n, who gave
manful and most important help in 1857. His son, Maharaja Mohindar Singh
(1862-1876), succeeded at the age of ten and died 14 years later. His
eldest son, Maharaja Rajindar Singh (1876-1900), was only four when he
succeeded and died at the age of 28. Another long minority, that of the
present Maharaja Bhupindar Singh, only came to an end a few years ago.
In the last fifty years Patiala has in consequence of three minorities
been governed, and as a rule successfully governed, for long periods by
Councils of Regency. The State in 1879 sent a contingent of 1100 men to
the Afghan War. It maintains an Imperial Service Force consisting of two
fine regiments of infantry and one of cavalry. Maharaja Rajindar Singh
went with one of these regiments to the Tirah Expedition.

[Sidenote: Area, 1259 sq. m.
Cultd area,
1172 sq. m.
Pop. 248,887;
78 p.c. H. and J.[15]
14 p.c. M.
8 p.c. S.
Rev.
Rs. 19,00,000
= L126,666.]

~Jind.~--A third of the population of Jind consists of Hindu and Sikh
Jats. There are two _nizamats_, Sangrur and Jind, the latter divided
into the _tahsils_ of Jind and Dadri (map on page 226). The Sangrur
villages are interspersed among those of the other Phulkian States, and
form a part of the Jangal Des. Jind is in the Bangar, and Dadri,
separated from Jind by the Rohtak district, is partly in Hariana and
partly in the sandy Rajputana desert. The rainfall varies from 17 inches
at Sangrur to ten inches at Dadri. Sangrur is irrigated by the Sirhind,
and Jind by the Western Jamna, Canal. Dadri is a dry sandy tract, in
which the Autumn millets are the chief crop. The revenue in 1911-12 was
19 _lakhs_ (L126,700). For imperial service Jind keeps up a fine
battalion of infantry 600 strong. The real founder of the state was
Gajpat Singh, who was a chief of great vigour. He conquered Jind and in
1774 deprived his relative, the chief of Nabha, of Sangrur. He died in
1789. His successor, Raja Bhag Singh, was a good ally of the British
Government. He died after a long and successful career in 1819. His son,
Fateh Singh, only survived him by three years. Sangat Singh succeeded to
troublous times and died childless in 1834. His second cousin, Raja
Sarup Singh, was only allowed to inherit the territory acquired by
Gajpat Singh, from whom he derived his claim. But the gallant and
valuable services rendered by Raja Sarup Singh in 1857 enabled him to
enlarge his State by the grant of the Dadri territory and of th