Baghal State
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| Baghal State बाघल | |||||||
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| Princely State | |||||||
| c. 1310-40–1948 | |||||||
| File:Palace of erstwhile Arki Princely State, Himachal Prades, India.jpg Palace of Bhagal - Arki Princely State, Himachal Pradesh, India | |||||||
| Capital | Arki | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 312 km2 (120 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 27,720 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | c. 1310-40 | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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Baghal State, also known as Arki State, was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj.[1] It covers an area of 312 square kilometres (120 sq mi) 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 acceded to India on 15 April 1948. The capital of Baghal - Arki.
History
[edit | edit source]The state of Baghal was founded around 1640.[citation needed]
Rulers
[edit | edit source]The rulers of Baghal bore the title 'Raja' from 1860 onward.[2][3]
Ranas
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- 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)
See also
[edit | edit source]Gallery
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Arki Palace, Capital city of Baghal State
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Interior designing in Arki Palace
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Part of Palace of Arki/Bhagal princely state, now residence of its legal heirs
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A side view of part of Palace of Arki/Bhagal Palace
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Design of top of palace of Arki/Bhagal Princely State
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Diwan E Aam, general assembly hall, Arki/Bhagal Princely State
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Design and wall painting of palace of Arki/Bhagal princely state
References
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- ^ Princely states of India
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