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BARIA—BARI DOAB.

152

The The

disease.

principal

products are

cereals,

pulses,

oil-seeds,

and

Chauhan Rajputs, who are said to have been driven south by the advance of the Musalmans about the year 1244, and to have taken possession of the city and fort of ChamHere they ruled till defeated by Muhammad Begara in 1484, paner. and forced to retire to the wilder parts of their dominions. Of two branches of the family, one founded the house of Chota Udepur, and timber.

chiefs of Baria are

The connection

the other the house of Baria. British dates from

of this State with the

1803, when, in consequence of the help given by

the chief to the British army in their operations against Sindhia, the

Government subsidized a detachment of Baria of

1

The

80.

of the head of the State

title

monthly cost Maharawal of Deogarh

Bhils, at a

is

Baria.

The

State pays a tribute of

^933

to the British

Government, and

maintains a military force of 259 men. There is no sanad authorizing adoption ; the succession follows the rule of primogeniture. The ruler

is

entitled to a salute of 9 guns,

subjects for capital offences,

Of

ruler.

management,

to try his

own

For the nine years ending 1876, Baria was under

Political Agent.

the direct control of a British

present

and has power

without the express permission of the

the

the

chief

the high road between

officer,

are

during the minority of the

works

public the

Malwa and

constructed

portion

(21

miles

under British in

length)

of

Guzerat, lying within the limits of

and a branch 7 miles long connecting the town main road. A new road from the tdliik of Lagtatta, chiefly inhabited by Naikra Bhils, has been made to the capital of the State in order to open up communication with these tribes. A dispensary is supported by the State at a yearly cost of the
 * ^3 o 8, and there are 15 schools with an average attendance of 680

of

Baria State,

Baria with

pupils.

the

Transit dues are levied in this State.

—

Chief town of the State of Baria, in Guzerat ; in political Baria. connection with the Rewa Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency

50 miles north-east of Baroda.

Lat. 22° 44' n., long. 73° 56' 30" e.



population (1881) 3110.

—

Bari Dodb. A tract of country in the Punjab, forming the irregular wedge of land between the Ravi (with the Trimab) on the north-west and the Beas (Bias) (with the Sutlej) on the south-east. It lies between 29° 18' and 32° 14' N. laL, and between 71° 4' and 75° 25' e. long. ; comprising the Districts of Gurdaspur and Amritsar, with parts of Lahore, Montgomery and Multan, each of which see separately. Length, 370 miles; average breadth, 45 miles. Traversed by the Sind, Punjab, and Delhi Railway, and watered in its north-eastern portion by the Bari Doab Canal. The upper tract, irrigated by the canal, is fertile and populous ; but towards the south the country becomes barren and