SIROHI, a Native State in Rajputana, lying between lat. 24° 22' and 25° 16' N., and long. 72° 22' and 73° 18' E. Area, 3000 square miles ; population, 153,000. The Banas, rising in the Aravalli flows through the State into Gujerat, and after passing the cantonment of Deesa, is finally lost in the Runn of Cutch. The people comprise the Banya and Mahajan clans of the Oswal and Porewal, following the Jain faith. The Rajputs are the dominant race, their septa or clans are Deora,, Chauhan, Sesodia, and Rahtor. But Kalbi, Rebari, and Dher are numerous ; and also aboriginal Bid], Grassia, and Mina. Grassia are principally in the bhakar or billy tract in the S.E. corner of the Sirohi. They clann to be the descendants of Rajputs married to Bhil women. There are some Koli, who are believed to have immigrated from Gujerat. Rao Sheo Singh, with whom the British Government concluded a treaty in 1812, was called to power, in 1818, by the unanimous voice of the chiefs, who had deposed and imprisoned his elder brother Oudeybhan-ji for tyranny and oppression. Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur, who laid claim to supremacy over sent a force in 1819 to liberate Oudeybhan ji, but he failed ; and Oudeybhan-ji continued in confinement till his death, without children, in 1847. During the disturbances incident on the Jodhpur invasion, Rao Sheo Singh craved the protection of the British Government. The rao
made over to the British Govermnent, in 1845, some lands on Mount Abu for the establishment of a sanatorium, but fettered by the condition that no kine should be killed. On several occa sions he was requested to cancel this condition, but he always refused. The rao did good service in the mutinies, in consideration of which he re ceived a remission of half his tribute, which had been fixed at Rs. 15,000, to Rs. 7500 ; he also re ceived the right of adoption and a salute of 15 guns. In 1868 it was discovered that both in Sirohi and in Marwar the practice of Samaclh, or burying alive, prevailed to a considerable extent, but confined almost entirely to persons in the last stage of leprosy, by whom it was practise(' to put an end to their sufferings. His Highness issued a proclamation declaring that Samadh \vas forbidden, and that any one misting at any case in future would be liable to imprisonment extending to ten years, and that the jaghirdar on whose estate it took place would be liable to the same punishment, and the forfeiture of his estate ; and any raj official, through whose culpable neglect a ease might occur, would also incur the sante liability.— Treaties, iv. p. 157.