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
