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{{short description|Group of Princely States}}
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'''Phulkian States''' was the collective name given to the three small [[Princely state|princely states]] of [[Patiala State|Patiala]], [[Jind State|Jind]], and [[Nabha State|Nabha]] in [[Punjab]] during the [[British Raj]] in India.

== Area ==
[[Patiala State|Patiala]] was the largest of the three Phulkian princely states.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Harnam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d-MxAAAAIAAJ |title=Punjab, the Homeland of the Sikhs: Together with the Sikh Memorandum to the Sapru Conciliation Committee |date=1945 |publisher=Civil and Military Gazette |pages=4 |language=en}}</ref> [[Patiala State|Patiala]] had an area of 5,942 sq mi (15389.709 sq km).<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Steinberg |first=S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pqTPDQAAQBAJ |title=The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1950 |date=2016-12-29 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-27079-4 |pages=187 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Epstein |first=M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v9XMDQAAQBAJ |title=The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1940 |date=2016-12-27 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-27069-5 |pages=174–175 |language=en}}</ref> [[Jind State|Jind]] had an area of 1,299 sq mi (3364.395 sq km).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Nabha had an area of 947 sq mi (2452.72 sq km).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

Collectively, these states covered a total area of 8,188 sq mi (21206.82 sq km).

== History ==
{{Main|Phulkian dynasty|Patiala State|Jind State|Nabha State|Kingdom of Jaisalmer}}
Bhati was a direct descendant of [[Krishna]] and belonged to the [[lunar dynasty]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last1=Solomon |first1=R. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC |title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey |last2=Bond |first2=J. W. |date=2006 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-1965-4 |pages=230,325 |language=en}}</ref> He defeated fourteen princes and annexed their territories.<ref name=":3" /> His descendants later came to be known as the Bhatis.<ref name=":3" /> One of them, [[Rawal Jaisal|Jaisal]], founded [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer|Jaisalmer]].<ref name=":3" /> [[Rawal Jaisal|Jaisal]] had four sons: Shalivahan, Kailan, Hemhel, and Pem.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Griffin |first=Lepel H. |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.05535/ |title=The rajas of the Punjab; : being the history of the principal states in the Punjab and their political relations with the British government |date=1873 |publisher=Trubner, London |pages=2–13}}</ref> Hemhel, his third son, sacked the town of [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]].<ref name=":4" /> He captured a number of villages in its vicinity and overran the surrounding countryside up to the walls of [[Delhi]].<ref name=":4" /> [[Iltutmish|Shams ud-Din Iltutmish]] drove Hemhel back but later received him into his favour and appointed him [[Governor]] of [[Sirsa]] and [[Bathinda]] in 1212 A.D.<ref name=":4" /> He founded the town of Hanesar and died there in 1214.<ref name=":4" /> He was succeeded by his son Jandra.<ref name=":4" /> Jandra had twenty-one sons.<ref name=":4" /> Each of his sons became the progenitor of a distinct clan.<ref name=":4" /> His son, Batera, is the ancestor of the [[Sidhu]] clan.<ref name=":4" /> Batera was succeeded by his son Manjalrab, who was beheaded at Jaisalmer.<ref name=":4" /> Manjalrab was followed by his son Undra (Anand Rai), and Undra was succeeded by his son Khewa.<ref name=":4" />

