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
- ^3 o 8, and there are 15 schools with an average attendance of 680
the
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
