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the country generally derived much profit from the continuous stream
of traffic between Surat and Golconda, which passed along its well-
protected highways.
Between 1670 and 1672 the Marathas appeared and succeeded in
taking Salher fort, which, however, was eventually restored to the
Muhammadans in 1684. Under the rule of the Nizam, who rose
to independent power in the Deccan in 1724, a commandant was
appointed to Mulher and a governor to Baglan; and this system
seems to have been followed till I795, when Baglan was ceded by
the Nizam to the Peshwa, who placed it, together with Khandesh, in
charge of a Sarsibahddr. The fort of Salher is supposed to have been
granted by the Peshwa to Rani Gahinabai, wife of Govind Rao Gaik-
war, who, after the battle of Dhodap (1768), remained for some time at
Poona as a state prisoner and afterwards ruled at Baroda from 1793 to
800o. On the overthrow of the Peshwa, Mulher fort was surrendered
to the English on July 3, I8I8, and the territory of Baglan was incor-
porated in Khandesh District. In 1869 Baglan was transferred to
Nasik District; and in 1875 it was, with its petty subdivisions of Jai-
khedan and Abhona, formed into two tdlukas-Baglan and Kalvan.
Baglan Taluka (or Satana).-Taluka of Nasik District, Bombay,
lying between 20° 26' and 20° 53° N. and 73° 51' and 74C 24' E., with
an area of 6oi square miles. There are I56 villages, but no town. The
head-quarters are at Satana. The population in 1901 was 64,645,
compared with 65,562 in 189I. The density, io8 persons per square
mile, is much below the District average. The demand for land revenue
in 1903-4 was I.8 lakhs, and for cesses Rs. I2,000. The chief river
is the Mosam. Baglan is noted for its garden tillage. The western
portion of the tiduka is marked by steep and narrow ridges, running
nearly east and west, which are usually crowned by perpendicular
ledges of rock. The summits are in some places fortified. Between
the ridges lie narrow valleys seamed by the beds of torrents. To the
east and south the country is more open and level, with sparse isolated
groups of flat-topped hills. Even in the level parts much of the land
is fallow and covered with brushwood. The climate, especially in the
west, is malarious after the rains; but at other seasons it is healthy and
cool. The annual rainfall averages about 20 inches. In 1875 Satana,
with its two petty subdivisions or pethas of Jaikhedan and Abhona, was
divided into two talukas--Baglan and Kalvan.
Bagli.-Thakurat in MALWA AGENCY, Central India.
Bagni.-Village in the Valva tdluka of Satara District, Bombay,
situated in I6° 55' N. and 74° 26' E., 4 miles south-west of Ashta.
Population (I901), 5,641. Bagni is a large agricultural village alienated
to the junior branch of the Mantri family, the senior branch of which
lives at Isldmpur. The village, which contains a fortified citadel,
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