Kapurthala State
Kapurthala State | |||||||||
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| 1774–1947 | |||||||||
Detail of Kapurthala State, from a map of Punjab, Delhi, and the Punjab States of British India, published in the 'Imperial Gazetteer of India' (Vol. XXVI, Atlas; 1931 revised edition; plate no. 34) | |||||||||
| Status | Part of the Sikh Confederacy (1772–1801) Under the Sikh Empire (1801–1846) (Princely State under the East India Company) (1846–1857) (Princely State under the British Raj) (1857–1947) | ||||||||
| Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||
• Established | 1774 | ||||||||
• Part of the Punjab States Agency | 1930 | ||||||||
• Accession to the Indian Union | 1947 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1901 | 1,320 km2 (510 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 314,341 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Punjab, India | ||||||||
Kapurthala State, was a kingdom and later princely state of the Punjab Province of British India. Ruled by Ahluwalia Sikh rulers, spread across 510 square miles (1,300 km2). According to the 1901 census the state had a population of 314,341 and contained two towns and 167 villages. In 1930, Kapurthala became part of the Punjab States Agency and acceded to the Union of India in 1947.
In colonial India, Kapurthala State was known for its communal harmony, with its Sikh ruler Jagatjit Singh building the Moorish Mosque for his Muslim subjects. At the time of the Indian independence movement, the ruler of the Kapurthala State opposed the partition of India and advocated for a united, secular country.