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	==~~See also~~==
	* [[List of Indian Princely States]]
	* [[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)\|~~The Sirmoor Rifles]]~~

	==~~References==~~
	{{~~reflist~~}}

	==~~External links~~==
	*{{commons category-inline}}
	~~{{Princely states~~ of India}}
	~~{{Princely states~~ of ~~the Punjab and Simla Hills}}~~

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{{for|the district in Himachal Pradesh|Sirmaur district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
|native_name = सिर्मूर रियासत
|conventional_long_name = Sirmaur State Sirmoor State Nahan State
|common_name = Sirmur
|nation = [[British India]]
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]
|capital = Nahan
|era =
|year_start = 1095
|date_start =
|event_start=
|year_end = 1948
|date_end =
|event_end= [[Independence of India]]
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 =
|s1 = India
|flag_p1 =
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag =
|image_coat =Sirmur State CoA.png
|image_map = Punjab-Districts 1911.png
|image_map_caption = Sirmur State in a 1911 map of Punjab
|stat_area1 =4039
|stat_year1 = [[1901 Census of India]]
|stat_pop1 = 135,626
|footnotes = {{cite book
| title = Gazetteer of the Sirmur State
| publisher = Indus Publishing
| location = [[New Delhi]]
| year = 1996
| isbn = 978-81-7387-056-9
| oclc = 41357468}}
|today = [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]
}}
[[File:Indian - Portrait of Kirat Prakash of Sirmur - Walters W898.jpg|thumb|250 px|Portrait of Maharaja Kirat Prakash of Sirmur. Late 18th century.]]
[[File:The Fort of Nahan, c.1850.jpg|right|thumb|250 px|The Fort of Nahan, the capital of princely-state of [[Sirmur]]]]
[[File:NahanStamp1800s.jpg|right|thumb|Stamp of Sirmour in 1800s]]

'''Sirmur''' (also spelled as '''Sirmor''', '''Sirmaur''', '''Sirmour''', or '''Sirmoor''') was an independent kingdom in [[Indian subcontinent|India]], founded in 1616, located in the region that is now the [[Sirmaur district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. The state was also known as '''Nahan''', after its main city, [[Nahan]]. The state ranked predominant amongst the Punjab hill States. It had an area of 4,039 km2 and a revenue of 300,000 rupees in 1891.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

==History==
[[Nahan]], the predecessor state of Sirmur, was founded by Soba Rawal in 1095 AD who assumed the name Raja Subans Prakash. The new capital was founded in 1621 by Raja Karam Prakash, and the state was renamed to Sirmur.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}

Sirmur was surrounded by the hill states of [[Balsan State|Balsan]] and [[Jubbal]] in the North, [[Dehradun district]] in the East, [[Ambala district]] in the South West, and the states of [[Patiala]] and [[Keonthal]] in the North-West.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

But by chance, shortly after this event a prince of [[Jaisalmer]] visited [[Haridwar]] as a pilgrim, and was invited by one of the minstrels of the Sirmoor kingdom to become its sovereign. He accordingly sent a force under his son, the Rawal or prince Sobha, who put down the disorders which had arisen in the State, and became the first Räjã of Sirmur, under the title of Subhans Parkash, a title which the Rajãs have ever since retained.

[[Rajban]] became the capital of the new king in 1095. The eighth Rãjã conquered Ratesh, later a part of the Keonthal State, about 1150 and his successor subdued [[Jubbal]], [[Balsan (princely state)|Balsan]], [[Kumharsain]], Ghond, Kot, and [[Theog]], thus extending his dominions almost to the [[Sutlej]]. For many years these territories remained feudatories of the State; but its capital was at [[Kälsi]], in [[Dehra Dun]], and the Rajas’ hold over their northern fiefs appears to have been weak until in the fourteenth century Bir Parkash fortified Hãth-Koti, on the confines of Jubbal, Retwain, and Sahri, the last of which became the capital of the State for a time.

Eventually in 1621 Karm Parkash founded [[Nahan]], the modern capital. His successor, Mandhata, was called upon to aid Khalil-ullah, the general of the emperor [[Shah Jahan]], in his invasion of Garhwãl, and his successor, Sobhag Parkãsh, received a grant of Kotaha in reward for this service. Under [[Aurangzeb]] this Rãjä again joined in operations against Garhwãl. His administration was marked by a great development of the agricultural resources of the State, and the tract of Kolagarh was also entrusted to him by the emperor.

