Bari Sadri
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Bari Sadri
Principal town of an estate of the same name in the State of Udaipur, Rajputana, situated in 24° 25' N. and 74° 29' E., about 50 miles east by south-east of Udaipur city. Population (1901), 4,063. On a hill to the south is a small fort, now almost in ruins. The estate, which is held by the senior noble of Mewar, who is styled Raj, consists of 91 villages. The income is about Rs. 48,000, and a tribute of Rs. 820 is paid to the Darbar. The chiefs of Sadri are Jhala Rajputs. In the beginning of the sixteenth century, one Ajja came to Mewar from Halwad in Kathiawar, and fought in 1527 on the side of Rana Sangram Singh I against the emperor Babar in the famous battle of Khanu.'X. When the Rana was wounded and was being carried off the field, Ajja took his place on his elephant and arew on himself the brunt of the battle. He did not survive the day ; but his son received the fief of Sadri, the title of Raj, the seat of honour next to the Rana, and the right of carrying the ensigns of Mewar and of beating his kettle- drums as far as the gate of the palace. These privileges are still enjoyed by his successors. Of the latter, one was killed at Chitor fighting against Bahadur Shah in 1534, another at the same place fighting against Akbar in 1567, and a third at the battle of Haldighat in 1576.
