The Punjab States Agency was an agency of the
Indian Empire. The agency was created in 1921, on the model of the
Central India Agency and
Rajputana Agency, and dealt with forty
princely states in northwest India formerly dealt with by the Province of
Punjab.
After 1947, most of the states chose to
accede
Accession refers to the general idea of joining or adding to. It may also refer to:
*Accession (property law)
* Accession, the act of joining a treaty by a party that did not take part in its negotiations; see Vienna Convention on the Law of Treat ...
to the
Dominion of India, the rest to the
Dominion of Pakistan.
History
The princely states had come under the
suzerainty
Suzerainty () is the rights and obligations of a person, state or other polity who controls the foreign policy and relations of a tributary state, while allowing the tributary state to have internal autonomy. While the subordinate party is cal ...
of the British crown after the
Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814–16 and went on to be known as the Punjab Native States and the Simla Hill States. They later came into direct diplomatic relations with the British province of
Punjab, with the exception of
Tehri Garhwal State, which had a connection instead with the
United Provinces.
The Punjab States Agency was established in 1921 out of the previous Punjab Native States, which had received advice from the Lieutenant Governor of
Punjab Province, and the
Simla Hill States
The Hill States of India were princely states lying in the northern border regions of the British Indian Empire.
History
During the colonial Raj period, two groups of princely states in direct relations with the Province of British Punja ...
, advised by the Deputy Commissioner of
Simla district
Shimla is a district in the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. Its headquarters is the state capital of Shimla. Neighbouring districts are Mandi and Kullu in the north, Kinnaur in the east, Uttarakhand in the southeast, Solan to the sou ...
. The agency was created under the direct authority of the Governor General of India, with its headquarters in
Shimla.
After Indian Independence in 1947, the states all acceded to the new
Dominion of India, most of them later becoming part of the new state of
Himachal Pradesh, with
Tehri Garhwal State becoming part of
Uttar Pradesh. In 2000, the northern portion of Uttar Pradesh, including the former state of
Tehri-Garhwal, became the new state of
Uttarakhand.
Princely states
Punjab States Agency
Salute state
A salute state was a princely state under the British Raj that had been granted a gun salute by the British Crown (as paramount ruler); i.e., the protocolary privilege for its ruler to be greeted—originally by Royal Navy ships, later also ...
s, by precedence :
*
Patiala, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 17-guns (19-guns local)
*
Bahawalpur (now in Pakistan), title Nawab, Hereditary salute of 17-guns (later promoted to 21 guns by the Pakistani president)
*
Jind, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 13-guns (15-guns personal and local)
*
Kapurthala, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 13-guns (15-guns personal and local)
*
Nabha, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 13-guns (15-guns local)
* Kaithal, title Bhai ( Maharaja) Hereditary salute 13-guns (15-guns local)
*
Bilaspur (Kahlur), title Raja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
*
Chamba, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
*
Faridkot, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
*
Maler Kotla (Malerkotla), title Nawab, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
*
Mandi
Mandi may refer to:
Places
* Mandı, Azerbaijan
India
* Mandi, Jammu and Kashmir, a town on the Mandi River in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir
* Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, a city in Himachal Pradesh
** Mandi State, former princely sta ...
, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
*
Sirmur (Nahan), title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
*
Suket (Sundarnagar), title Raja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
*
Loharu, title Nawab, Hereditary salute of 9-guns
Non-salute states, alphabetically :
* Dujana State, title Nawab.
*
Mamdot The Nawab of Mamdot was the title of the hereditary rulers of Mamdot, a princely state, near Firozpur, in the Punjab region of British India.
Background
In 1794, Nizamuddin and his younger brother Qutbuddin, established themselves as rulers of Kasu ...
, title Nawab
*
Pataudi, title Nawab
Annexed States:
* Bahadurgarh, title Nawab, annexed 1857
* Ballabgarh, title Raja, annexed 1857
* Farrukhnagar, title Nawab, annexed 1857
* Jhajjar, title Nawab, annexed 1857
Jagirs
* Kunjpura, title Nawab
* Arnauli, title Bhai
* Karnal, title Nawab
* Shantiabad, title Sardar
* Dhanaura, title Sardar
* Tangaur, title Sardar
* Jharauli, title Sardar
* Shamgarh, title Sardar
* Panipat, title Nawab
* Shahzadapur, title Sardar
* Mustafabad, title Sardar
* Gogripur, title Chaudhary
Historical princely states of the Punjab Hills
*
Kangra
* Kangra-Nadaun
*
Jaswan
*
Guler (Haripur)
*
Siba
*
Datarpur
Datarpur is a village situated in Mukerian Tehsil, Hoshiarpur District, Punjab (India). Datarpur State was a small precolonial Indian hill state in the Lower Himalayas. The state was founded around 1550 and was annexed by the British in 1849.
