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 BASI—BASIM. of land

Between 1803 and 1815, Bashahr was held in conquering Gurkhas. On the overthrow of the 1815, the British Government confirmed the Raji.

revenue.

subjection by the

Gurkha power

183

in

of Bashahr, by a sanad, in possession of

his

all

except

territories,

Rawain, which was transferred to Keunthdl, subject to the payment of ^^1500 per annum. In 1847, the tribute was reduced to ;^394, as compensation for the abolition of transit duties. The present Raja,

Shamsher Singh, succeeded

The

120 generations.

He

1849.

in

back

traces

Government

furnish troops in aid of the British

his descent for

The Raji

family are Rajputs.

is

required to

in time of war,

of death require confirmation

Raja on Basi.

own

his

other punishments are awarded by the

authority.

—Town

in Ami'rgarh tahsil, Patidla State, Punjab.

12,896,

namely,

(1881)

Number

Sikhs, 538.

Basi.



—Town

namely,

and

Sentences

labour for the construction of roads in the Bashahr territory.

of occupied houses, 3129.

Kalsia State,

in

Punjab.

Population

Muhammadans, 2224; Hindus, 2205;

Number of occupied Basim {IVdsim).

Population

Muhammadans, 8623; Hindus, 3735; and

Sikhs,

(1881) 4907,

333;

Jains, 145.

houses, 839.

— District

of Berar, in the

West Berdr

Division,

under the jurisdiction of the Resident at Haidarabdd in the Deccan; lying between 19° 26' and 20° 31' n. lat, and between 76° 39' and 78° 7' E. long. ; extreme length from north-west to south-east, about 96 miles average width, 30 miles. Bounded on the north by Akola and Amraoti Districts ; on the south by the Penganga river and the Nizam’s Dominions ; on the east by Wiin District and on the west by Buldana District. Area, 2958 square miles, of which 1797 square miles were returned in 1880-81 as cultivated, 177 square miles as



cultivable,

and 984 square miles

Population in

as uncultivable waste.

Number of villages 1881, 358,883, or i2i'3 per square mile of area. on the Government rent-roll, 950. Land revenue (1881) ^59,356; total

The

revenue (gross) ^£^71,283.

taluks

for

fiscal

purposes,

ancient town of Basim District,

and is

the

District

is

sub-divided into three

head-quarters

administrative

same name.

a rich table-land about 1000 feet above sea-level

succession of low

and Pusad, the south-eastern hills

hills is

rise to a height

of the

— Basim, the more westerly of the three taluks of the

the north-eastern,

between the

The

Basim, Mangnil, and Pusad.

also of the taluk of the

Physical Aspects. District,

is

viz.

covered with poor

grass.

usually of the best quality.

of 2000

feet.

Iron ore

is

taluk,

The

soil

Many

plentiful



Mangnil,

are mainly a

of the hollows

of the

hill

peaks

throughout the high

and along the ranges of the Pusad taluk stretch wide slopes of woodland containing many patches of young teak, almost all shoots from stumps of old trees, about 12 inches in girth 6 feet from the lands