Baghal State

Palace of earstwhile Arki/Bhagal Princely State,Himachal Prades,India

Baghal State
बाघल

Princely State

c. 1643–1948

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History

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Established

c. 1643

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Independence of India

1948

Area

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1901

312 km² (120 sq mi)

Population

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1901

27,720

Density

88.8 /km² (230.1 /sq mi)

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Baghal". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Rana Mehar Chand of Baghal seated with Jai Singh of Kulu. Pahari painting, early eighteenth century.

Baghal was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It covers an area of 312 square kilometres (120 sq mi) and is now part of Himachal Pradesh state. Baghal was founded by Rana Sabha Chand in 1643 and was acceded to India on 15 April 1948.

The capital of Baghal was Arki.

History

The state of Baghal was founded around 1640. It was ruled by Rajputs of the Baghalia dynasty.

Rulers

The rulers of Baghal bore the title 'Raja' from 1860 onward.^[1]

Ranas

1670 - 1727 Prithvi Chand (d. 1727)
1727 - 1743 Mehar Chand (d. 1743)
1743 - 1778 Bhup Chand (d. 1778)
1778 - 1805 Jagat Singh (1st time) (d. 1828) (exiled in Nalagarh 1805 - 1815)
1805 - 1815 occupied by Nepal
3 Sep 1815 - Aug 1828 Jagat Singh (2nd time) (s.a.)
1828 - 16 Jan 1840 Shiv Saran Singh (b. 1793 - d. 1840)
1840 - 12 Mar 1875 Kishan Singh (b. 1817 - d. 1877) (personal style Raja from 1860)

Rajas

12 Mar 1875 - 23 Jul 1877 Kishan Singh (s.a.)
23 Jul 1877 - 12 Oct 1877 Moti Singh (d. 1877)
1877 - 1904 Dhian Singh (b. 1842 - d. 1904)
23 Apr 1904 - 3 Oct 1922 Bikram Singh (b. 1893 - d. 1922)
3 Oct 1922 - 21 Dec 1945 Surendra Singh (b. 1909 - d. 1945)
21 Dec 1945 - 15 Aug 1947 Rajendra Singh (b. 1928 - d. 2010)

Gallery

Arki Palace, Capital city of Baghal State
Interior designing in Arki Palace
Part of Palace of Arki/Bhagal princely state, now residence of its legal heirs
A side view of part of Palace of Arki/Bhagal Palace
Design of top of palace of Arki/Bhagal Princely State
Diwan E Aam ,general assembly hall ,Arki/Bhagal Princely State
Designe and wall paining of palace of Arki/Bhagal princely state

References

↑ Princely states of India

External links

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Baghal.

Coordinates: 31°09′N 76°58′E / 31.15°N 76.97°E / 31.15; 76.97

Princely states of the Punjab and Simla Hills in British India

Punjab States Agency	Bahawalpur Bilaspur (Kahlur) Chamba Faridkot Jind Kalsia Kapurthala Loharu Maler Kotla Mamdot Mandi Nabha Pataudi Patiala Sirmur (Nahan) Suket (Sundarnagar) Tehri Garhwal

Historical Punjab Hill States	Bhadrawah Datarpur Guler (Haripur) Jaswan Kangra Kashtwar Kotkhai Kutlehar Kullu Nurpur Siba

Simla Hill States Superintendency	Baghal Baghat Balsan Bashahr Bhajji Bija Darkoti Dhami Jubbal Keonthal Kumharsain Kunihar Kuthar Mahlog Mangal Nalagarh (Hindur) Sangri Tharoch

List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) Punjab States Agency Punjab Native States Simla Hill States

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