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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 355 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BANSWARA (literally " the
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forest country ")
  , a
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rajput feudatory state in
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Rajputana, India . It
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borders on
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Gujarat and is bounded on the N. by the native states of
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Dungarpur and Udaipur or Mewar; on the N.E. and E. by Partabgarh; on the S. by the dominions of
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Holkar and the state of Jabua and on the W. by the state of
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Rewa Kantha . Banswara state is about 45 M. in length from N. to S., and 33 M. in breadth from E. to W., and has an
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area of 1946 sq. m . The population in 19or was 165,350 . The
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Mahi is the only
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river in the state and
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great scarcity of
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water occurs in the dry season . The Banswara chief belongs to the
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family of Udaipur . During the vigour of the
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Delhi
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empire Banswara formed one of its dependencies; on its decline the state passed under the
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Mahrattas . Wearied out by their oppressions, its chief in 1812 petitioned for
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English
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protection, on the condition of his state becoming tributary on the expulsion of the Mahrattas . The treaty of 1818 gave effect to this arrangement, Britain guaranteeing the prince against
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external enemies and refractory chiefs; he, on his
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part, pledging himself to be guided by her representative in the administration of his state . The chief is assisted in the administration,by a hamdar or minister . The estimated
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gross revenue is £17,000 and the tribute £2500 . The custom of suttee, or widow-burning, has long been abolished in the state, but the
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people retain all their superstitions regarding witches and sorcery; and as
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late as 1870, a Bhil woman, about eighty years old, was swung to
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death at
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Kushalgarh on an accusation of
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witchcraft .

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crime were sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment, but they had the sympathy of the people on their side . The chief
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town is Banswara, situated about 8 m . W. of the Mahi river, surrounded by an old disused rampart and adorned by various
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Hindu temples, with the battlements of the chief's palace overlooking it . Its population in 1901 was 7038 . The petty state of Kushalgarh is feudatory to Banswara .

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