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Suket State was one of the
Princely states of India
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Suket State was one of the Princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
s of India during the period of the British Raj. The capital of the state was Pangna. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 April 1948. Formerly it belonged to the States of the Punjab Hills
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 Punjab ...
and currently, it is part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The present-day Mandi district was formed with the merger of the two princely states of 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 ...
and Suket.
History
According to tradition the predecessor state was founded about 765 by Bira Sen (Vir Sen), claimed to be a son of a Sena dynasty King of Bengal. The early history of Suket was marred by constant warfare against other principalities, especially against the Kingdom of Kullu. At the time of Raja Bikram Sen, Kullu was under the overlordship of Suket State and was reduced to paying tribute to Suket. Raja Madan Sen's reign was the golden age of Suket, when its ruler reduced into submission the neighboring smaller states. During the reign of Raja Udai Sen Suket came under the influence of the Mughal Empire who were content with merely exacting tribute. At the time of Raja Bikram Sen II, Sukket survived the invasion of the Gurkhas of Nepal (1803 to 1815) and the ensuing brief period ofSikh
Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...
dominance thanks to the Raja's diplomatic skills. In 1845, when war broke out between the Sikhs and the British, the Rajas of Suket and Mandi took the side of the British, signing a Treaty of Alliance in Bilaspur in 1846. In the same year a sanad was granted to Raja Ugar Sen II confirming him and his heirs in the possession of the Suket territories.
Rulers
The rulers of Suket bore the title ''Raja''. The clan name of the royal lineage was 'Suketi' or 'Suketr'.Rajas
*1663 - 1721 Jit Sen (d. 1721) *1721 - 1748 Garur Sen (b. 1693 - d. 1748) *1748 - 1762 Bhikam Sen (d. 1762) (Afghan invasions) *1762 - 1791 Ranjit Sen (d. 1791) *1791 - 1838 Bikram Sen II (b. 17.. - d. 1838) *1838 - 1876 Ugar Sen II (d. 1876) *1876 - Apr 1878 Rudra Sen (b. 1828 - d. 1886) *1878 - 1879 Arimardan Sen (b. 1863 - d. 1879) *29 Mar 1879 – 27 May 1908 Dasht Nikandan Sen (b. 1865 - d. 1908) *29 Mar 1879 - 1884 Munshi Hardyal Singh -Regent *27 May 1908 – 12 Oct 1919 Bhim Sen (b. 1885 - d. 1919) (from 1 Jan 1918, Sir Bhim Sen) *13 Oct 1919 – 15 Aug 1947 Lakshman Sen (b. 1895 - d. 1970)/ref>
See also
* Punjab States Agency * Political integration of India * Lalit Sen * Hari SenReferences
External links
* Princely states of Punjab History of Himachal Pradesh Mandi district 8th-century establishments in India 765 establishments 1948 disestablishments in India Former monarchies of Asia {{HimachalPradesh-geo-stub