Bushahr
Princely state during British Raj
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::summary Princely state during British Raj ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox former subdivision"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| conventional_long_name | Bushahr State |
| common_name | Bushahr |
| nation | British India |
| subdivision | Princely State |
| year_start | 1412 A.D. |
| year_end | 1948 |
| event_end | Independence of India |
| s1 | India |
| flag_s1 | Flag of India.svg |
| image_map | Punjab-Districts_1911.png |
| image_map_caption | Bushahr in a map of Punjab, 1911 |
| stat_area1 | 8907 |
| stat_year1 | 1941 |
| stat_pop1 | 115,000 |
| capital | Rampur Bushahr (Last) |
| :: |
|native_name = |conventional_long_name = Bushahr State |common_name = Bushahr |nation = British India |subdivision = Princely State |era = |year_start = 1412 A.D. |date_start = |event_start = |year_end = 1948 |date_end = |event_end = Independence of India |event1 = |date_event1 = |p1 = |s1 = India |flag_p1 = |flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg |image_flag = |image_coat = |image_map = Punjab-Districts_1911.png |image_map_caption = Bushahr in a map of Punjab, 1911 |stat_area1 = 8907 |stat_year1 = 1941 |stat_pop1 = 115,000 |demonym = |capital = Rampur Bushahr (Last) |today = Bushahr, also spelt as 'Bashahr' and 'Bussahir' or 'Bushair' was a Rajput princely state in India during the British Raj. It was located in the hilly Western Himalaya promontory bordering Tibet.
History
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Bashar_1911.png" caption="Map of the Bushahr state, 1911"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Eastern-Punjab-1863.jpg" caption="Bushahr and Tehri Garhwal shown in yellow in an 1863 map of Eastern Punjab"] ::
In 1898, Bushahr state was taken over by the British administration, although the Râja remained nominally in charge. 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.
The empire ruled over the modern regions of Rohru, Rampur and Kinnaur. The main Devtas of the Region were Devta Gudaru, Devta Goli Naag, Devta Sungra Maheshwar, Devta Bakhralu, Devta Nageshwar Jharag, Devta Jabal Narayan, Devta Laharu Veer and Devta BadriVishal Ji.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/The_Padam_Palace_-panoramio-_Utpal_Basu.jpg" caption="Padam Palace"] ::
Rulers
Rulers bore the title of Rana and then Raja.
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 Singh
- 2021 - till date : Vikramaditya Singh
References
References
- {{Cite EB1911
- "The Biography of a God: Mahasu in the Himalayas".
- "Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J".
- "Indian states before 1947 A-J".
- (2021-07-09). "Virbhadra Singh: Congress stalwart, Himachal's Raja Sahib passes away at 87".
- (2021-07-09). "Virbhadra Singh dies: Rampur Bushahr mourns the passing of 'Raja sahab'".
- (10 July 2021). "Bushashr Royalty: Vikramaditya Singh Crowned As 'Raja Sahib' In Private Ceremony".
- Service, Tribune News. "Vikramaditya's 'raj tilak' before Raja's cremation".
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