Khewa first married a woman from a [[Rajput]] family but had no children with her.<ref name=":4" /> He then married the daughter of a [[Jats|Jat]] zamindar.<ref name=":4" /> From this second marriage, he had a son named Sidhu.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> However, the [[Rajput|Rajputs]] did not accept this union.<ref name=":4" /> According to their customs, Sidhu could not inherit his father's caste and was therefore identified by his mother's caste.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> The [[Sidhu]] clan has derived its name from him.<ref name=":4" /> Sidhu had four sons: Dhar (also known as Debi), Bar, Sur, and Rupach.<ref name=":4" /> The rulers of the Phulkian States are descended from his second son, Bar.<ref name=":4" /> Bar had a son, Bir, who had two sons, Sidtilkara and Sitrah.<ref name=":4" /> Sitrah had two sons, Jertha and Lakumba.<ref name=":4" /> Jertha had a son, Mahi, who was followed in successive generations by Gala, Mehra, Hambir, and Barar.<ref name=":4" /> Barar had two sons, Paur and Dhul.<ref name=":4" /> Dhul was the progenitor of the [[Rajas]] of [[Faridkot State|Faridkot]].<ref name=":4" /> The two brothers quarrelled, and Paur fell into poverty.<ref name=":4" /> Several generations of his family remained in this state until Sangrur restored their fortunes.<ref name=":4" /> Sangrur assisted [[Babur]] in his invasion of [[India]] and was killed during the [[First Battle of Panipat|first battle of Panipat]].<ref name=":4" /> After [[Babur]]'s victory over [[Ibrahim Khan Lodi|Ibrahim Lodhi]], and in recognition of Sangrur's services, [[Babur]] appointed his deceased son Wariyam (also known as Bairam or Beeram) as [[Chowdhury]] of the territory to the south-west of [[Delhi]].<ref name=":4" /> Wariyam was later confirmed in this office by [[Humayun]].<ref name=":4" /> He was killed in 1560 during a conflict with the [[Bhati|Bhattis]].<ref name=":4" /> His grandson Satu also fell alongside him.<ref name=":4" /> Wariyam left two sons: Mehraj, who succeeded him, and Garaj.<ref name=":4" /> Mehraj was succeeded by his grandson Pakhu.<ref name=":4" /> Pakhu was killed in a battle against the [[Bhati|Bhattis]] at [[Baddowal]].<ref name=":4" /> Pakhu had two sons, Habbal and Mohan.<ref name=":4" /> Mohan succeeded him.<ref name=":4" />

Mohan was unable to pay the arrears owed to the government and was continually harassed by the Bhattis.<ref name=":4" /> He fled to Hansi and Hisar, where he assembled a force.<ref name=":4" /> He then returned home and defeated the Bhattis at Baddowal.<ref name=":4" /> Following the advice of [[Guru Hargobind]], he founded a village, which he named Mehraj after his great-grandfather.<ref name=":4" /> Mohan and his eldest son, Rup Chand, were killed in a fight with the Bhattis.<ref name=":4" />

Mohan son, Kul Chand, succeeded him and became the guardian of Rup’s sons, Sandhali and Phul.<ref name=":4" /> Soon after [[Guru Hargobind]] visited [[Baddowal]], Kul instructed his nephews that when they saw the [[Guru Hargobind]], they should place their hands on their stomachs as if they were hungry.<ref name=":4" /> Upon seeing the [[Guru Hargobind]], they followed his instructions.<ref name=":4" /> [[Guru Hargobind]] inquired about the reason for their gesture.<ref name=":4" /> Kul explained that the boys were starving.<ref name=":4" /> Upon hearing this, the Guru responded, "What matters the hunger of one belly, when these boys shall satisfy the hunger of thousands?" <ref name=":4" /> He then asked for the names of the children.<ref name=":4" /> When he heard the name Phul, he remarked, "The name shall be a true omen, and he shall bear many blossoms."<ref name=":4" /><gallery mode="packed">
File:Patiala flag.svg|[[Flag]] of [[Patiala State|Patiala]]
File:Nabha flag.svg|[[Flag]] of [[Nabha State|Nabha]]
</gallery>Phul was later confirmed in the office that his family had held for many years by [[Shah Jahan]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Superintendent |first=Government Press |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.211180/ |title=Chiefs And Families Of Note In The Punjab |date=1940 |pages=467–468,483–484,489–490}}</ref> Phul had seven children: six sons (Tiloka, Rama, Raghu, Channu, Jhandhu and Takht Mal) and a daughter, Rami Ram Kaur.<ref name=":4" />

Hamir Singh, a descendant of Tiloka, is the progenitor of the [[royal house]] of [[Nabha State|Nabha]].<ref name=":5" /> Hamir Singh was the son of Suratiya, who was the son of Gurditta, who in turn was the son of Tiloka.<ref name=":5" /> Upon the death of Bhagwan Singh, the direct line of Gurditta, who was ruling at [[Nabha State|Nabha]], came to an end.<ref name=":5" /> [[Hira Singh of Nabha|Hira Singh]], a son of Sukha Singh and a grandson of Basawa Singh, himself a lineal descendant of Gajpat Singh of [[Jind State|Jind]], who was a cousin of Hamir, was placed on the throne of [[Nabha State|Nabha]].<ref name=":5" />

