pulous country in the vicinity is thought to be peculiarly suited for breeding horses, and there is a large government stud at Puttee. Pop. about 5000.a town of British India, capital of a dependent native state of the same name, in Sirhind, on the Kosilla, 1023 miles N.W. of Calcutta. It is walled, and has a citadel of no great strength, where the rajah resides. The town is compactly built of brick; and has a more neat and cleanly appearance than most Indian towns, notwithstanding its dense population. The territory of the state, which has an area of 4682 square miles, is very fertile, and exports grain in large quantities. It was taken possession of by the British in 1809; but the rajah retains the sovereignty, on condition of furnishing a certain number of troops in case of war to the British government. Pop. of the state 1,310,960.