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See also:RATLAM (or RATLAM) , a native See also:state of central See also:India, in the See also:Malwa agency . See also:Area, 902 sq. m . Its territory is closely interlaced with that of Sailana . It is held as tributary to Sindhia; but in 1819 an arrangement was made by which Sindhia engaged never to send any troops into the See also:country or to interfere with the See also:internal See also:administration, and in 1861 the See also:tribute was assigned to the See also:British See also:government in See also:part See also:payment of the See also:Gwalior contingent . The See also:population in 1901 was 83,773, showing a decrease of 6% in the See also:decade; estimated See also:revenue, £34,000; tribute, £2850 . The See also:chief, whose See also:title is See also:raja, is a Rahtor See also:Rajput of the See also:Jodhpur See also:family . The chief Sujjan Singh succeeded in 1893, and attained full See also:powers in 1898 . The See also:town of See also:Ratlam is 1577 ft. above See also:sea-level . Pop . (1901) 36,321 . It is a junction on the See also:Rajputana-Malwa railway, and an important centre of See also:trade, especially in See also:opium . |
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