Cis-Sutlej states
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The Cis-Sutlej states were a group of small princely states in northwestern India, located between the Sutlej River and the Yamuna, that came under British protection in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cis-Sutlej states canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of princely states
ⓘ
historical political entity ⓘ |
| administrativeSupervisionBy | British political agents ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver |
Sutlej River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamuna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| cameUnderBritishProtectionIn | early 19th century ⓘ |
| economyBase | agriculture ⓘ |
| eventualIntegrationInto |
Dominion of India
ⓘ
Patiala and East Punjab States Union area ⓘ
surface form:
Patiala and East Punjab States Union
|
| geopoliticalFunction | buffer zone between British territories and Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| governedBy | hereditary rulers ⓘ |
| historicalRegionNameDerivedFrom | location on the British (cis) side of the Sutlej River ⓘ |
| includedState |
Faridkot
ⓘ
surface form:
Faridkot State
Jind State ⓘ Jind State ⓘ
surface form:
Kaithal State
Kalsia State ⓘ Malerkotla ⓘ
surface form:
Malerkotla State
Nabha State ⓘ Patiala State ⓘ Thanesar ⓘ
surface form:
Thanesar State
|
| languageRegion | Punjabi-speaking area ⓘ |
| legalStatus | protected allies of the British ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Sutlej River
ⓘ
Yamuna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern India ⓘ |
| militaryObligationsTo | British Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDynasty | Phulkian dynasty (Patiala, Jind, Nabha) ⓘ |
| partOf | British India ⓘ |
| partOfPresentDay |
Haryana, India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
surface form:
Himachal Pradesh, India
Punjab ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab, India
|
| politicalCharacter | fragmented small principalities ⓘ |
| politicalRelationship | subordinate alliance with British power ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | princely states under British suzerainty ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchical ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sikh misls influence ⓘ |
| reasonForBritishProtection | check expansion of the Sikh Empire under Ranjit Singh ⓘ |
| region |
Punjab
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab region
|
| religiousComposition | predominantly Sikh and Hindu ⓘ |
| rulerTitleCommonly |
Maharaja
ⓘ
Raja ⓘ |
| sovereigntyLimitedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British Government
|
| successionDisputesArbitratedBy | British authorities ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| treatyWith | British East India Company ⓘ |
| underProtectionOf |
British East India Company
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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