State of Patiala | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1762–1947 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Kingdom (1763-1809) Princely State (1809-1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Patiala | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Punjabi (official) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Sikh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maharaja | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1762 - 1765 | Ala Singh | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1938 - 1947 | Yadavindra Singh | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
• Established | 1762 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 15,389 km2 (5,942 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1881[1] | 1,467,433 | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1891[1] | 1,583,521 | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1901[1] | 1,596,692 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Rupee and Paisa | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | India Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||
Patiala State was a kingdom and princely state in British India, and one of the Phulkian States, that acceded to the Union of India upon Indian independence and partition in 1947. The state was founded by Ala Singh in 1762.[2][3] Patiala State was the largest and most important princely state in the Punjab Province.[4] The state's ruler, the Maharaja of Patiala, was entitled to a 17-gun salute and held precedence over all other princes in the Punjab Province during the British Raj.[2] The state was ruled by Jat Sikhs of the Sidhu gotra (clan).[3]
- ^ a b c Imperial gazetteer of India. Vol. XX Pardi to Pusad. 1908. pp. 40, 42.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Truhart, Peter (2017). Regents of Nations: Asia, Australia-Oceania, Part 2 (Reprint ed.). Walter de Gruyter. pp. 1398–1399. ISBN 9783111616254.
- ^ Bond, J. W.; Wright, Arnold (2006). Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. pp. 232–242. ISBN 978-81-206-1965-4. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.