Bashahr

Bashahr, one of the Punjab Hill-states, on the lower slopes of the Himalayas, traversed from east to west by the Sutlej. Area, 3320 sq. m. The rajah and upper classes in the southern parts are Rajputs, and the people generally are of Hindu race, but their observance of Hinduism is very partial. The rajah pays tribute to the British government, for which he is required to raise troops in time of war, and by which his sentences of death must be confirmed. Pop. 75,727.