Nabha State
Princely State
1763–1947
Flag of Nabha
Flag
Coat of arms of Nabha
Coat of arms

Nabha State in a 1911 map of Ludhiana district
Area 
• 1901
2,502 km2 (966 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
297,949
Historical eraNew Imperialism
• Established
1763
• Accession to the Dominion of India
1947
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Mughal Empire
Phulkian Misl
Dominion of India
Today part ofIndia
Sir Hira Singh, Raja of Nabha

Nabha State,[1] with its capital at Nabha, was one of the Phulkian princely states of Punjab during the British Raj in India.[2] Nabha was ruled by Jat Sikhs of the Sidhu clan.[3]

History

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Origin

The ruling house of Nabha belonged to the Phulkian dynasty, sharing a common ancestor named Tiloka with the Jind rulers. Tiloka was the eldest son of Phul Sidhu of the Phulkian Misl. The Nabha rulers descend from Gurditta (Gurdit Singh), the elder son of Tiloka. Gurditta was the founder of the localities of Dhanaula and Sangrur. Sangrur was the headquarters of the state till it was captured by Jind State. Gurditta died in 1754, his only son Surat (or Suratya) Singh had died two years earlier in 1752, leaving his grandson, Hamir Singh, as the next in line. Hamir Singh was the founder of the locality of Nabha and the first ruler of Nabha State.[4]

List of rulers

No. Name

(Birth–Death)

Portrait Reign Enthronement Ref.
Sardars
1 Hamir Singh
(died 1783) 		1754 – 1783 ? [4]
Rajas
2 Jaswant Singh
(1775 – 22 May 1840) 		1783 – 1840 ? [4]
3 Devinder Singh
(5 September 1822 – 14/15 November 1865) 		1840 – 1846 15 October 1840 [4]
4 Bharpur Singh
(5 October 1840 – 9 November 1863) 		1846 – 1863 ? [4]
5 Bhagwan Singh
(30 November 1842 – 31 May 1871) 		1863 – 1871 17 February 1864 [4]
Maharajas
6 Hira Singh
(19 December 1843 – 24 December 1911) 		1871 – 1911 10 August 1871 [4]
7 Ripudaman Singh
(4 March 1883 – 14 December 1942) 		1911 – 1923 24 January 1912 [4]
8 Partap Singh
(21 September 1919 – 22 July 1995) 		1923 – 1948 [4]

Demographics

Religion

Religion in Nabha State (1941)[5]: 42 
Religion Population Percentage
Hinduism [a] 146,518 42.59%
Sikhism 122,451 35.59%
Islam 70,373 20.45%
Christianity 213 0.06%
Others[b] 4,489 1.3%
Total Population 344,044 100%

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See also

Notes

  1. ^ Including Ad-Dharmis
  2. ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated

References

  1. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 18, p. 271.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nabha" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 147.
  3. ^ Bates, Crispin (26 March 2013). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume I: Anticipations and Experiences in the Locality. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 978-81-321-1589-2.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Singh, Bhagat (1993). "Chapter 14 - The Phulkian Misl". A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University.
  5. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 17 January 2023.

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