Faridkot State
| Faridkot State | |||||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||||
| 1763–1948 | |||||||||
Detail of Faridkot State from a map of British and native states in the Cis-Sutlej Division between 1847–51, by Abdos Sobhan, 1858 | |||||||||
| Capital | Faridkot | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1892 | 1,652 km2 (638 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1892 | 97,034 | ||||||||
| Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||
• Established | 1763 | ||||||||
| 20 August | |||||||||
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Faridkot State was a self-governing princely state of Punjab ruled by Brar Jats outside British India during the British Raj period in the Indian sub-continent until Indian independence. The state was located in the south of the erstwhile Ferozepore district during the British period. The former state had an area of around 1649.82 square kilometres (637 sq mi). It population in 1941 was around 199,000 thousand. The state's rulers had cordial relations with the British.