Bashahr

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Bashahr

One of the Simla Hill States, Punjab, lying between 31° 6' and 32° 5' N. and 77° 32' and 79° 4' E., with an area of 3,820 square miles. Population (1901), 80,582. Number of villages, 70, Between 1803 and 1815 Bashahr was held in subjection by the con- quering Gurkhas. On the overthrow of the Gurkha power in 1815, the British Government confirmed the Raja of Bashahr, by a satiad, in possession of all his territories, subject to the payment of a tribute of Rs. 22,500. In 1847 the tribute was reduced to Rs. 5,910, as com- pensation for the abolition of transit duties. The present Raja, Sham- sher Singh, who is a Rajput, tracing back his descent for 120 generations, succeeded in 1850. He is of weak intellect, and, since the death of his only son in 1898, the State has been managed by an official deputed by Government. The Raja is required to furnish troops in aid of the British Government in time of war, and labour for the construction of roads in the Bashahr territory. The revenue of the State is about Rs. 85,000, the chief sources being land and forests. The forests are leased to the British Government for Rs. 10,000 per annum.