322 ROXPAK TOWN
Rs. 24,400. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. zg,ooo, chiefly :derived
from octroi ; and the expenditure was Rs, 23,600. The town is an
important trade centre ; and four factories. for ginning cotton and one
for ginning and pressing have recently been established. The number
of factory hands in 1904 was 279, Muslin turbans interwoven with
gold and silver thread and a form of muslin known as tanzeb are pro
duced. The Anglo-vernacular high school is managed by the Educa-
tional department:
Rohtang.-Pass in the Kula subdivision. of Kangra District, Pun-
jab, situated in 32° 22' N. and 77° 17' E., across the Himalayan range
which divides the Kula valley from LAW. The pass leads from
Koksar in Eahul to Ralla in Kothi Manali of Kula. The elevation
is only 13,326 feet, a remarkably low level considering that the sides
rise to 15,000 and 16,ooo feet, while within 12 miles are peaks over
20,000 feet in height. The high road to Leh and Yarkand from -Kola
and Kangra goes over this pass, which is practicable for laden males
and ponies. The pass is dangerous, and generally impassable between
November and the end of March or even later. Through it the
monsoon rains reach the Chandra valley, and the Beas rises on its
southern slope.
I Rohtlis.-Fortress in the District and tahsil of Jhelum, Punjab,
situated in 32° 55' N. and 73° 48' E., 1o miles north-west of Jhelum
town, in the gorge where the Kah&n torrent breaks through the low
eastern spur of the Tilla range. The fortress was built by the emperor
Sher ShAh Sari, after his expulsion of Humayiun in 1542, to hold in
check the Gakhars, who were allies of the exiled emperor. The
Gakhars endeavoured to prevent its construction, and labour was
obtained with such difficulty that the cost exceeded 40 lakhs in modern
currency. The circumference is about 21 miles, and the walls are
30 feet thick and from 30 to 5o feet high. There are 68 towers and
12 gateways, of which the. most imposing is the Sohal Gate, a fine
specimen of the Pathan style, over 70 feet in height, with exquisite
balconies on the outer walls. The fortress was named' after the fort
of Rohtas in Bengal, the scene of a victory of Sher Shah. The north-
ern wall is now a ruin, and within the fortifications lies the small but
flourishing village of Rohtas.
RohtlLsgarh.-Hill fort in the Sasaram subdivision of Shaiaabttd
District, Bengal, situated in. 24° 37' N. and 83° 55' E., about 30 miles
south of Sasaram town, overlooking the junction of the Koel with the
Son river. Population (rgol), 1,899. It derives its name from the
young prince Rohitaswa, son of Haris Chandra, king of the Solar race.
Little or nothing is known concerning the persons who held the fort
until iioo, when it is supposed to have belonged to Pratap Dhawala,:
father of the last Hindu king. Sher 'Shah captured Rohtasgarh in
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