Baghal State

Palace of earstwhile Arki/Bhagal Princely State,Himachal Prades,India
Baghal State
बाघल
Princely State
c. 1643–1948
History
  Established c. 1643
  Independence of India 1948
Area
  1901 312 km2 (120 sq mi)
Population
  1901 27,720 
Density 88.8 /km2  (230.1 /sq mi)
 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Baghal". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
Rana Mehar Chand of Baghal seated with Jai Singh of Kulu. Pahari painting, early eighteenth century.

Baghal was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It covers an area of 312 square kilometres (120 sq mi) and is now part of Himachal Pradesh state. Baghal was founded by Rana Sabha Chand in 1643 and was acceded to India on 15 April 1948.

The capital of Baghal was Arki.

History

The state of Baghal was founded around 1640. It was ruled by Rajputs of the Baghalia dynasty.

Rulers

The rulers of Baghal bore the title 'Raja' from 1860 onward.[1]

Ranas

Rajas

See also

Gallery

References

External links

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Baghal.

Coordinates: 31°09′N 76°58′E / 31.15°N 76.97°E / 31.15; 76.97


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/20/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.