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[1] [2] The dynasty is named after Phul Sidhu-Brar, the 17th-century common ancestor of the Phulkian states and the founder of the Phulkian Misl. [3] After India's independence in 1947, the Phulkian states had all acceded to India by 1948. [4] Members of the various royal families of the Phulkian dynasty retained their titles until 1971, when ...
Ala Singh (1691–1765) was the founder and first ruler of Patiala.Singh was born into the Sikh Phulkian dynasty, rising to power through key battles in his early life, Singh expanded his territory in Punjab.
In 1871, the line of the Phulkian dynasty which had ruled Nabha, a small 11-gun state, since 1718 became extinct upon the death from tuberculosis of the young Raja, Bhagwan Singh (1842–1871). The remaining two lines of the dynasty-the rulers of Patiala and Jind-in conjunction with the British government fixed upon Hira Singh Gosal as the ...
The locality of Nabha was founded by Hamir Singh of the Phulkian dynasty in 1755, whilst the state itself was founded slightly after in 1763 by Hamir Singh. [6] The state at that period of time was composed of twelve scattered territories. [6] Hamir Singh died in 1783 and was succeeded by Jaswant Singh. [4]
Patiala State was a kingdom and princely state in British India, and one of the Phulkian States, that acceded to the Union of India upon Indian independence and partition in 1947. The state was founded by Ala Singh in 1762. [2] [3] Patiala State was the largest and most important princely state in the Punjab Province. [4]
The ruling house of Jind belonged to the Phulkian dynasty, sharing a common ancestor named Tiloka with the Nabha rulers. Tiloka was the eldest son of Phul Sidhu of the Phulkian Misl. [3] The Jind rulers descend from Sukhchain Singh, the younger son of Tiloka. [4] The Jind State was founded in 1763 by Gajpat Singh after the fall of Sirhind. [3]
[2] [3] By the time of the seventh Maharaja, Rajinder Singh (1876 – 1900), the Maharaja of Patiala was recognized as the leader of the Sikh community and the most foremost prince in Punjab. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] During the British Raj , the Patiala maharajas were entitled to a 17- gun salute and had precedence over all the other princes in Punjab.
In layman and academic parlance, the name of a dynasty is often affixed before the common name of a state in reference to a state under the rule of a particular dynasty. For example, whereas the official name of the realm ruled by the Qajar dynasty was the "Sublime State of Iran", the domain is commonly known as "Qajar Iran".