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Bible Encyclopedias
Kahlur
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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or Bilaspur, a native state of India, within the Punjab. It is one of the hill states that came under British protection after the first Sikh war in 1846. The Gurkhas had overrun the country in the early part of the 19th century, and expelled the raja, who was, however, reinstated by the British in 1815. The state occupies part of the basin of the Sutlej amid the lower slopes of the Himalaya. Area, 448 sq. m. Pop. (1901), 90,873; estimated gross revenue, £10,000; tribute, X 530. The chief, whose title is raja, is a Chandel Rajput. The town of Bilaspur is situated on the left bank of the Sutlej, 1465 ft. above sea-level; pop. (1901), 3192.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Kahlur'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/k/kahlur.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Kahlur'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/k/kahlur.html. 1910.
