Loharu State (Princely State)

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Was an Indian princely state located in the Punjab region.

Establishment

January 1836: Loharu ruler Ahmad Baksh Khan was succeeded by his eldest son, Sams-ud-din Khan (Samsudin Ahmad Khan), in 1827. His reign did not last long: in 1835 he was executed by the British Raj for being involved in the conspiracy to kill the British Resident to Delhi, Sir William Frazer. The state of Loharu was given to his brothers, Amin-ud-din and Zia-ud-din Khan, and became a British protectorate.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. Partition of India

Was the partition of British India in two independent entities: India (with a Hindu majority) and Pakistan (with a Muslim majority). This included the several princely states that were dependent on the British Colony.

January 1948: After the Independence of India in 1947, the Loharu State acceded to the Union of India and many of the ruling family and the city's Muslim inhabitants re-settled in Lahore, Pakistan.

Disestablishment

January 1948: After the Independence of India in 1947, the Loharu State acceded to the Union of India and many of the ruling family and the city's Muslim inhabitants re-settled in Lahore, Pakistan.