Gajpat Singh, the son of Sakhchain and grandson of Tiloka, was the progenitor of the [[royal house]] of [[Jind State|Jind]].<ref name=":5" /> Gajpat's daughter, [[Raj Kaur]], married [[Maha Singh]] and was the mother of [[Ranjit Singh]].<ref name=":5" /> When Sangat Singh of [[Jind State|Jind]] died without an heir, [[Swarup Singh of Jind|Swarup Singh]] succeeded him as the ruler of [[Jind State|Jind]].<ref name=":5" /> He belonged to the Bazidpur branch of the [[Jind State|Jind]] family.<ref name=":5" /> His father, Karam Singh, was the son of Bhup Singh and the grandson of Gajpat Singh.<ref name=":5" />

[[Ala Singh]], son of Rama is the progenitor of the [[royal house]] of [[Patiala State|Patiala]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /><gallery mode="packed">
File:Coat of Arms of Patiala.png|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Patiala State|Patiala]]
File:Nabha State Coat of Arms.png|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Nabha State|Nabha]]
File:Jind State CoA.png|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Jind State|Jind]]
</gallery>

=== Accession ===
Following [[Independence Day (India)|India's independence]], the rulers of the Phulkian States acceded to the [[Dominion of India]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mohan |first=Arun |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aGe7AAAAIAAJ |title=Princely States and the Reform in Hindu Law |date=1990 |publisher=Arun Mohan |pages=348–349 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Pant |first1=Govind Ballabh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MiduAAAAMAAJ |title=Selected Works of Govind Ballabh Pant |last2=Nanda |first2=Bal Ram |date=2002 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-565637-4 |pages=90 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Lauterpacht |first1=Hersch |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IJsBCJ9ZwNEC |title=International Law Reports |last2=Lauterpacht |first2=Elihu |date=1957 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-46366-9 |pages=51 |language=en}}</ref>

=== PEPSU ===
{{Main|Patiala and East Punjab States Union}}

[[File:EMBLEM_OF_PEPSU.png|alt=Emblem of PEPSU|thumb|84x84px|Emblem of [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union|PEPSU]]]]
The rulers of [[Patiala State|Patiala]], [[Jind State|Jind]], and [[Nabha State|Nabha]] united in 1948 to form the [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qPYvAQAAIAAJ |title=Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India |date=1996 |publisher=Anmol Publications |isbn=978-81-7041-859-7 |pages=124–128, 181,184,187 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Harbans |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XhXYAAAAMAAJ |title=The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism: S-Z |date=1992 |publisher=Punjabi University |isbn=978-81-7380-530-1 |pages=173–176 |language=en}}</ref> [[PEPSU]] was inaugurated on 15 July 1948 by [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grewal |first=J. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2_nryFANsoYC |title=The Sikhs of the Punjab |date=1998-10-08 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-63764-0 |pages=184 |language=en}}</ref> [[Yadavindra Singh]], the [[Maharaja of Patiala]], was appointed the [[Rajpramukh]] of it on the occasion.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jain |first=Harish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CLCBJiEHs4cC |title=The Making of Punjab |date=2003 |publisher=Unistar Books |pages=39–40 |language=en}}</ref> The capital and principal city of [[PEPSU]] was [[Patiala]].<ref name=":0" /> On 1 November 1956, [[PEPSU]] was merged into [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref name=":0" /> A portion of [[PEPSU]] presently lies within the state of [[Haryana]].<ref name=":0" />

== Population ==
In 1931, the population of [[Patiala State|Patiala]] was 1,625,520.<ref name=":2" /> The population of [[Jind State|Jind]] was 324,676, while that of [[Nabha State|Nabha]] was 287,574.<ref name=":2" /> Collectively, these three states had a population of 2,237,770.

== Salutes ==
{{Main|Salute state}}

The ruler of [[Patiala State|Patiala]] was entitled to a salute of 17 guns and a permanent local salute of 19 guns.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Not Available |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35598/ |title=Memoranda On The Indian States 1939 |date=1939 |pages=242–245}}</ref> The ruler of [[Jind State|Jind]] was entitled to a salute of 13 guns and a permanent local salute of 15 guns.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> The ruler of [[Nabha State|Nabha]] was entitled to a salute of 13 guns.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

