Fig. 150 Mosque of the Sháh Hamadán.
CHAPTER XXX
OTHER PLACES OF NOTE
I. PANJÁB.
(a) Ambála Division.
Ambála, 30·2 N.—76·4 E. Population 80,131, of which 54,223 in Cantonments. A creation of British rule. It became the headquarters of the Political Agent for the Cis-Sutlej States in 1823, and the Cantonment was established in 1843. The Native City and the Civil Lines lie some miles to the N.W. of the Cantonment. Headquarters of district and division.
Bhiwání (Hissár), 28·5 N.—76·8 E. Headquarters of tahsíl in Hissár. Population 31,100. On Rewárí—Ferozepore branch of Rájputána—Málwa Railway. Has a brisk trade with Rájputána.
Hánsí (Hissár), 29·7 N.—75·6 E. Headquarters of tahsil. Population 14,576. A very ancient town. In centre of canal tract of Hissár, and a local centre of the cotton trade.