Punjab States Agency

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Punjab States Agency
British Residency
1921–1947
British Raj Red Ensign.svg
Flag
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Coat of arms
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Map of the British Punjab in 1909.
Area 
 1921
86,430 km2 (33,370 sq mi)
Population 
 1921
465,493
Historical eraNew Imperialism
 Established
1921
1947
Succeeded by
Patiala and East Punjab States Union Patiala and East Punjab States Union - PEPSU logo.jpg
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Bilaspur State (1950–54) Flag of State of Bahawalpur.svg
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Today part of Punjab, Pakistan Punjab, India

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. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

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. [4]

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. [5] The agency was created under the direct authority of the Governor General of India, with its headquarters in Shimla. [6]

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

Punjab States Agency

Salute states, by precedence :

Non-salute states, alphabetically :

Annexed States: [8]

Jagirs

Historical princely states of the Punjab Hills

Simla Hill States Superintendency of the Punjab States Agency

Salute states:

Non-salute states, alphabetically:

Dynasties by State

The following are the dynasties of respective states of the Punjab Agency:

Salute states, by precedence:

Non-salute states, alphabetically :

Annexed States:

See also

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