| Bhajji State भज्जी | |||||||
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| Princely State | |||||||
| Late 18th century–1948 | |||||||
| Capital | Seoni | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 248 km2 (96 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 13,309 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | Late 18th century | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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Bhajji state was a protected tributary state in the hills ofSimla, nowHimachal Pradesh, under the government ofPunjab. Its area was 248 km² and the population (1881) of 12,106 and1901 of 13,309 consisted almost entirely of Sikhs distributed in 327 villages. The annual tribute was 144 pounds. The capital was Seoni, on the banks of theSutlej.
The Pal dynasty ofRajput origin ruled it with the title of Rana. The founder of the dynasty was a brother of the Raja of Kutlehar and came from Kangra; he acquired the territory by conquest. The country was conquered by theGurkhas between1803 and1815 but they were expelled by the British who confirmed the old dynasty by a sanad dated4 September,1815. Under the British protectorate, death sentences imposed by the Rana required British confirmation. In1842 the Rana Rudra Pal abdicated in favor of his son and retired toHaridwar. A century later Bir Pal did the same.
