Kapurthala State

'''Kapurthala State''' ({{lang-pa| ਕਪੂਰਥਲਾ ([[Gurmukhi]]), {{Nastaliq|کپورتھلہ}} ([[Shahmukhi]]), कपूरथला ([[Devanagari]])}}), with its capital at [[Kapurthala]], was a former [[Princely state]] of [[Punjab region|Punjab]], spread across {{convert|352|sqmi|km2}}. The state was ruled by the [[Ahluwalia]] dynasty, founded in 1772 by [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia|Nawab Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]] (1718–1783), a prominent [[Sikh]] leader during the period of the [[Sikh Confederacy]], and also [[Misl]]dar of the [[Ahluwalia]] Army (fight clans). He was born in village Ahlu or Ahluwal near [[Lahore]], giving rise to the name of the family, Ahluwalia or ‘one from Ahlu’ ==Demography== According to the 1901 census the state had a population of 314,341 and contained 2 towns and 167 villages.. ==History== [[Image:NJSA.jpg|thumb|170px|right|''Sultan ul Quam Nawab'' Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]] [[File:Punjab 1909.jpg|left|thumb|Kapurthala on the [[Punjab (British India)]] map. 1909]] Badar Singh, the great-grand son of Sada Singh, married the daughter of a petty sardar of the district, and his son [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]] was born in 1718. Jassa Singh was barely 5 yrs old when his father died in 1723, subsequently his mother requested [[Mata Sundari|Mata Sundri]], the widow of [[Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Gobind Singh]] to take care of young Jassa. Upon growing up, she put him under the care Sikh leader [[Nawab Kapur Singh]], Jassa Singh soon rose in ranks, and eventually on the eve of his death Kapur Singh, appointed him his successor in 1753. And after the capture of Lahore in 1761, [[Khalsa]] honored him with the title of ''Sultan-ul-Qaum'' (King of the whole people). He was not only the first one to take on the surname [[Ahluwalia]] or walia nowadays his followers use their sir name walia or ahluwalia, he also founded the state of Kapurthala in 1772, and his descendants of remained powerful chiefs of Punjab till the rise of [[Ranjit Singh]] (1780–1839). Jassa Singh had no heir, (two daughters) and upon his death in 1783, he was cremated at Burj Baba Atal Sahib, and was succeeded by his cousin, Bhag Singh In 1930, Kapurthala became part of the [[Punjab States Agency]], and acceded to Union of India in 1947. ===Rulers=== [[Image:Major-General H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh- al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh, Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI , GCIE , GBE.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Jagatjit Singh]] Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, [[Order of the Star of India|GCSI]], [[Order of the Indian Empire|GCIE]], [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire|GBE]].]] * [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia|Jassa Singh]] (b. 1718 - d. 1783) * Bagh Singh (b. 1747 - d. 1801) * Fateh Singh (b. 1784 - d. 1837, * Nihal Singh (b. 1817 - d. 1852) * Randhir Singh (b. 1831 - d. 1870) * Randhir Singh * Kharrak Singh (b. 1850 - d. 1877) * [[Jagatjit Singh]] G.C.S.I (b. 1872 - d. 1949) ==External links== * [http://www.royalark.net/India/kapurth.htm Kapurthala History and detailed Genealogy] Royalark * [http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/heritage/Maharajas%20of%20Punjab/kapurthala/kapurthala.htm Kapurthala] www.sikh-heritage.co.uk {{Princely states of India}} {{coord missing|Punjab (India)}} {{use dmy dates|date=November 2010}}{{Use British English|date=November 2010}}