Bedla
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, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Bedla
Principal town of an estate of the same name in the State of Udaipur, Rajputana, situated in 24° 38' N. and 73° 42" E., on the left bank of the Ahar stream, about 4 miles north of Udaipur city. Population (1901), 1,222. It contains a mission school attended by 30 boys. The estate is held by the second noble of Mewar, who is styled Rao. It consists of in villages, the majority of which are situated to the north of Chitor ; among them is Nagari, one of the oldest places in Rajputana and mentioned in the article on Chitor. The income is about Rs. 64,000, and a tribute of Rs. 4,100 is paid to the Darbar. The Raos of Bedla are Chauhan Rajputs, and claim direct descent from Prithwi Raj, the last Hindu king of Delhi. Bakht Singh, the great-grandfather of the present Rao, brought the European residents of Nimach from Dungla to Udaipur during the Mutiny of 1857, by the order of Maharana Sarup Singh. For these services he received a sword of honour and was subsequently created a Rao Bahadur and a CLE.
