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Bushahr (princely state)

Bushahr was a Rajput princely state in India during the British Raj. It was located in the hilly western Himalaya promontory bordering Tibet.

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Bushahr State
Princely State of British India
1412 A.D.–1948

Bushahr in a map of Punjab, 1911
CapitalRampur Bushahr (Last)
Area 
• 1941
8,907 km2 (3,439 sq mi)
Population 
• 1941
115,000
History 
• Established
12 May
1948
 Succeeded by
India

Bushahr was a Rajput princely state in India during the British Raj. It was located in the hilly western Himalaya promontory bordering Tibet.

History

Map of the Bushahr state, 1911 source ↗
Bushahr and Tehri Garhwal shown in yellow in an 1863 map of Eastern Punjab source ↗

In 1898, Bushahr state was taken over by the British administration, although the Râja remained nominally in charge.1 After British occupation, the Bushahr state was by far the largest of the 28 Simla Hills States. There was a tax revolt by Bushahr's peasants in 1906.1

Padam Palace source ↗

Rulers

Rulers bore the title of Rana and then Raja.23

Ranas

        • : Kehri Singh
  • 1780 - 1799: Ram Singh
  • 1799 - 1803 : Ugar Singh
  • 1803 - 1815 : Nepalese occupation

Rajas

  • 1816 - 1850 : Mahendra Singh
  • 1850 - 1887 : Shamsher Singh
  • 1887 - 1898 : Raghunath Singh
  • 1898 - 1914 : Shamsher Singh (return to power)
  • 1914 - 1947 : Padam Singh
  • 1947 - 2021 : Virbhadra Singh45
  • 2021 - till date : Vikramaditya Singh67
See also

See also

References

References

  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bashahr" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 464.
  2. "Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. "Indian states before 1947 A-J". rulers.org. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. "Virbhadra Singh: Congress stalwart, Himachal's Raja Sahib passes away at 87". Hindustan Times. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. "Virbhadra Singh dies: Rampur Bushahr mourns the passing of 'Raja sahab'". The Indian Express. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. "Bushashr Royalty: Vikramaditya Singh Crowned As 'Raja Sahib' In Private Ceremony". www.outlookindia.com. 10 July 2021. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. Service, Tribune News. "Vikramaditya's 'raj tilak' before Raja's cremation". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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