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Punjab States Gazetteers. Mandi State with Maps 1904

1908

on the south by the State of Suket and on the west by the State of Bibispur and the Hamirpur and P.tilampur Tahsils of Kangra. [...] Rising in the snowy ranges of Bara BangEihal the Ul drains the valley between the Nargu and Ghoghar-ki-Dhir and after a southerly course of some forty miles through the Chohar Waziri and the Drang ihiqa falls into the Begs 3 miles above the town of Mandi. [...] " Seri" is the name borne by the reigning Chief the younger members of the family are called " Singh." Raja Stir Sen the common ancestor of the ruling houses of Mandi and Suket belonged to the ancient Gaur dynasty which succeeded the Pals in Bengal about the middle of the tenth century.(') The most eminent ruler of the Sena dynasty was Lakshman Sen. [...] concluded between the British and Sikh Governments on the 19th March 1846 the hill country has come into the possession of the Honourable Company and whereas RAja Balhir Son Chief of Mandi the highly dignified evinced his sincere attachment and devotion to the British Government : the State of Mandi comprised within the same boundaries as at the commencement of the British occupation toget [...] It behoves the litija not to encroach beyond the boundaries of his State or the territory of any other chief but to abide by the turns of this sauad and to adopt such measures as may tend to the welfare of his people the prosperity of his country and the improvement 111 the soil and ensure the administration of evehanded justice to the aggrieved the restoration to the people of their iust
government politics public policy
Pages
19
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100009
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
239-240 Under the Authority of the Punjab Government view
Chapter I. —Descriptive
241-253 Under the Authority of the Punjab Government view
Chapter IV. —Places of Interest
254-257 Under the Authority of the Punjab Government view