== Succession ==
[[File:Painting of the Ambala Darbar of the Punjab chiefs of Patiala, Jind, and Nabha states and the British, held at Shaikabad, Ambala district, by William Simpson, 1860.png|thumb|Painting of the Ambala Darbar held during 18–20 January 1860 of the Punjab chiefs of Patiala, Jind, and Nabha states and the British, held at Shaikabad, Ambala district, by William Simpson, 1860. At this darbar, it was decided that the [[Doctrine of lapse|doctrine-of-lapse]] would cease for the three states.<ref name=":10">{{Cite book |last=Chatterji |first=Prashanto K. |title=The Making of India Policy, 1853-65: A Study on the Relations of the Court of Directors, the India Board, the India Office, and the Government of India |publisher=University of Burdwan |year=1975 |isbn=9780883868188 |pages=152–153 |quote=Eventually, at the Ambala Durbar (18-20 January 1860), Canning himself promised the three chiefs Sanads, guaranteeing their possessions to themselves and their heirs and the right to adopt from the Phoolkan family whenever ...}}</ref>|left]]
All three of the Phulkian States adhered to [[Primogeniture#Male-preference (cognatic) primogeniture|male primogeniture]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Hunter |first=William Wilson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=25MbAQAAIAAJ |title=The Imperial Gazetteer of India |date=1886 |publisher=Trübner & Company |isbn=978-81-7019-117-9 |pages=125–126 |language=en}}</ref> This is a form of succession in which the eldest male child inherits the throne.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rivlin |first=Geoffrey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k8LfLyVULkwC |title=Understanding the Law |date=2012-04-26 |publisher=OUP Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-960880-5 |pages=44 |language=en}}</ref> Upon the death of the ruler of any of the Phulkian States, their heir immediately and automatically succeeded them to the throne of their respective state. The [[French language|French]] phrase "Le roi est mort, vive le roi!" ({{Translation|[[The king is dead, long live the king!]]}}) aptly describes this system.

In 1858, the rulers of these states jointly submitted a request to [[Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning|Earl Canning]], the then [[Governor-General of India|Viceroy of India]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Roberts |first=Frederick Sleigh Roberts |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mP_cRkOc_7QC |title=Forty-one years in India |date=1902 |publisher=Macmillan and Company |pages=464–465 |language=en}}</ref> In their petition, they requested the right to adopt an heir in the event of failure of male issue as a reward for the service they rendered to the [[East India Company]] during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].<ref name=":6" /> [[Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning|Earl Canning]], however, refused their request; two years later, in 1860, upon his visit to [[Punjab]], he granted them the right of adoption.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite book |last=Dept |first=India Foreign and Political |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EdANAAAAIAAJ |title=A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries |date=1892 |publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India |pages=51–61 |language=en}}</ref> This decision was made at the Ambala Darbar that was held in Ambala between 18–20 January 1860.<ref name=":10" />

Another request they made in 1858 was that if any ruler of these states died leaving behind an infant heir, a [[council of regency]] should be appointed.<ref name=":7" /> This council was to comprise three elderly and trusted ministers of the state, none of whom were related to the heir.<ref name=":7" /> The [[British government of India|British Government]], acting on the advice of the rulers of the other two states, was to select the council.<ref name=":7" /> This request was granted.<ref name=":7" />

