Nabha State

Nabha State
Princely State
1763–1947
Flag of Nabha
Flag
Coat of arms of Nabha
Coat of arms

Nabha State in a 1911 map of Ludhiana district
Area 
• 1901
2,502 km2 (966 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
297,949
Historical eraNew Imperialism
• Established
1763
• Accession to the Dominion of India
1947
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Mughal Empire
Phulkian Misl
Dominion of India
Today part ofIndia
Sir Hira Singh, Raja of Nabha

Nabha State,[1] with its capital at Nabha, was one of the Phulkian princely states of Punjab during the British Raj in India.[2] Nabha was ruled by Jat Sikhs of the Sidhu clan.[3]

  1. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 18, p. 271.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nabha" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 147.
  3. ^ Bates, Crispin (26 March 2013). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume I: Anticipations and Experiences in the Locality. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 978-81-321-1589-2.