Ne ...
*
Kutlehar
Kutlehar State, covering an area of , was one of the Princely states of India.They were originally Kshatriyas.
Kutlehar was an independent kingdom built in the 10th century. The limits of the kingdom were at their maximum during the rule of Raj ...
*
Madhopur
*
Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh
Simla Hill States Superintendency of the Punjab States Agency
Salute states:
*
Sirmur , title Maharaja, 11 Gun salute
*
Bashahr
Bushahr, also spelt as 'Bashahr' and 'Bussahir' or 'Bushair' was a Rajput princely state in India during the British Raj. It was located in the hilly western Himalaya promontory bordering Tibet in the northern part of colonial Punjab region.
...
, title Raja, Personal 9 guns-salute
Non-salute states, alphabetically:
*
Baghal
Baghal was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It covers an area of and is now part of Arki Tehsil in Solan District of Himachal Pradesh state. Baghal was founded by Rana Aje De in 1310-40 and was acce ...
*
Baghat
* Balsan
*
Beja
*
Bhajji
*
Darkoti
*
Dhami
*
Jubbal
*
Keonthal
*
Kumharsain
*
Kunihar
Kunihar is a valley town in the Solan district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, which is also known as "Hatkot" and "Choti Vilayat." Kunihar is situated, alongside Kuni Rivulet,a small river or Khad in shape of garland or Har so is th ...
*
Kuthar
Kuthar, formerly Krishangarh, is located in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. Krishangarh (Kuthar) is situated on the MDR-75 i.e. Shalaghat-Arki-Kunihar-Kuthar-Patta-Brotiwala (previously known as State Highway-9) adjoining Sabathu, Kasaul ...
*
Mahlog
Mehlog or Mah(i)log was a princely state of India before and during the colonial British Raj. In 1940 it had a population of 8,631 and an area of . The capital city was Patta.
On 15 April 1948 Mahlog acceded to the Indian Union. Later it was ...
*
Mangal
*
Nalagarh (Hindur)
*
Sangri
* Tharoch
Dynasties by State
The following are the dynasties of respective states of the Punjab Agency:
Salute state
A salute state was a princely state under the British Raj that had been granted a gun salute by the British Crown (as paramount ruler); i.e., the protocolary privilege for its ruler to be greeted—originally by Royal Navy ships, later also ...
s, by precedence:
*
Patiala -
Sidhu Jat (Phulkian Dynasty)
*
Bahawalpur - Daudpotra Abbasi
*
Jind -
Sidhu Jat (Phulkian Dynasty)
*
Kapurthala - Kalal
Jat
*
Nabha -
Sidhu Jat (
Phulkian
The Phulkian (or Phoolkian) Maharajas were Jat-Sikh rulers and aristocrats in the Punjab region of India. They governed the states of Faridkot, Jind, Nabha, Malaudh and Patiala, allying themselves with the British Raj as per the Cis-Sutlej t ...
Dynasty)
*
Bilaspur (Kahlur) - Agrok Rajput
*
Chamba - Agrok Rajput
*
Faridkot -
Brar Jat (
Phulkian
The Phulkian (or Phoolkian) Maharajas were Jat-Sikh rulers and aristocrats in the Punjab region of India. They governed the states of Faridkot, Jind, Nabha, Malaudh and Patiala, allying themselves with the British Raj as per the Cis-Sutlej t ...
Dynasty)
*
Maler Kotla (Malerkotla) - Sherwani Pathan
*
Mandi
Mandi may refer to:
Places
* Mandı, Azerbaijan
India
* Mandi, Jammu and Kashmir, a town on the Mandi River in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir
* Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, a city in Himachal Pradesh
** Mandi State, former princely sta ...
- Chandravansi Rajput (Lunar Race)
*
Sirmur (Nahan) - Jadu Bhatti Rajput
*
Suket - Chandravansi Rajput (Lunar Race)
*
Loharu - Pathan
Non-salute states, alphabetically :
* Dujana State -
Yusufzai Pathan
*
Mamdot The Nawab of Mamdot was the title of the hereditary rulers of Mamdot, a princely state, near Firozpur, in the Punjab region of British India.
Background
In 1794, Nizamuddin and his younger brother Qutbuddin, established themselves as rulers of Kasu ...
- Hassanzai Pathan
*
Pataudi -
Barech Pathan
Annexed States:
* Bahadurgarh -
Barech Pathan
* Ballabgarh -
Tewatia Tewatia / Tewatiya / Teotia / Tevatiya are the surnames used by Jats that may refer to the following notable people:
*Debi Singh Tewatia (1930–2017), Indian judge
*Harendra Singh Tewatia, Indian politician
*Rahul Tewatia (born 1993), Indian cricke ...
Jat
* Farrukhnagar - Baluch
* Jhajjar -
Barech Pathan
See also
*
Political integration of India
References
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