Hill States of India
The Shimla Hill States ( from 1901 Punjab Hill States ), named after the provincial capital Shimla, which was also the summer capital of British India, was an administrative grouping at the time of colonial rule. They included originally 19, bezw. 28 princely states, if you count the vassals. Together they had a size of 16400 km ².
History
The states whose ruling houses are all Rajput origin came under British " protection" as a result of the war for the expulsion of the Gurkhas in 1815 under the command of General David Ochterlony. The original also projected to the region Tehri - Garhwal State was the Central India Agency slammed.
For the countries of the Agency was created in 1901 with other states that have Punjab Hills States Agency, which went up in the Punjab States Agency 1936. The total tax revenue in 1911 amounted to about £ 660,000, with a population of 410,000 souls.
Organization
The British Deputy Commissioner of the district Shimla, which was divided by the princely states into nine areas was as Superintendent of responsible colonial officials. He was the Governor of the Punjab in Lahore.
Only the more important States were granted the right to own higher jurisdiction. The Rajas of Sirmur and Bilaspur were salut entitled and had thus entitled to a seat in the Chamber of Princes in 1921 created.
Shimla Hill States
Vassals
- Of Bashhar: Khaneti and Delath.
- Of Jubbal: Rawin ( Rawingarh ) and Dhadi ( originally Tharoch tributary, then Bashahr, 1896 Jubbal ).
- Of Keonthal: Thiog ( = Theog ), Koti, Ghund, Kheri, Madhan ( = Kiari ) and Ratesh ( = excrement ); the first four of these were zaildars tribute.
Punjab Hill States
In the administrative reorganization following additional, relatively significant States, part of this new unit were:
- Chamba
- Mandi
- Suket ( = Surendernagar )
- Tehri Garhwal -
- Siba
Up to Siba all these princes were entitled salut.