== Rulers ==

=== List of rulers of the Patiala ===
{{Main|Maharaja of Patiala}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Name
(Birth–Death)
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! colspan="2" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Note(s)
! rowspan="2" |Reference
|-
!Start date
!End date
|-
|[[Ala Singh]]
(1695 – 1765)
|[[File:Detail_of_a_mural_of_Ala_Singh_of_Patiala_State_from_the_Sheesh_Mahal_of_the_Qila_Mubarak.jpg|235x235px]]
|1709
|1765
|
| rowspan="9" |<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |date=2017-08-17 |title=PATIALA |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/patiala.html |access-date=2025-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817130914/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/patiala.html |archive-date=17 August 2017 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Amar Singh of Patiala|Amar Singh]]
(1748 – 1781)
|[[File:Miniature_painting_of_Raja_Amar_Singh_of_Patiala,_ca.1830.jpg|221x221px]]
|1765
|1781
|
|-
|[[Sahib Singh of Patiala|Sahib Singh]]
(1773 – 1813)
|[[File:Detail_of_Sahib_Singh_of_Patiala_State_from_a_painting_depicting_a_meeting_between_Sahib_Singh_of_Patiala_State,_Jodh_Singh_of_Kalsia_State,_Lal_Singh_of_Kaithal_State,_Mehak_Singh,_and_Raja_Jaswant_Rao_Holkar,_ca.1805_(cropped).jpg|172x172px]]
|1781
|1813
|
|-
|[[Karam Singh of Patiala|Karam Singh]]
(1824 – 1862)
|[[File:Painting_of_Maharaja_Karam_Singh_in_the_Audience_Hall_of_Qila_Mubarak,_Patiala.png|228x228px]]
|1813
|1845
|
|-
|[[Narinder Singh of Patiala|Narinder Singh]]
(1824 – 1862)
|[[File:Photograph_of_Maharaja_Narinder_Singh_(alt._spelt_as_'Narendra_Singh')_of_Patiala_State_with_attendants,_by_Jean_Baptiste_Oscar_Malitte,_ca.1860.jpg|151x151px]]
|1845
|1862
|
|-
|[[Mahendra Singh of Patiala|Mahendra Singh]]
(1852 – 1876)
|[[File:Mahendra_Singh,_Maharaja_of_Patiala_in_the_1870s.jpg|219x219px]]
|1862
|1876
|
|-
|[[Rajinder Singh of Patiala|Rajinder Singh]]
(1872 – 1900)
|[[File:Portrait_of_Sir_Rajinder_Singh_Maharaja_of_Patiala.jpg|199x199px]]
|1876
|1900
|
|-
|[[Bhupinder Singh of Patiala|Bhupinder Singh]]
(1891 – 1938)
|[[File:BHUPINDER-SINGH,_MAHARAJA_OF_PATIALA_(18432128650).jpg|257x257px]]
|1900
|1938
|
|-
|[[Yadavindra Singh]]
(1913 – 1974)
|[[File:MAHARAJA_OF_PATIALA_(18615125252).jpg|215x215px]]
|1913
|1974
|
|-
| colspan="6" |'''Pretender'''
|-
|[[Amarinder Singh]]
(1942 – )
|[[File:Captain Amarinder Singh.jpg|150x150px]]
|1974
|
|
|<ref name=":9" />
|}

=== List of rulers of the Jind ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Name
(Birth–Death)
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! colspan="2" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Note(s)
! rowspan="2" |Reference
|-
!Start date
!End date
|-
|Gajpat Singh
(1738 – 1789)
|[[File:Miniature_painting_of_Raja_Gajpat_Singh,_founder_of_Jind_State.jpg|181x181px]]
|1758
|1789
|
| rowspan="7" |<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=2017-08-04 |title=JIND |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/j/jind.html |access-date=2025-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804214749/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/j/jind.html |archive-date=4 August 2017 }}</ref>
|-
|Bhag Singh
(1760 – 1819)
|[[File:Miniature_portrait_painting_of_Raja_Bagh_Singh_of_Jind_State.jpg|199x199px]]
|1789
|1819
|
|-
|Fateh Singh
(1789 – 1822)
|[[File:Miniature_portrait_painting_of_Raja_Fateh_Singh_of_Jind_State.jpg|199x199px]]
|1819
|1822
|
|-
|Sangat Singh
(1810 – 1834)
|[[File:Raja_Sangat_Singh.jpg|214x214px]]
|1822
|1834
|
|-
|[[Swarup Singh of Jind|Swarup Singh]]
(1812 – 1864)
|[[File:Miniature_painting_of_Raja_Swarup_Singh_of_Jind_State,_seated_on_a_terrace_in_a_European-style_chair,_ca.1850–60.jpg|186x186px]]
|1834
|1864
|
|-
|[[Raghubir Singh of Jind|Raghubir Singh]]
(1832 – 1887)
|[[File:Maharaja_Raghbir_Singh_of_Jind_photographed_1875.jpg|215x215px]]
|1864
|1887
|
|-
|[[Ranbir Singh of Jind|Ranbir Singh]]
(1879 – 1948)
|[[File:Portrait_photograph_of_Raja_Ranbir_Singh_of_Jind_State,_ca.1903.jpg|199x199px]]
|1887
|1948
|
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Titular'''
|
|-
|Rajbir Singh
(1948 – 1959)
|[[File:Photograph captioned 'Tikka Rajbir Singh (Heir to the State gadi). (Born 1918).', Jind State.jpg|264x264px]]
|1948
|1959
|
|<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Counsel clears air on erstwhile royal family |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/haryana/counsel-clears-air-on-erstwhile-royal-family-719373/ |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gandhi |first=Surjit Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZxxuAAAAMAAJ |title=Struggle of the Sikhs for Sovereignty |date=1980 |publisher=Gur Das Kapur |pages=350 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Satbir Singh
(1940 – 2023)
|
|1959
|2023
|Upon the death of his father, Rajbir Singh, in 1959, [[Yadavindra Singh]], the [[Maharaja of Patiala]], installed him as the [[Maharaja]] of [[Jind State|Jind]].
|<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-17 |title=Guest column: Life and legacy of the last Maharaja of Punjab |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/guest-column-life-and-legacy-of-the-last-maharaja-of-punjab-101694938007769.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929211506/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/guest-column-life-and-legacy-of-the-last-maharaja-of-punjab-101694938007769.html |archive-date=2023-09-29 |access-date=2025-05-25 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-23 |title=Dalit activists protest on Punjab's Sangrur jail premises, demand 927 acres of erstwhile Jind Riyasat to set up 'Begampura' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/dalit-activists-protest-punjab-sangrur-jail-premises-927-acres-jind-riyasat-begampura-10023331/ |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|}

