Siba State
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Siba State | |||||||||
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Princely State | |||||||||
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• Foundation of the state | 1450 | ||||||||
• 1/3rd part,Dadu-Siba jagir Annexed by the British Raj | 1849 | ||||||||
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Siba State, was a small independent Indian hill state in the Lower Himalayas. It was centered on the town of Dadasiba, Pragpur tehsil, Kangra district, in modern-day Himachal Pradesh. The state was founded in 1450. In 1849 the territory of Datarpur was added to Siba Jagir (1/3 part of land of Mian Devi Singh) and annexed by the British Raj as 'Dada-Siba'.[1]
History
Siba State was founded by Raja Sibarna Chand, a younger brother of the Raja of
annexed by the British in 1849. Rest remained with Raja Ram Singh. [2]
Rulers
The rulers of Siba State had the title Raja.[3]
- .... - .... Jaswant Chand
- .... - .... Bhag Singh
- .... - 1750 Lakel Singh
- 1750 - 1770 Madho Singh (d. 1770)
- 1770 - 1800 Sher Singh (d. 1800)
- 1800 - 1803 Govind Singh (1st time) (d. 1845)
- 1803 - 1830 semi occupied by Guler
- 1830 - 1845 Govind Singh (2nd time) (s.a.)
- 1845 - 1849 Ram Singh (d. 1875)
- 1849 - Sunder Singh (migrated to Tantpalan)
- Birbal Singh
- 1900-1935 Duni Chand
- 1935- Nama Singh
See also
- List of Rajput dynasties
- Guler State
References
- ^ Mark Brentnall, ed. The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh. pg. 301
- ^ The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
- ^ Princely states of India
External links
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