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2 APPENDIX III.
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4 DEPENDENT STATES OF THE PANJAB.
5 Tue dependent and feudatory States of the Panjab are thirty-six in number,
6 viz. :—Jammi and Kashmir, Patitla, Bahalwalpur, Jhind, Nabha, Kapurthalé,
7 Mandi, Sarmur (Nabhan), Malerkotla, Faridkot, Chamba, Suket, Lohdru, Patoudi,
8 Dujénd, Kalsia and twenty other petty Hill States, Of these the first (Jammu and
9 Kashmir) is, politically, under the Government of India, the others being under
10 the control of the Panjéb Government. The total area of these States amounts,
11 approximately, to 104,000 square miles, their population (1891) to 6,780,534 ; their
12 revenues to about Rs. 18,000,000 per annum ; their military forces, exclusive of mere
13 armed retainers, to about 50,000 men; the total tribute received from them to
14 Rs. 2,80,000 per annum.
15 The relations of two of the dependent States, viz,, Kashmir and Bahdwalpur,
16 with the British Government, are regulated by treaties ; those of Patidlé, Jhind
17 and Nabha by sanads or charters of the Governor-General. A nazrdné, or tribute,
18 is payable to the British Government by the chiefs of the last three States on the
19 succession of collaterals to the chiefship, and the chiefs are bound to dispense
20 justice and promote the welfare of their subjects, to prevent satti, slavery, and
21 female infanticide ; to co-operate with the British Government against an enemy ;
22 to furnish supplies to troops ; and to grant, free of expense, land required for rail-
23 roads in their States as well as for imperial lines of road, On the other hand, the
24 British Government guarantees them full and unreserved possession of their
25 territories. They differ from the remaining feudatories in the {act that they have
26 been granted full power of life and death over their subjects, from whom the British
27 Government has undertaken not to receive any complaints whether muafidars,
28 jagirdars, relatives, dependents, servants or other classes.
29 The remaining feudatories have not the power of life and death over their
30 subjects, all capital sentences passed by them requiring the confirmation of the
31 British Agent ; they are not, moreover, exempt from enquiry into complaints made by
32 their subjects or dependents ; and all but two or three of the minor States, pay tribute
33 in cash to the British Government,
34 It is only neeessary to give here a brief description of the more important
35 States—~
36 KASHMIR.
37 The area of Kashmir, including Jammé, is 80,900 square miles, with a population
38 of 2,528,857 persons, according to the estimate of 1891. The State comprises
39 Punch, Ladakh, Gilghit and the districts of D&rdistan, Baltistan, Leh and others,
40 The State extends to the Karakorum mountains on the north, Chinese Tibet on
41 the east, and the Panjéb Districts on the south and west. The revenue is estimat-
42 ed at Rs. 80,75,782. The military force consists of about 19,000 men. By the
43 terms of the treaty with the British Government, the Mahardja is bound to refer
44 all disputes with neighbouring States to its arbitration, to assist British troops,
45 when required so to do, and never to retain any British subject, or the subject of
46 . any European or American State, except with the consent of the British Govern-
47 ment, The Maharaja pays to the British Government an annual tribute of a
48 horse, twenty-five pounds of pashm or fine wool, and three pairs of shawls.
49 The chief is a Dogra Rajput, whose grandfather, Golab Singh, commenced
50 his career as a horseman in Maharaj& Ranjit Singh’s service. Mahardjé Goldb
51 Singh furnished a contingent of troops and artillery to co-operate with the
52 British forces against Delhi during the Mutiny. He died in 1875, and was suc-
53 ceeded by his son, Mahard4j4 Ranbir Singh, who died on 12th September, 1885,
54 S rhs ing urachagliéd iaghijisekiaraPyrtab Singh, thN aracaalnray@ GBtaleCOKe acces