Malerkotla State

Malerkotla State
1454–1948
Coat of arms of Malerkotla
Coat of arms
Motto: Heaven's Light Our Guide[1]
Detail of Malerkotla State from a map of British and native states in the Cis-Sutlej Division between 1847–51, by Abdos Sobhan, 1858
Detail of Malerkotla State from a map of British and native states in the Cis-Sutlej Division between 1847–51, by Abdos Sobhan, 1858
CapitalMalerkotla city
Common languagesUrdu, English, Punjabi, Hindi, Pashto
Religion
Sunni Islam
GovernmentAbsolute Monarchy
Nawab of Malerkotla 
• 1657 - 1659
Muhammad Bayazid Khan (First)
• 1710 or 1712 - 1717
Ghulam Hussain Khan
• 1717 - 1762
Jamal Khan
• 1762 - 1763/64
Bhikan Khan
• 23 August 1908 – 15 August 1947
Ahmad Ali Khan (Last)
History 
• Established
1454
15 August 1947 1948
Population
• 
77,506
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Mughal Empire
Dominion of India

The State of Malerkotla or Maler Kotla was a princely state in the Punjab region during the era of British India. The last Nawab of Maler Kotla signed the instrument of accession to join the Dominion of India on 20 August 1948. Its rulers belonged to a Sarwani and Lodi Pashtun dynasty from Afghanistan, and its capital was in Malerkotla. The state belonged to the Punjab States Agency.

  1. ^ The motto of the Order of the Star of India