=== List of rulers of the Nabha ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Name
(Birth–Death)
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! colspan="2" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Note(s)
! rowspan="2" |Reference
|-
!Start date
!End date
|-
|Hamir Singh
{{Small|(died 1783)}}
|[[File:Painting_of_a_nimbate_Sardar_Hamir_Singh_of_Nabha_holding_a_flower_and_leaning_on_a_bolster.jpg|150x150px]]
|1765
|1783
|
| rowspan="10" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soszynski |first=Henry |title=NABHA |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/n/nabha.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719114517/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/n/nabha.html |archive-date=2017-07-19 |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=members.iinet.net.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=Royal |date=2025-04-22 |title=Nabha (Princely State) |url=https://oroyalarchives.com/nabha/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Royal Archives |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Jaswant Singh
{{Small|(1775 – 22 May 1840)}}
|[[File:Miniature_painting_of_Raja_Jaswant_Singh_of_Nabha_seated_and_leaning_against_a_bolster,_inscribed_in_Perso-Arabic_script.jpg|218x218px]]
|1783
|22 May 1840
|
|-
|Devinder Singh
{{Small|(5 September 1822 – November 1865)}}
|[[File:Miniature_painting_of_Raja_Devinder_Singh_of_Nabha_seated_on_a_chair.jpg|210x210px]]
|1840
|1846
|''Deposed''
|-
|Bharpur Singh
{{Small|(4 October 1840 – 9 November 1863)}}
|[[File:Equestrian_painting_of_a_nimbate_Raja_Bharpur_Singh_of_Nabha,_containing_Persian_inscriptions_on_border.jpg|150x150px]]
|1846
| 9 November 1863
|
|-
|Bhagwan Singh
{{Small|(30 November 1842 – 31 May 1871)}}
|[[File:Photograph_of_Raja_Bhagwan_Singh_of_Nabha_State.jpg|187x187px]]
|17 February 1864
|31 May 1871
|
|-
|[[Hira Singh Nabha|Hira Singh]]
{{Small|(19 December 1843 – 24 December 1911)}}
|[[File:Photograph_of_Raja_Hira_Singh_(alt._spelt_as_'Heera_Singh')_of_Nabha_State_seated_with_sword_and_shield,_by_Bourne_and_Shepherd_Studio,_Shimla,_July_1877.jpg|155x155px]]
|10 August 1871
|25 December 1911
|
|-
|[[Ripudaman Singh]]
{{Small|(4 March 1883 – 13 December 1942)}}
|[[File:Photograph_of_Maharaja_Ripudaman_Singh_of_Nabha_State,_Bourne_&_Shepherd,_1903.jpg|195x195px]]
|25 December 1911
|7 July 1923
|
|-
|[[Pratap Singh Nabha|Pratap Singh]]
{{Small|(21 September 1919 – 22 July 1995)}}
|[[File:Photograph_captioned_'His_Highness_The_Maharaja_of_Nabha'_(Pratap_Singh),_Nabha_State,_ca.1939.jpg|242x242px]]
|7 July 1923
|24 July 1995
|
|-
|Hanuwant Singh
{{Small|(5 December 1948 – 30 June 2017)}}
|
|24 July 1995
|30 June 2017
|
|-
|Yudhister Singh
{{Small|(5 December 1972 – present)}}
|
|30 June 2017
|
|
|}

== See also ==

* [[Phulkian dynasty]]

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Princely states]]
[[Category:Former British protectorates]]
[[Category:Phulkian dynasty]]
[[Category:Patiala State]]
[[Category:Jind State]]
[[Category:Nabha State]]

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