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{{Infobox former subdivision<br />
|native_name = सुकेत राज्य <br />
|conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Suket <br />
|common_name = Suket<br />
|era = <br />
|year_start = 765<br />
|date_start = <br />
|event_start= <br />
|year_end = 1948<br />
|date_end = April 15,<br />
|event_end= Accession in<br>[[Dominion of India]]<br />
|event1 = <br />
|date_event1 = <br />
|p1 =<br />
|s1 = Dominion of India<br />
|flag_p1 = <br />
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg<br />
|image_flag = Suket flag.svg<br />
|image_coat =Suket Coat of Arms.jpg<br />
|image_map = <br />
|image_map_caption =<br />
|stat_area1 =1088<br />
|stat_year1 = 1931<br />
|stat_pop1 = 58,408<br />
|today = [[Himachal Pradesh]],<br>[[Republic of India]] <br />
|footnotes =<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Raja Shamsher Sen of Mandi and Raja Ranjit Suket in Darbar LACMA M.74.5.10.jpg|thumb|260px|Raja Ranjit of Suket and Raja Shamsher Sen of [[Mandi State|Mandi]] in the Darbar; ca. 1772]]<br />
'''Suket State''' was one of the [[Princely state]]s of [[India]] during the period of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Punjab |volume=22}}</ref> 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]] 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 State|Mandi]] and Suket.<br />
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==History==<br />
According to tradition the predecessor state was founded about 765<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html Princely states of India]</ref> 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.<br />
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At the time of Raja Bikram Sen II, Sukket survived the invasion of the [[Gurkha]]s of [[Nepal]] (1803 to 1815) and the ensuing brief period of [[Sikh Empire|Sikh]] 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, Himachal Pradesh|Bilaspur]] in 1846. In the same year a [[sanad (deed)|sanad]] was granted to Raja Ugar Sen II confirming him and his heirs in the possession of the Suket territories.<ref>Mark Brentnall, ed. ''The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh.'' p. 94</ref><br />
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===Rulers===<br />
The rulers of Suket bore the title ''Raja''.{{cn|date=April 2017}} The clan name of the royal lineage was 'Suketi' or 'Suketr'.<ref>B. R. Beotra, ed. ''Gazetteer of the Suket State''. (1927)</ref>{{pn|date=April 2017}}<br />
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===Rajas===<br />
*1663 - 1721 Jit Sen (d. 1721) <br />
*1721 - 1748 Garur Sen (b. 1693 - d. 1748) <br />
*1748 - 1762 Bhikam Sen (d. 1762) (Afghan invasions)<br />
*1762 - 1791 Ranjit Sen (d. 1791) <br />
*1791 - 1838 Bikram Sen II (b. 17.. - d. 1838) <br />
*1838 - 1876 Ugar Sen II (d. 1876) <br />
*1876 - Apr 1878 Rudra Sen (b. 1828 - d. 1886) <br />
*1878 - 1879 Arimardan Sen (b. 1863 - d. 1879) <br />
*29 Mar 1879 – 27 May 1908 Dasht Nikandan Sen (b. 1865 - d. 1908) <br />
*29 Mar 1879 - 1884 Munshi Hardyal Singh -Regent <br />
*27 May 1908 – 12 Oct 1919 Bhim Sen (b. 1885 - d. 1919) (from 1 Jan 1918, Sir Bhim Sen)<br />
*13 Oct 1919 – 15 Aug 1947 Lakshman Sen (b. 1895 - d. 1970)<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html Princely states of India]</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Punjab States Agency]]<br />
*[[Political integration of India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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