Budh Parkãsh, the next ruler, recovered [[Pinjaur]] for [[Aurangzeb]]’s foster-brother. Raja Mit Parksh gave an asylum to the Sikh Guru, [[Gobind Singh]], permitting him to fortify [[Paonta]] in the Kiarda Dun; and it was at Bhangani in the Dun that the Guru defeated the Rajäs of Kahlur and Garhwäl in 1688. But in 1710 Kirat Parkäsh, after defeating the Räja of [[Garhwal Kingdom|Garhwal]], captured Naraingarh, Morni, [[Pinjaur]], and other territories from the Sikhs, and concluded an alliance with Amar Singh, Raja of [[Patiala]], whom he aided in suppressing his rebellious Wazir; and he also fought in alliance with the Raja of Kahlür when [[Ghulam Kadir|Ghuläm Kãdir Khan]], Rohilla, invaded that State. He supported the Rajã of Garhwãl in his resistance to the [[Gurkha]] invasion, and, though deserted by his ally, was able to compel the Gurkhas to agree to the Ganges as the boundary of their dominions. His son, Dharm Parksh, repulsed the encroachments of the chief of [[Nalagarh]] and an invasion by the Rãjã of Garhwãl, only to fall fighting in single combat with Rãjã Sansãr Chand of [[Kangra-Lambagraon|Kangra]] who had invaded Kalhur, in 1793.

He was succeeded by his brother, Karm Parkãsh, a weak ruler, whose misconduct caused a serious revolt. To suppress this he rashly invoked the aid of the Gurkhas, who promptly seized their opportunity and invaded Sirmür, expelled Ratn Parkash, whom the rebels had placed on the throne, and then refused to restore Karm Parkash. His queen, a princess of Goler and a lady of courage and resource, took matters into her own hands and invoked British aid. Her appeal coincided with the declaration of war against [[Nepal]] by the British, and a force was sent to expel the Gurkhas from Sirmür, On the conclusion of the [[Gurkha War]] the British Government placed Fateh Parkash, the minor son of Karm Parkãsh, on the throne, annexing all the territories east of the Jumna with Kotaha and the Kiãrda Dan. The Dun was, however, restored to the State in 1833 on payment of Rs.50,000. During the first [[First Anglo-Afghan War|Afghan War]] the Raja aided the British with a loan, and in the first [[First Anglo-Sikh War|Sikh War]] a Sirmur contingent fought at [[Hari-ka-pattan]]. Under Raja Sir Shamsher Parksh, G.C.S.I. (1856—98), the State progressed rapidly. Begar (forced labour) was abolished, roads were made, revenue and forest settlements carried out, a foundry, dispensaries, post and telegraph offices established. In 1857 the Raja rendered valuable services, and in 1880 during the [[Second Afghan War]] he sent a contingent to the north-west frontier. The Sirmür Sappers and Miners under his second son, Major Bir Bikram Singh, C.I.E., accompanied the Tirãh expedition in 1897.<ref name="Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 22.">{{cite web
| url = https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_028.gif
| title = Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 22
| access-date = 2012-01-09
}}</ref>

==Rulers==
The rulers of Sirmur bore the title "[[Maharaja]]" from 1911 onward.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html Princely states of India]</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Ruled from
! Ruled till
|-
| Karam Prakash
| 1616
| 1630
|-
| Mandhata Prakash
| 1630
| 1654
|-
| Sobhag Prakash
| 1654
| 1664
|-
| Budh Prakash
| 1664
| 1684
|-
| [[Mat Prakash]] (died 1704)
| 1684
| 1704
|-
| Hari Prakash
| 1704
| 1712
|-
| Bijay Prakash (died 1736)
| 1712
| 1736
|-
| Pratap Prakash (died 1754)
| 1736
| 1754
|-
| Kirat Prakash (died 1770)
| 1754
| 1770
|-
| Jagat Prakash (died 1789)
| 1770
| 1789
|-
| Dharam Prakash (died 1793)
| 1789
| 1793
|-
| Karam Prakash II (died 1820)
| 1793
| 1803
|-
| Ratan Prakash (installed by [[Gurkha]]s, hanged by the [[British India|British]] in 1804)
| 1803
| 1804
|-
| Karma Prakash II (died 1820)
| 1804
| 1815
|-
| Fateh Prakash (1809-1850)
| 1815
| 1850
|-
| Raghbir Prakash (1827-1856)
| 1850
| 1856
|-
| Shamsher Prakash (1846 – October 1898)
| 1856
| 1898
|-
| [[Surendra Bikram Prakash]] (14 November 1867 – 1911)
| 1898
| 1911
|-
| [[Amar Prakash]] (26 January 1888 – February 1933)
| 1911
| 1933
|-
| Rajendra Prakash (10 January 1913 – 13 November 1964)
| 1933
| 1964.
|-
|[https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/9-year-old-jaipur-prince-becomes-maharaja-of-sirmaur-163173-2013-05-15 Lakshraj Prakash]
|2013
|Present
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Indian Princely States]]
* [[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)|The Sirmoor Rifles]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{commons category-inline}}
{{Princely states of India}}
{{Princely states of the Punjab and Simla Hills}}

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