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As of 2001 India census, [3] Nabha had a population of 67,972. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nabha has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 69%. In Nabha, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The ruling house of Nabha belonged to the Phulkian dynasty, sharing a common ancestor named Tiloka with the Jind rulers. Tiloka (r. 1652–1687) was the eldest son of Phul Sidhu of the Phulkian dynasty. [a] [4] The Nabha rulers descend from Gurditta (Gurdit Singh; r. 1687–1754), the elder son of Tiloka. [4]
Nabha Fort of Nabha; Qila Mubarak, Patiala; Jiundan Fort (Residence of Raghu of Phul Royal Family) Rajasthan Abheda Mahal Fort, Kota; Khatoli fort, Kota; Kunadi Fort ...
It was the capital of the erstwhile Princely State of Nabha until 1755 when Raja Hamir Singh founded Nabha town and made it the capital of the state. He also built a fort which now houses the police station of Dhanaula. A temple of Hanuman exists here. It is said that a man was digging a ditch and found an idol of Hanuman.
The Phulkian dynasty (or Phoolkian) of Maharajas or sardars were Sikh royals and aristocrats in the Punjab region of India. Members of the dynasty ruled the states of Badrukhan, Bhadaur, Faridkot, Jind, Malaudh, Nabha, and Patiala, allying themselves with the British Empire according to the terms of the Cis-Sutlej treaty of 1809.
Hira Singh ascended the throne of Nabha on 9 June 1871 and began a long and successful reign that would usher Nabha into the modern era. Great monuments and public buildings were erected, roads, railways, hospitals, schools and palaces were constructed and an efficient modern army was established that saw service during the Second Afghan War ...
Maharaja Ranjit Singh had made the Kapur family the hereditary Head Granthis of the Golden Temple due their historical relevance in Kirtan in Amritsar and the Golden Temple, specifically his grandfather Bhai Mohar Singh, the Head Granthi of the Golden Temple, Amritsar and his father Bhai Atma Singh Kapur, also a Granthi in the Golden Temple who had a landholding in the Gujranwala District.
Kahn Singh Nabha (30 August 1861 – 24 November 1938) was a Punjabi Sikh scholar, writer, anthologist, [2] lexicographer, and encyclopedist. [ note 1 ] [ 1 ] His most influential work, Mahan Kosh , inspired generations of scholars after him. [ 1 ]