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RAJAH OF JUBAL.

not wanting. A good report was made of his abilities, and qualification in all respects, by Lord William Hay, the officer in charge of the affairs of the Rajah's minority, and he was placed upon the gaddee, or throne, under the sanction of the Government of India, and the Court of Directors in England.

When the mutiny and rebellion of 1857 broke out, the hill chieftains, and those of the Punjab, were called upon by the Chief Commissioner, Sir John Lawrence, to afford their aid in the support of British authority; and it was by their prompt and loyal compliance with his orders, and able co-operation with British forces, that the peace, not only of the Hill States, but of a great portion of the Punjab, was preserved. The most powerful of these princes, the Rajahs of Jheend and Kuppoortala, of Puttiala, Nubha, and Kylore, sent contingents, which did good service in the field, and at Delhi, against the rebels. The remainder, with one exception, the Rajah of Bussahie, afforded the best assistance they were able in their separate localities, by preventing the spread of disaffection or revolt, and the necessity of still further subdividing the disposable British troops. Among these chiefs the young Rajah of Jubal occupied a distinguished place, and thus justified by his loyalty, the confidence which had already been reposed in him. On the restoration of peace, and as a reward, a considerable permanent reduction was made in the amount of tribute to Government with which his estate is chargeable. The Rajah is now therefore in very comfortable and independent circumstances, his estate is well managed, and he is grateful, as well for the able redemption of his father's neglect and extravagance, as for the boon which has been conferred upon him. 

The Rajah of Jubal belongs to a local tribe of Rajpoots, of which he is the chief. Like other rulers of hill states, the family settled in the mountains after emigration from their own proper country at a remote period of time, and having achieved an independent position, have since been able to maintain it. The title of the family is properly Rana, which is a higher grade of Rajpoot rank than Rajah; but the latter, as a local designation, is nevertheless more esteemed and coveted, as emanating from the sovereign power of the country, the British Government of India.

In regard to manners and customs, or religious belief, the subject illustrated calls for no particular remark; he follows the usual habits of Rajpoots, which differ little in any locality of Northern India.