Dhami State
Princely State
1815–1948
Flag
Capital	Halog
Area
• 1941	73 km2 (28 sq mi)
Population
• 1941	5,114
History
• Established	1815
• Independence of India	1948
Succeeded by India

Dhami was aPrincely State situated 26 kilometres (16 mi) west ofShimla, India.^[1] Its capital wasHalog and the state formed a part of the region known as thePunjab Hill States Agency during theBritish Raj period. In 1941 it had an area of 73 square kilometres (28 sq mi) and a population of 5,114 people.^[2] In 1948 Dhami was made a part ofHimachal Pradesh.^[3]

They were the onlyChauhanRajput rulers^[4] in the region and had settled there after being forced fromDelhi by the invasion ofMuhammad Ghori in the twelfth century AD. They werefeudatories of the princely state ofBilaspur until 1815, when theEnglish East India Company formally recognised the state as an independent entity with the issue of asanad (deed). The recognition was granted as a consequence of the support offered by the rulers to the British in their successful attempt to removeGurkha influence from theShimla Hills in 1803–1815 when Dhami was occupied byNepal. The Dhami ruler who had formulated this policy wasRana Govardhan Singh, who maintained his support through theIndian rebellion of 1857 and until his death in 1867. Thetribute exacted from the state was halved after 1857 in recognition of this, with the privilege being granted for his lifetime.^[1]

The successor to Govardhan Singh was Fateh Singh, his son, to whom the authorities of what was now the British Raj extended a similar concession with regard to the tribute from 1880. Fateh was in turn succeeded by his son, Hira Singh, in 1894 and the concession was granted once more. Hira was also made aCompanion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in recognition of his support of the British cause duringWorld War I. The last formally recognised Rana was Dalip Singh, who succeeded his father, Hira, in 1920 and died in 1987. Subsequent toIndian independence from Britain, the princely states ceased to exist.^[5]

The rulers of Dhami bore the title 'Rana'.^[6][7]

• 1815 – 1868 Govardhan Singh (b. c.1802 – d. 1868)
• 1868 – 1894 Fateh Singh (b. 1855 – d. 1894)
• 1894 – Jan 1920 Hira Singh (b. 1878 – d. 1920)
• Jan 1920 – 15 Aug 1947 Dhalip Singh (b. 1908 – d. 1987)

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