| Faridkot State | |||||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||||
| 1763–1948 | |||||||||
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 Detail of Faridkot State from a map of British and native states in the Cis-Sutlej Division between 1847–51, by Abdos Sobhan, 1858 | |||||||||
| Capital | Faridkot | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1892 | 1,652 km2 (638 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1892 | 97,034 | ||||||||
| Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||
• Established | 1763 | ||||||||
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Faridkot State was a self-governing princely state of Punjab ruled by Brar Jats[1] outside British India during the British Raj period in the Indian sub-continent until Indian independence. The state was located in the south of the erstwhile Ferozepore district during the British period.[2] The former state had an area of around 1649.82 square kilometres (637 sq mi).[2] It population in 1941 was around 199,000 thousand.[2] The state's rulers had cordial relations with the British.[3]
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:8was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Singh, Gursharan (1991). History of Pepsu: Patiala and East Punjab States Union, 1948-1956. Konark Publishers. p. 8. ISBN 9788122002447.
- ^ Chhabra, Arvind (30 September 2022). "Faridkot: An Indian maharaja and a 'mystery' will". BBC. Retrieved 7 August 2024.