| Datarpur State दातारपुर ਦਾਤਾਰਪੁਰ | |||||||||
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| Princely State | |||||||||
| 1550–1818 | |||||||||
 Detail of Datarpur from a map of the various Hill States of the Punjab Hills region, copied in 1852 | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Foundation of the state | 1550 | ||||||||
• Annexation by theSikh Empire | 1818 | ||||||||
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Datarpur is a village situated in Mukerian Tehsil, Hoshiarpur District, Punjab (India).Datarpur State was a small precolonialIndian hill state in the LowerHimalayas. The state was founded around 1550 and was annexed by theSikh Empire in 1818.[1]
Nearest city to the village is Talwara, famous for a hydro power project owned by BBMB. From ancient times Datarpur has been the center of business and education in the area.
Datarpur is famous for its spiritual centers, ancient Dushera Festival and market.
Datarpur has spiritual centers including:
Datarpur State was founded in the middle of the sixteenth century by Raja Datar Chand, a scion of the princely families ofSiba andGuler who named the state after himself. From 1786 the state was a feudatory ofKangra State until Raja Govind Chand made an alliance with theGurkha invaders fromNepal in 1806, securing his complete independence.Govind Chand was succeeded by his son Jagat Chand when Datarpur was conquered by Ranjit Singh ofLahore in 1818 and annexed to theSikh Empire of Pañjab (Punjab), although ajagir was granted to Jagat Chand as compensation. In 1848, Jagat Chand joined a rebellion against the British and was deposed, dispossessed and exiled toAlmora. The territory of Datarpur was added to Siba State and annexed by theBritish Raj in 1849 as Dada-Siba. The descendants of Jagat Chand were given no jagir, but the royal house still exists.[2]
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They bore the title 'Raja'.
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