1 6142 , HISTORY OF THE PANJAB,
2 the Nawab placed the entive resources of his State at the disposal of the British
3 Government, and furnished a contingent of troops, which rendered good service on the
4 Dera Ghazi Khan frontier, in keeping the communications open.
5 There is a silk manufactory at Bahéwalpur. The State is noted for the manufac.
6 ture of fine lungis, sufi and silk goods, and produces indigo, cotton and cereals,
7 Things have, of late, considerably improved. There is a department of Public
8 Instruction, a stud farm for the improvement of the breed of horses and cattle, and a
9 forest establishment to provide a supply of fuel. Railway communication has been
10 established, and new lines and canals have been opened out throughout the country.
11 JHIND. .
12 This is one of the Phulkian States of the Panjab. It has an area of 1,232
13 square miles, and a population (1891) of 284,303 souls. The revenue is between
14 six and seven lakhs of rupees. The Rajé supplies 25 horsemen for general service
15 in British territory. The military force consists of 1,600 infantry, 392 cavalry, and
16 234 artillery, with 6 horse and 6 mule guns, Rajé Sawarup Singh supplied a con-
17 tingent of troops to aid the British against the mutineers at Delhi, and received, as
18 a reward, additional territory yielding Rs. 1,16,810 per annum.
19 NABHA.
20 The Raja of Nabha is descended from the same branch as the Rajas of Jhind and’
21 Patiala, and the three families are known as the Phulkian House. The area of the
22 State is 928 square miles, the population (1891) 282,756, the gross revenue
23 Rs. 6,50,000 per annum, The State maintains a military force of 1,250 infantry,
24 560 cavalry and 50 artillery, with 12 field and 10 other guns. The Raja is entitled
25 to a salute of 11 guns. Raji Bhurpur Singh displayed conspicuous loyalty to the
26 British Government during the Mutiny of 1857, and was rewarded by the grant
27 of territory valued at more than a lakh of rupees. He died in 1863, and was
28 succeeded by his brother, Bhagwan Singh, who died, without issue, in 1871. Hira
29 Singh, a jdgirdar of Jhind, and a descendant of Phul, was, thereupon, elected Raja
30 by the two other Phulkian “chiefs, and a representative of the British Government,
31 according to the treaty of 6th May 1860, which provided that, in case of failure of
32 male heirs to any one of the three Phulkian chiefs, a successor should be chosen
33 from among the descendants of Phul. Raji Hira Singh has proved an able and
34 energetic ruler, ; 2
35 KAPURTHALA.
36 This State covers an area of 620 square miles, and has a population (1891) of ©
37 299,593 persons, The revenue is about ten lakhs of rupees, subject to a charge of
38 1,381,000, payable to the British Government as commutation for military services.
39 The Oudh estates, awarded to Raj& Randhir Singh for his services during the
40 Mutiny, yield, in addition, about eight lakhs per annum. ‘The military force consists -
41 of 186 cavalry, 926 infantry, 303 police, 9 field and 4 fort guns, The Raja receives
42 a salute of 11 guns, and has been granted the right of adoption. The principal
43 towns in the State are, Kapurthala, Phagward and Sultdnpur, The chief of Kapur-
44 thala is a Kalal, and his ancestor, Jassa Singh, rose to importance about the middle
45 of the last century.
46 Raji Randhir Singh was a good English scholar, and could speak and write
47 that language fluently. He died at Aden, on his way to England, in 1870,
48 and was succeeded by his son Kharak Singh,
49 The death of Raja Kharak Singh occurred in the summer of 1887, from brain
50 disease, and he was succeeded by his infant son, Jagat Jit Singh.
51 The State was under the direct management of the British Government during the
52 minority of the Raji, but the Raja has lately been invested with governing powers.*
53 The police force has been re-modelled on the principle of the Panjab Police
54 Force, and the procedure and substantive law administered by the courts are nearly
55 identical with the law and procedure in force in the Panjab. The Randhir Hospital,
56 e, ig ver pular. Education is ibe b
57 * Vide page 627.