Bhoshal Rana of Hat (Bajaura) - known for his stupidity and foolish manners.

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There was a chief called Bhoshal Rana of Hat
(Bajaura) who had extended his hold as far as Baragarh
fort in the upper Beas. In Kullu history, this Rana is
known for his stupidity and foolish manners. A story
still current about his style of functioning goes that a
villager brought twelve pumpkins to the market for sale.
He was confronted by eighteen men demanding the
octroi. The poor peasant, thus, coined the couplet.

" Bara Petha, Thara Dani,

Bhosal Rana Sar na jani. "

which means; twelve pumpkins and eighteen tax
collectors, Bhosal Rana knows nothing about the
governance. The Rana was married to a Suket princess.
His Wazir Tita Mehta was infatuated with the beauty of
the Rani, and the Rana was in love with the daughter of
the Wazir. The Rani repelled bad intention of the Wazir,
who then decided to take a revenge. The Wazir then
persuaded the Rana to sacrifice the Rani by burying her
alive to propitiate the water-god as water was not flowing
from the newly constructed water channel (Kuhl) for the
paddy fields. Foolish as the Rana was, he ordered the
burial of his wife alive. When Rana Bhosal's son came
to know about the conspiracy, he approached his uncle,
the Raja of Suket for help. The Raja came with an army,
captured both the Rana and the Wazir, got them killed
and took the children to Suket and ruled from there till
the territory was annexed by Raja Sidh Singh.


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