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	'''Bhajji ~~State~~''' was a [[~~princely state~~]] in [[~~India~~]] ~~during~~ the ~~period~~ of the [[~~British Raj~~]]. ~~Its~~ capital was [[Seoni, Himachal Pradesh\|~~Suni~~]]~~. The former princely state is now part~~ of the ~~Indian state of~~ [[~~Himachal Pradesh~~]].		'''Bhajji state''' was a protected tributary state in the hills of [[Simla]], now [[Himachal Pradesh]], under the government of [[Punjab]]. Its area was 248 km² and the population ([[1881]]) of 12,106 and [[1901]] of 13,309 consisted almost entirely of Sikhs distributed in 327 villages. The annual tribute was 144 pounds. The capital was [[Seoni, Himachal Pradesh \| Seoni]], on the banks of the [[Sutlej]].

	~~==History==~~		Gopi Chand ruled the state till he died in 1777. Thakurs, Chand Pal and Jhajar Chand ruled before him.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Temples that make Kiar Koti popular \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/community/temples-that-make-kiar-koti-popular-339140/ \|access-date=2026-03-06 \|website=The Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>
	~~Bhajji~~ state ~~founded at an uncertain date~~ before ~~the 19th century. The state was occupied by [[Nepal]] from 1803 to 1815~~.<ref>~~[http~~://www.~~worldstatesmen~~.~~org~~/~~India_princes_A~~-~~J.html Princely states of India]~~</ref> ~~On 21 September 1815 it became a [[British protectorate]].~~

	~~In 1947~~, at the ~~time~~ of the [[~~Partition of India~~]], ~~Bhajji's ruler acceded to~~ the ~~newly independent~~ [[~~Dominion~~ of ~~India~~]].		Later, the Pal dynasty of [[Rajput]] origin ruled it with the title of Rana. The founder of the dynasty was a brother of the Raja of Kutlehar and came from [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh \| Kangra]]; he acquired the territory by conquest. The country was conquered by the [[Gurkhas]] between [[1803]] and [[1815]] but they were expelled by the British who confirmed the old dynasty by a sanad dated [[4 September]], [[1815]]. Under the British protectorate, death sentences imposed by the Rana required British confirmation. In [[1842]] the Rana Rudra Pal abdicated in favor of his son and retired to [[Haridwar]]. A century later Bir Pal did the same.

	~~===Rulers===~~		A 139-year-old temple of Bathelnu was a wooden structure. The people of Bhajji State visit the place to propitiate the Devta.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Buddhi Diwali, a festival celebrated a month later \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachal/buddhi-diwali-a-festival-celebrated-a-month-later-511382/ \|access-date=2026-03-06 \|website=The Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>
	The ~~rulers bore~~ the ~~title of '[[Rana (title)\|Rana]]'~~.<ref>{{Cite web~~\|url=http://rulers.org/indstat1.html~~\|title=~~Indian states before 1947 A-J\|website=rulers.org\|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web~~\|url=https://www.~~worldstatesmen~~.~~org~~/~~India_princes_A~~-~~J.html~~\|~~title~~=~~Indian Princely States before 1947 A~~-J\|website=~~www.worldstatesmen.org~~\|~~access-date~~=~~2019-08-29~~}}</ref>

	==~~=Genealogy=~~==		== List of rulers ==
	Raja Amrit Pal~~, Raja of Bhajji; married and had issue.~~		* Raja Amrit Pal ?-1803
	Rana Rudra Pal (qv)		* Rana Rudra Pal 1803
	Rana ~~RUDRA~~ Pal, Rana ~~of Bhajji 1800/1842, confirmed in his state by a sanad dated 4 September 1815, he handed over control to his~~ son ~~in 1828 and retired to Hardwar, married and had issue. He died 1842.~~		* Gurkha occupation 1803-1815
			* Rana Rudra Pal (second time) 1815-1842
			* Rana Ran Bahadur Singh (son) 1842-1875
			* Rana Durga Singh (son) 1875-1913
			* Rana Bir Pal (son) 1913-1940
			* Rana Ram Chandra Pal Sing (son) 1940-1948

	~~Rana Ran Bahadur Singh (qv)~~		== See also ==
	~~Gurkha Occupation 1803/1815~~		* [[Kutlehar]].
	~~Rana Rran Bahadue Singh, Rana of Bhajji 1842/1875, born about 1824, married and had issue. He died 1875.~~
	~~Rana Durga Singh (qv)~~

