Faridkot State

Faridkot State
Princely State of British India
1763–1948
Flag of Faridkot
Flag
Coat of arms of Faridkot
Coat of arms

Detail of Faridkot State from a map of British and native states in the Cis-Sutlej Division between 1847–51, by Abdos Sobhan, 1858
CapitalFaridkot
Area 
• 1892
1,652 km2 (638 sq mi)
Population 
• 1892
97,034
Historical eraNew Imperialism
• Established
1763
20 August
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Maratha Empire
India

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Singh, Gursharan (1991). History of Pepsu: Patiala and East Punjab States Union, 1948-1956. Konark Publishers. p. 8. ISBN 9788122002447.
  3. ^ Chhabra, Arvind (30 September 2022). "Faridkot: An Indian maharaja and a 'mystery' will". BBC. Retrieved 7 August 2024.