mount power, and
to refer all disputes with neighbouring princes to the British
government. Kirat Singh, the first maharaj rana of Dholpur, was
succeeded in 1836 by his son Bhagwant Singh, who showed great loyalty
during the Mutiny of 1857, was created a K.C.S.I., and G.C.S.I. in 1869.
He was succeeded in 1873 by his grandson Nihal Singh, who received the
C.B. and frontier medal for services in the Tirah campaign. He died in
1901, and was succeeded by his eldest son Ram Singh (b. 1883).

See _Imperial Gazetteer of India_ (Oxford, 1908) and authorities there
given.

DHOW, the name given to a type of vessel used throughout the Arabian
Sea. The language to which the word belongs is unknown. According to the
_New English Dictionary_ the place of origin may be the Persian Gulf,
assuming that the word is identical with the tava mentioned by
Athanasius Nikitin (_India in the 15th Century_, Hakluyt Society, 1858).
Though the word is used generally of any craft along the East African
coast, it is usually applied to the vessel of about 150 to 200 tons
burden with a stem rising with a long slope from the water; dhows
generally have one mast with a lateen sail, the yard being of enormous
length. Much of the coasting trade of the Red Sea and Persian Gulf is
carried on by these vessels. They were the regular vessels employed in
the slave trade from the east coast of Africa.

DHRANGADRA, a native state of India, in the Gujarat division of Bombay,
situated in the north of the peninsula of Kathiawar. Its area is 1156
sq. m. Pop. (1901) 70,880. The estimated gross revenue is L38,000 and
the tribute L3000. A state railway on the metre gauge from Wadhwan to
the town of Dhrangadra, a distance of 21 m., was opened for traffic in
1898. Some cotton is grown, although the soil is as a whole poor; the
manufactures include salt, metal vessels and stone hand-mills. The chief
town, Dhrangadra, has a population (1901) of 14,770.

The chief of Dhrangadra, who bears the title of Raj Sahib, with the
predicate of His Highness, is head of the ancient clan of Jhala Rajputs,
who are said to have entered Kathiawar from Sind in the 8th century. Raj
Sahib Sir Mansinghji Ranmalsinghji (b. 1837), who succeeded his father
in 1869, was distinguished for the enlightened character of his
administration, especially in the matter of establishing schools and
internal communications. He was created a K.C.S.I in 1877. He died in
1900, and was succeeded by hi