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.

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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

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Treaty of Amritsar (1809) regionAffected Cis-Sutlej states