Cis-Sutlej states

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Cis-Sutlej States
Sutlej river.
History 
1809
• Merged into the Punjab Province (British India)
1862
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Maratha Empire
Company rule in India

The Cis-Sutlej states were a group of states in the contemporary

Sirsa District on the west. The small Punjabi kingdoms of the Cis-Sutlej states paid tributes to the Marathas, until the Second Anglo-Maratha War of 1803–1805, after which the Marathas lost this territory to the British.[1][2][3][4]

History

The Maratha-Sikh treaty in 1785 made the small Cis-Sutlej states, autonomous protectorate of the

Scindia Dynasty of the Maratha Empire.[5]

Following the

British India
was extended to the Yamuna.

The Cis-Sutlej states included

Umballa, and styled the agent of the British Governor-General of India for the Cis-Sutlej states.[8]

A number of states were confiscated or acquired by Britain under the

First Anglo-Sikh War the full administration of the territory became vested in this officer.[8]

In 1849 the Punjab was annexed to British India, when the Cis-Sutlej states commissionership, comprising the districts of

Punjab Province.[8]

The name continued to be applied to this division until 1862, when—owing to Ferozepore having been transferred to

PEPSU
after India's independence.

Districts and states

Present districts and divisions

  • The Union territory of Chandigarh
  • Patiala District
  • Mohali District
  • Mansa District
  • Barnala District
  • Sangrur District
  • Jalandhar District
  • Muktsar District
  • Hoshiarpur District
  • Bathinda District
  • Ludhiana District
  • Firozpur District
  • Panchkula District
  • Jind District
  • Ambala District
  • Fazilka district
  • Faridkot District
  • Moga District
  • Fatehgarh Sahib District
  • Rupnagar District
  • Yamunanagar District

Present 14 districts of East Punjab, Chandigarh and present 4 districts of Haryana were there in Cis Sutlej States.

Rest of the Bist Doab including districts of Hoshiarpur,Kapurthala, SBS Nagar and Jalandhar were merged and made a new Trans Sutlej States in 1846 after First Anglo Sikh War.

Princely states

See also

References

  1. ^ Ahmed, Farooqui Salma (2011). A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: From Twelfth to the Mid Eighteenth Century, Farooqui Salma Ahmed, Salma Ahmed Farooqui, Google Books. Pearson Education India.
    ISBN 9788131732021
    . Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ISBN 9788126903948
    . Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  3. ISBN 9788131708347
    .
  4. ISBN 9780230328853
    . By Mahadji Shinde's treaty of 1785 with the Sikhs, Maratha influence had been established over the divided Cis-Sutlej states. But at the end of the second Maratha war in 1806 that influence had been pass over to the British.
  5. ISBN 9780230328853
    . By Mahadji Shinde's treaty of 1785 with the Sikhs, Maratha influence had been established over the divided Cis-Sutlej states. But at the end of the second Maratha war in 1806 that influence had been pass over to the British.
  6. ^ Wellesley, Arthur (1837). The Despatches, Minutes, and Correspondance, of the Marquess Wellesley, K. G. During His Administration in India. pp. 264–267.
  7. ^ Wellesley, Arthur (1859). Supplementary Despatches and Memoranda of Field Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington, K. G.: India, 1797-1805. Vol. I. pp. 269–279, 319. "ART VI Scindiah to renounce all claims the Seik chiefs or territories" (p.318)
  8. ^ a b c d e  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cis-Sutlej States". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 693.

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