of the Nasik district, and 100 miles east and
west across the Ghats. It contained only a
thousand villages and nine forts, but no town of
note. Small as was its area, its well-watered
valleys and hill-slopes smiled with corn-fields
and gardens; all kinds of fruits grew here and
many of them were famous throughout India
for their excellence. The climate, except in the
rainy season, is cool and bracing. The State
was further enriched by the fact that the main
line of traffic between the Deccan and Guzerat
had run through it for ages.[1]
A Rathor family, claiming descent from the royal house of ancient Kanauj,Its ruler. had ruled this land in unbroken succession for fourteen centuries. The Rajahs styled themselves Shah and used the distinctive title of Baharji. They coined money in their own names and enjoyed great power from the advantageous situation of their country and the impregnable strength of their hill forts, two of which, Saler and Mulher, were renowned throughout India as unconquerable.[2]
- ↑ For a description of Baglana, see Ain-i-Akbari, ii. 251, Abdul Hamid, II. 105-106, Imp. Gaz. vi. 190-192. Tavernier's Bergram (i. 37) probably stands for Baglana. Khafi Khan, i. 561. Finch and Roe, (Kerr, viii. 277, ix. 256).
- ↑ Saler, 20:43 N. 70 E, 5263 feet above sea-level, 9 miles s. w. of Mulher (Ind. At. 38 N. W.) Mulher, 20:46 N. 747 E. on the Mosam river (37 S. W.) Pipla, 20.35 N. 74 E. 9 m. s. of Saler (38 N. W.)
