| Baghat State बघाट | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princely State | |||||||
| Late 15th/early 16th century–1948 | |||||||
| Capital | Solan | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 93 km2 (36 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 9,490 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | Late 15th/early 16th century | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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Baghat was a princely state of the British Raj, located in modern-day Himachal Pradesh.[1] It constituted one of the Simla Hill States. It consisted of three separate parts which were almost entirely surrounded by the larger Patiala territory. The largest part comprised approximately 22 square miles (57 km2), extending eastward from Solan. It incorporated Takroli, Bhocháli and part of the Básál parganas. The two smaller parts comprised about 10 square miles (26 km2) and 1 square mile (2.6 km2) respectively, and formed the remainder of the Básál pargana.[2]
The first capital of the state was Jaunaji located 6 miles from solan, 2nd Bhoch, in the pargana of Bhocháli. It was shifted in 1875 to Solan, which had a station on the Kálka–Simla railway.[2]
- ^ Soszynski, Henry. "Baghat". Genealogical Gleanings. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ a b Gazetteer, p. 3.