	~~Mian Parmatan Singh, born 1844, married and had issue, six sons and one daughter.~~
	~~Kumari Yamunawati, married Rana Shamsher Singh of Ratesh, and had issue.~~

	~~Mian Bijai Singh, born 1850, married and had issue, one son.~~
	~~Kanwar Lakshman Singh of Thog, married and had issue.~~
	~~Kanwar Jitendra Singh, married Kanwarani Uma Devi, daughter of Kanwar Kidar Singh of Theog, and has issue.~~

	~~Kanwar Vibhu Pal Singh~~
	~~Rana Durga Singh, Rana of Bhajji 1875/1913, born 1842, he succeeded to the gadi on 18 November 1875, married Ranis from Mandi, Suket, Kangra and Mahli, and had issue, three sons. He died 1913.~~

	~~Tikka Indar Singh, died young.~~
	~~Kanwar Praja Pal, born about 1898, died young.~~
	~~Rana Bir Pal (qv)~~
	~~Rajkumari (name unknown), married (as his first wife), Raja Mahendra Chand of Nadaun, and had issue.~~
	~~Rajkumari (name unknown), married (as his second wife), Raja Mahendra Chand of Nadaun, and had issue.~~
	~~Rajkumari (name unknown), married (as his first wife), 1913, Rana Vidyadhar Singh of Kumharsain. She died sp.~~
	Rana BIR PAL, Rana of Bhajji 1913/1940 (deposed), born 19 April 1906 and succeeded 9 May 1913, educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College, Lahore; Bishop Cotton School, Shimla; married 25 November 1925, Rani Sarat Kumari Devi, died February 1968, daughter of Raja Pitamber Deb of Aul, and his wife, Rani Swarna Manjari Devi, and had issue. He died 17 November 1961.

	~~Rana Ram Chandra Pal Singh (qv)~~

	Rajkumar Shyam Chandra Pal, born 27 May 1931 in Suni, married 14 July 1959, Kunwarani Shyama Devi, daughter of Raja Brij Dev Narain Singh of Daltanganj (Chainpur), and his wife, Rani Prafulla Manjari (see Kharsawan), and has issue.
	~~Kumari Punam Pal, married Kanwar Ranvijay Singh, son of Babu Ram Singh, and his wife, Babuain Sharda Devi, daughter of Kanwar Ranjit Singh of Koti.~~
	~~Kumari Sunam Pal, married Kanwar Ravinder Singh of Ghund.~~
	~~Kunwar Pradeep Pal, born 14 May 1969 in Bihar, married 2 February 2000 in Jaipur, Kumari Ritu Kumari, born 6 December 1978 in Jaipur, daughter of Thakur Narain Singh of Siras, and had 2 sons~~

	~~Kumar Adhiraj Pal, born on 28 December 2001 in Jaipur.~~
	~~Kumar Bhavya Raj Pal, born 9 April 2007 in Jaipur.~~

	Rana Ram Chandra Pal Singh, Rana Saheb of Bhajji 1940/ 2012, born 27 January 1928 at Cuttack, Orissa, he was granted full ruling powers on 17 April 1947, educated at Queen Mary's College, Lahore, Pakistan and later at Aitchison's Chief's College, Lahore, he graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University; Member of the I. A. S., retiring in 1982; he married November 1951, Rani Nirmala Devi, born 1931, died 24 December 2002, daughter of Col. HH Maharaja Mahendra Sir Yadvendra Singh Ju Deo Bahadur of Panna, and his second wife, HH Maharani Shri Gopal Kumari, and had issue.

	Tikka Moh Chandra Pal Singh, born 7 September 1953 at Cuttack, Orissa, educated at the Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan; graduated from Hindu College, Delhi University; married 3 November 2000 in Simla, Tikkarani Naintara Kumari of New Delhi. He died 13 December 2011 at Delhi.

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'''Bhajji State''' was a [[princely state]] in [[India]] during the period of the [[British Raj]]. Its capital was [[Seoni, Himachal Pradesh|Suni]]. The former princely state is now part of the Indian state of [[Himachal Pradesh]].

==History==
Bhajji state founded at an uncertain date before the 19th century. The state was occupied by [[Nepal]] from 1803 to 1815.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html Princely states of India]</ref> On 21 September 1815 it became a [[British protectorate]].

In 1947, at the time of the [[Partition of India]], Bhajji's ruler acceded to the newly independent [[Dominion of India]].

