Patiala State

State of Patiala
State of Patiala
1763–1947
	Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Patiala
Common languages	Punjabi (official)
Religion	Sikh
Government	Absolute monarchy
Maharaja
• 1707 - 1765	Ala Singh
• 1938 - 1947	Yadavindra Singh
History
• Established	1763
• Disestablished	1947
Area
• Total	15,389 km2 (5,942 sq mi)
Population
• 1881	1,467,433
• 1891	1,583,521
• 1901	1,596,692
Currency	Rupee And Paisa
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Mughal Empire
	Durrani Empire
	Phulkian Misl
East India Company
Sikh Empire
PEPSU
Republic of India
Today part of	India; Pakistan
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Patiala State was a self-governing princely state in British India, and one of the Phulkian States, that acceded to the Union of India upon Indian independence and partition in 1947. The state was founded by Sidhu Jat Sikhs. Patiala State was the largest and most important princely state in the Punjab Province.^[2] The state's ruler, the Maharaja of Patiala, was entitled to a 17-gun salute and held precedence over all other princes in the Punjab Province during the British Raj.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c Imperial gazetteer of India. Vol. XX Pardi to Pusad. 1908. pp. 40, 42.
^ Bond, J. W.; Wright, Arnold (2006). Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. pp. 232–242. ISBN 978-81-206-1965-4.
^ Punjab District and State Gazetteers: Part A]. Punjab Government Press: Punjab Government Press. 1900. p. 51.