Beja State

Palace cum Fort of Beja Princely State ,Simla Hill States, Himachal Pradesh, India

Sh. Laxmi Chand last emperor of Beja Hill State alongwith his wife,Himachal Prades, India

The Princely State of Beja was a semi-sovereign kingdom of India (Himachal Pradesh) from the 18th century till 15 April 1948. It was ruled by a cadet branch of the Tomara dynasty (Tunwar) with the title of Thakur.^[1]

It is one of the 18 Simla Hill States, situated just below Kasauli to the west and is bordered by Mahlog, Patiala State, Kuthar and the Bharauli tract of Simla District around Sabathu. Beja included 45 villages, over an area of 13 km² or 5 mi² with 1,131 subjects.

Beja is one of the original constituent members of the Chamber of Princes, a number of smaller states indirectly represented by 12 princes whom they periodically elected.^[2]

Gallery

Fort of Beja Princely State ,Simla Hill States, Himachal Pradesh,India
Ruines of fort of Beja State, Simla Hill States, Himachal Pradesh, India
Sh. Vijay Chand,Son of Sh.Luxmi Chand, last king of Beja Princely State, Himachal Pradesh, India
View from the roof of fort of Beja State part of Simla Hill States, Himachal Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 30°56′00″N 77°02′00″E / 30.9333°N 77.0333°E / 30.9333; 77.0333

References

↑ Princely States of India Archived 6 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
↑ The Indian Princes: BEJA

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