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Title: An historical sketch of the native states of India in subsidiary alliance with the British government, with a notice of the mediatized and minor states
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Malleson, G. B. (George Bruce), 1825-1898
Subjects: India -- History India -- Kings and rulers Great Britain -- Colonies India
Publisher: London Longmans, Green
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ish. A large number of tlieinhabitants of the town are descendants of that people,who held it in possession for about a century and a half. In 1839 the misconduct of the reigning Eaja renderedit necessary that the Eesident should once again assumetlie administration of affairs. Tlie result was highly satis-factory. Under the present Eaja, Eiivi Yurma, who suc-ceeded to power in 1853, the prosperity of the countryhas been progressive. Notwitlistanding the great im-provements that have been made, by the construction ofbridges, canals, roads, and other works of public utility, V. ). Z THE XATIVE STATES OF LVDIA. PART llio revenue shows a surplus. Great facilities have brcua/Torded to comuierce by the removal of all lunieeessaryimposts and by placing the port of Kochin on the samefooting, with certain specified exceptions, as the Britishports in India. The Efija of Kochin has received the right of adop-tion. The succession descends, as in Travaukur, throughthe female branch of the family.
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THE CIS-SUTLEJ STATES. 333 PART VI. NORTHERN INDIA. • CHAPTER I. THE CIS-SATLAJ STATES. I. Patidld. Area—5,412 sq. miles. Population—1,586,000. EEVE^^;E—30,00,000 rupees. The Maharaja of Patiala is the recognised chief of the chak Phulkean tribe, so called from the ancestor, Choudri ■ ^ Phiil, a peasant, who founded a village in the Nabhaterritory. The second son of Phiil, by name Eama, laidthe foundations of the sovereign state now known asPatiala. Though belonging to the Jat tribe, the Maharajais a Sikh. I have been unable to gather any important materialsthrowing light on the infancy of this State. In the year1806, it was ruled by one of the descendants of Eama,and stood in a proud position between Eanjit Singh andthe British, owing allegiance to neither. But its possessionwas coveted by Eanjit Singh. In that year, accordingly,deeming that his action would be unnoticed, or at allevents would be unobstructed by the British, then in thepeaceful mood which followed the depar

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