The Bhadauria family of the Agra district often rendered good service to the British ; and Lord Lake bestowed on them the pargana of Atair as an altamgha jaghir, but it was subsequently re sumed.
Bhownaggar rulers are styled Thakur, and have the title of Rawul.
Bhopal is ruled by a lady of the Mahomedan faith, Shah Jahan Begum, G.C.S.I., Begum of Bhopal. The titular designations of the Bhopal chiefs are, Myan, Rao, Rawut, Raja, Maharaja, Bahadur, Nawab, and Thakur.
Bhurtpur, in Hindustan, has a Hindu family of the Jat race, the ancient Gthe. Their title is Brijandar Siwai Bahadur, Bahadur Jung, Maha raja of Bhurtpur. The Jat are an earnest, brave race.
Bikanir, in Rajputana, is ruled over by a Rahtor Rajput, styled Ma.haraja of J3ikanir.
Bobali, a great landed estate in the Northern Circars, is held by a Hindu, styled Raja Sahib Mihr ban Dostan, Raja (name) Bobali Rana Garu.
The Bundi ruler is styled liflaharao Raja of Sandi.
In the Canarese-speaking country, the chiefs are largely of Mahratta origin. Jamnepa Kara means a public benefactor. _ Chichli has a Hindu ruler, styltd Raja Bahadur ; his seal bears the titles Sado-salmi, Nar Singh, Nizatn Singh, Sut-Bijai Baluulur Singh, SOD of Nizam Singh. His insignia is a yellow or pit/unbar flag, and chowri and staff.
The Cochin sovereign is a IIindu, whose insignia. is a palanquin, with umbrella, lamp, and ehank aliell, entitled His Highness Rama Varma, Raja of Coe!tin, K.C.S.I.
HoIlear, a sovereign ruling at Indore, in Malwa, is of the Dliangar or shepherd tribe. He is styled Maharaj, Dhiraj, Rajeshur, Siwai, Tukoji Rao liolkar Bahadur, K.G.C.S.I. Since 1836, each succeeding ruler has been adopted according to Hindu rites. Jeswunt Rao died 1811, and was succeeded by his son hfulhar Rao, who died in 1833, childless. hfartand Rao was adopted as his successor, but he was deposed by Hari Rao, who died in 1843, also childless ; and his adopted son and successor, Khande Rao, died in 1844, and was succeeded by adoption by Tukoji Rao (ruler, 1881).
Hyderabad, in tho Dekhan, has been for nearly 200 years under a Mahomedan family, now styled the Asof Jalti. The state is in the eeutre of the Peninsula, and is formed out of parts of the Gond, Teling, Crtuarese, and 3fahratta countries. The
sovereign is generally known as the Nizam, but is styled hfuzaffar-ul-Mumalik, Rustum-u-Dauran, Arastah-i - Zaman, Asof Jah, Nizam - ul- hfulk, Nizam- u- Dowlah, Mahbab Ali Khan Bahadur, Fatah Jung.
The Jeypore Maharaja is a Kachwaha Rajput. The Jhala ruler at Draugada Kattyawar is aLso a Rajput fatnily.
Jodhpur, under a Maharaja, a Rahtor Rajput.
Kalastri or Kalahasti is a zamindari estate near Madras, held under a perpetual (cowl) agreement (Sanad-i-Milkiat Istimrar). The proprietor is styled Raja Damara Kumara (name), Naidu Baba dur Varu. One of them died March 1881.
Kapurthalla, a family known as the Ahluwalia, from the village of Ahlu, near Lahore. It is a Sikh chieftaincy of 800 square miles in the Panjab, and of 850 square miles in Otu1h. Revenue, 17 Kashmir and Jamu are ruled by a family of Jamwal Rajputs, by treaties of 6th March 1844 and 1st January 1877, styled Maharaja Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sapar-i-Sultanat, Mushir-i Kaisar-i-Ilind. Tho area of Jamu and Kashmir is 68,000 square miles ; population, 1,600,000 ; chief towns, Jam. on the Ravi, Srinagar in Kash mir, and Leh.
Kavatnagar, great zarnindari near Madras, held by a family who rose from obscurity in the 17th century, known in history as Bomraz.
Kolhapur is held by a descendant of the great Sivaji, a Maltratta ruler of the Bhonsla family, with the title Chatrapati Maharaj.
Kotah ruler is a Chaultan Rajput.
Cutch ruler is of the Sarnma family, Jharijah Rajputs.
Mahratta chiefs under the Poonacolleetorate, in the Dekhan and in the Southern Mahratta country, etc., have recognised titular names, but many of them have official designations, as Pant-Prithinidi, Paut-Amatya, the Ghatge chief of Kagal, chief of lehalkaranji, chief of Sangli, chief of Mudhol, the Ghorparay, Patwardhan, the Vinchurkar, etc.
The Mysore kingdom is ruled by a Hindu sovereign, under the partition treaty of 1799, framed aft,er tho fall of Seringapatam. The pre sent ruler, Chantrajendra Wadiar, born 1862, was adopted by hia predecessor, was installed 211 September 1868, and placed in charge in March 1881. Ile is styled Maharaja Chamrajendra Wadiar Bahadnr Raja of Mysore.