Mandi State

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Mandi State
मण्डी रियासत
1290–1948
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Chamba Kangra Bilaspur Mandi Kulu 1911.jpeg
Princely States of the Shimla Hills, Mandi in the south (1911)
History 
• Established
1290
1948
Area
19412,950 km2 (1,140 sq mi)
Population
• 1941
232,598
Succeeded by
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Today part of Himachal Pradesh, India
Portrait of Ishwari Sen of Mandi Portrait of Ishwari Sen of Mandi.jpg
Portrait of Ishwari Sen of Mandi

Mandi State was a princely state within (British India), with the town of Mandi as its capital. The state of Mandi (the name means "market" in Hindi), which included two towns and 3,625 villages, was part of the States of the Punjab Hills. It was located in the Himalayan range, bordering to the west, north, and east on the British Punjabi district of Kangra; to the south, on Suket; and to the southwest, on Bilaspur. As of 1941, population of Mandi State was 232,598 and area of the state was 1,139 square kilometres (440 sq mi). [1]

Contents


Detail of the territory of Mandi State from a map of the various Hill States of the Punjab Hills region, copied in 1852 Detail of the main, continuous tract of territory of Mandi State from a map of the various Hill States of the Punjab Hills region, copied in 1852.jpg
Detail of the territory of Mandi State from a map of the various Hill States of the Punjab Hills region, copied in 1852

List of rulers

Playing horn at Palace Temple. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India Playing horn at Palace Temple. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.jpg
Playing horn at Palace Temple. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
Playing trumpet at temple. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh Playing trumpet at temple. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.jpg
Playing trumpet at temple. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

The rulers bore the title of Raja. [2] [3]

List of rulers of Mandi State
NamePortraitTenure
Reign startReign end
Raja Ajbar Sen15271534
Raja Chhatar Sen15341554
Raja Sahib Sen15541575
Raja Narain Sen15751595
Raja Keshab Sen Painting of Raja Keshab Sen of Mandi State, Mandi, ca.1725.jpg 15951616
Raja Hari Sen India, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi - Raja Hari Sen of Mandi (r. 1604-1623-37) - 2018.96 - Cleveland Museum of Art.jpg 16161637
Raja Suraj Sen Painting of Raja Suraj Sen of Mandi State, with large format parrots seen flying in the sky in the background, circa 18th century.png 16371664
Raja Shyam Sen16641679
Raja Gaur Sen India, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi - A noble, probably Raja Gaur Sen, receives another noble - 2018.99 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif 16791684
Raja Sidhi Sen Raja Sidh Sen (Reigned 1684-1727) LACMA AC1999.127.10.jpg 16841727
Raja Shamsher Sen Painting of Raja Shamsher Sen of Mandi State smoking hookah, Mandi, ca.1760-70.jpg 17271781
Raja Surma Sen Painting of Raja Surma Sen of Mandi State seated on a throne on a terrace smoking a hookah and holding a falcon, with a courtier and fly-whisk attendant, ca.1780-90.jpg 17811788
Raja Ishwari Sen Detail of a painting of Ishwari Sen of Mandi State, misattributed as depicting Sher Singh of Buria State, from the Tazkirat Al-Umara of James Skinner, ca.1836.jpg 17881826

There description

K.C.S.I [cr.1884]; he was formally installed on 12 October 1866,

Demographics

Religious groups in Mandi State (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group		1901 [4] 1911 [5] [6] 1921 [7] 1931 [8] 1941 [9]
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Hinduism Om.svg [a] 170,304178,115181,358199,935227,463
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 3,1872,7993,4626,3514,328
Buddhism Dharma Wheel (2).svg 51016476138208
Sikhism Khanda.svg 4126142899583
Christianity Christian cross.svg 341014111
Jainism Jain Prateek Chihna.svg 02000
Judaism Star of David.svg 00010
Zoroastrianism Faravahar.svg 00000
Others00000
Total population174,045181,110185,048207,465232,593
Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References

  1. ↑ Mandi Princely State (11 gun salute)
  2. ↑ "Indian Princely States K-Z". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Indian states before 1947 K-W". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province". 1901. p. 34. JSTOR   saoa.crl.25363739 . Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR   saoa.crl.25393788 . Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR   saoa.crl.25430165 . Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR   saoa.crl.25793242 . Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ↑ India Census Commissioner (1941). "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". p. 42. JSTOR   saoa.crl.28215541 . Retrieved 30 March 2024.

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