===Rulers===
The rulers bore the title of '[[Rana (title)|Rana]]'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rulers.org/indstat1.html|title=Indian states before 1947 A-J|website=rulers.org|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html|title=Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J|website=www.worldstatesmen.org|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref>

===Genealogy===
Raja Amrit Pal, Raja of Bhajji; married and had issue.
Rana Rudra Pal (qv)
Rana RUDRA Pal, Rana of Bhajji 1800/1842, confirmed in his state by a sanad dated 4 September 1815, he handed over control to his son in 1828 and retired to Hardwar, married and had issue. He died 1842.

Rana Ran Bahadur Singh (qv)
Gurkha Occupation 1803/1815
Rana Rran Bahadue Singh, Rana of Bhajji 1842/1875, born about 1824, married and had issue. He died 1875.
Rana Durga Singh (qv)

Mian Parmatan Singh, born 1844, married and had issue, six sons and one daughter.
Kumari Yamunawati, married Rana Shamsher Singh of Ratesh, and had issue.

Mian Bijai Singh, born 1850, married and had issue, one son.
Kanwar Lakshman Singh of Thog, married and had issue.
Kanwar Jitendra Singh, married Kanwarani Uma Devi, daughter of Kanwar Kidar Singh of Theog, and has issue.

Kanwar Vibhu Pal Singh
Rana Durga Singh, Rana of Bhajji 1875/1913, born 1842, he succeeded to the gadi on 18 November 1875, married Ranis from Mandi, Suket, Kangra and Mahli, and had issue, three sons. He died 1913.

Tikka Indar Singh, died young.
Kanwar Praja Pal, born about 1898, died young.
Rana Bir Pal (qv)
Rajkumari (name unknown), married (as his first wife), Raja Mahendra Chand of Nadaun, and had issue.
Rajkumari (name unknown), married (as his second wife), Raja Mahendra Chand of Nadaun, and had issue.
Rajkumari (name unknown), married (as his first wife), 1913, Rana Vidyadhar Singh of Kumharsain. She died sp.
Rana BIR PAL, Rana of Bhajji 1913/1940 (deposed), born 19 April 1906 and succeeded 9 May 1913, educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College, Lahore; Bishop Cotton School, Shimla; married 25 November 1925, Rani Sarat Kumari Devi, died February 1968, daughter of Raja Pitamber Deb of Aul, and his wife, Rani Swarna Manjari Devi, and had issue. He died 17 November 1961.

Rana Ram Chandra Pal Singh (qv)

Rajkumar Shyam Chandra Pal, born 27 May 1931 in Suni, married 14 July 1959, Kunwarani Shyama Devi, daughter of Raja Brij Dev Narain Singh of Daltanganj (Chainpur), and his wife, Rani Prafulla Manjari (see Kharsawan), and has issue.
Kumari Punam Pal, married Kanwar Ranvijay Singh, son of Babu Ram Singh, and his wife, Babuain Sharda Devi, daughter of Kanwar Ranjit Singh of Koti.
Kumari Sunam Pal, married Kanwar Ravinder Singh of Ghund.
Kunwar Pradeep Pal, born 14 May 1969 in Bihar, married 2 February 2000 in Jaipur, Kumari Ritu Kumari, born 6 December 1978 in Jaipur, daughter of Thakur Narain Singh of Siras, and had 2 sons

Kumar Adhiraj Pal, born on 28 December 2001 in Jaipur.
Kumar Bhavya Raj Pal, born 9 April 2007 in Jaipur.

Rana Ram Chandra Pal Singh, Rana Saheb of Bhajji 1940/ 2012, born 27 January 1928 at Cuttack, Orissa, he was granted full ruling powers on 17 April 1947, educated at Queen Mary's College, Lahore, Pakistan and later at Aitchison's Chief's College, Lahore, he graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University; Member of the I. A. S., retiring in 1982; he married November 1951, Rani Nirmala Devi, born 1931, died 24 December 2002, daughter of Col. HH Maharaja Mahendra Sir Yadvendra Singh Ju Deo Bahadur of Panna, and his second wife, HH Maharani Shri Gopal Kumari, and had issue.

Tikka Moh Chandra Pal Singh, born 7 September 1953 at Cuttack, Orissa, educated at the Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan; graduated from Hindu College, Delhi University; married 3 November 2000 in Simla, Tikkarani Naintara Kumari of New Delhi. He died 13 December 2011 at Delhi.

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