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The Punjab States Agency was an agency of the British Raj. The agency was created in 1921, on the model of the Central India Agency and Rajputana Agency, and dealt with forty princely states in northwest India formerly dealt with by the Province of Punjab.
After 1947, all of the states chose to accede to the Dominion of India, except Bahawalpur, which acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan.




History



The princely states had come under the suzerainty of the British crown after the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814–16 and went on to be known as the Punjab Native States and the Simla Hill States. They later came into direct diplomatic relations with the British province of Punjab, with the exception of Tehri Garhwal State, which had a connection instead with the United Provinces.
The Punjab States Agency was established in 1921 out of the previous Punjab Native States, which had received advice from the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab Province, and the Simla Hill States, advised by the Deputy Commissioner of Simla district. The agency was created under the direct authority of the Governor General of India, with its headquarters in Shimla.
After Indian Independence in 1947, the states all acceded to the new Dominion of India, most of them later becoming part of the new state of Himachal Pradesh, with Tehri Garhwal State becoming part of Uttar Pradesh. In 2000, the northern portion of Uttar Pradesh, including the former state of Tehri-Garhwal, became the new state of Uttarakhand.




Princely states






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Salute states, by precedence :

Patiala, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 17-guns (19-guns local)
Bahawalpur (now in Pakistan), title Nawab, Hereditary salute of 17-guns (later promoted to 21 guns by the Pakistani president)
Jind, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 13-guns (15-guns personal and local)
Kapurthala, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 13-guns (15-guns personal and local)
Nabha, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 13-guns (15-guns local)
Kaithal, title Bhai ( Maharaja) Hereditary salute 13-guns (15-guns local)
Bilaspur (Kahlur), title Raja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
Chamba, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
Faridkot, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
Maler Kotla (Malerkotla), title Nawab, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
Mandi, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
Sirmur (Nahan), title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
Suket (Sundarnagar), title Raja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns
Loharu, title Nawab, Hereditary salute of 9-guns
Non-salute states, alphabetically :

Dujana State, title Nawab.
Mamdot, title Nawab
Pataudi, title Nawab
Annexed States:

Bahadurgarh, title Nawab, annexed 1857
Ballabgarh, title Raja, annexed 1857
Farrukhnagar, title Nawab, annexed 1857
Jhajjar, title Nawab, annexed 1857




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Kunjpura, title Nawab
Arnauli, title Bhai
Karnal, title Nawab
Shantiabad, title Sardar
Dhanaura, title Sardar
Tangaur, title Sardar
Jharauli, title Sardar
Shamgarh, title Sardar
Panipat, title Nawab
Shahzadapur, title Sardar
Mustafabad, title Sardar
Gogripur, title Chaudhary




Historical princely states of the Punjab Hills






Simla Hill States Superintendency of the Punjab States Agency


Salute states:

Sirmur , title Maharaja, 11 Gun salute
Bashahr, title Raja, Personal 9 guns-salute
Non-salute states, alphabetically:




Dynasties by State


The following are the dynasties of respective states of the Punjab Agency:
Salute states, by precedence:

Patiala - Sidhu (Phulkian Dynasty)
Bahawalpur - Daudpotra Abbasi
Jind - Sidhu (Phulkian Dynasty)
Kapurthala - Kalal
Nabha - Sidhu (Phulkian Dynasty)
Bilaspur (Kahlur) - Agrok Rajput
Chamba - Agrok Rajput
Faridkot - Brar (Phulkian Dynasty)
Maler Kotla (Malerkotla) - Sherwani Pathan
Mandi - Chandravansi Rajput (Lunar Race)
Sirmur (Nahan) - Jadu Bhati Rajput
Suket - Chandravansi Rajput (Lunar Race)
Loharu - Pathan
Non-salute states, alphabetically :

Dujana State - Yusufzai Pathan
Mamdot - Hassanzai Pathan
Pataudi - Barech Pathan
Annexed States:

Bahadurgarh - Barech Pathan
Farrukhnagar - Baluch
Jhajjar - Barech Pathan




See also


Political integration of India




References

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