjab, the capital of which lies in 3i°2o'N. and 77° 36' E. The area is 42 square miles, the population (1901) 1,489, and the revenue about Rs. 550. The present Thakur is Narindar Singh, a Hindu Rajput. He has full powers, but sentences of death require the confirmation of the Superintendent, Hill States, Simla. The tribute paid to Bashahr is Rs. 150. Kumharsain.—One of the Simla Hill States, Punjab, lying between 31°6'and 3i°2o'N. and 77° 22'and 77°35'E., with an area of 90 square miles. Population (1901), 11,735. Kumharsain village, the capital, lies 40 miles east of Simla on the Hindustan-Tibet road. Formerly a feudatory of Bashahr,

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