a town of British India, in the Barce Doab division of the Punjab, on a small affluent of the Ravec, among the lower mountains of the Himalaya chain; N. Lat. 32° 18', E. Long. 75° 57'. A large proportion of the inhabitants are Cashmerians, who are employed in the weaving of shawls. The town has a large and well-supplied bazaar; and derives much importance from its position on the route between India and Cashmere. It was originally governed by a hereditary rajah, but was afterwards seized by the Sikhs. There is a fort of stones and mud, on an eminence 200 feet high, but it is commanded by the higher elevations which surround it. Pop. 6000 or 8000.