Nabha is a city and municipal council in the Patiala district to the south-east of the Indian state of Punjab. In 1998, the annual income of Nabha state was Rs 1,50,000/-. [1]
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| Coordinates | 30°22′N 76°09′E / 30.37°N 76.15°E | ||
| Country |  India |
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| State | Punjab | ||
| District(s) | Patiala | ||
| Population | 61,953 (2001) | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) | ||
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Nabha (नाभा) was a state of the Sikh Royal House of Siddhu Jat origins founded by the grandson of Chaudhary Phul Singh. Chaudhary Phul Singh (under the patronage and protection of Sikh Guru's Guru Har Gobind and Guru Har Rai) [2] had six sons namely [3], 1.Tiloka 2.Ram Singh 3.Rudh 4.Chunu 5. Jhandu and 6.Takhtmal. Annual income of Nabha state was Rs 1,50,000/-. [4]
Claiming descent from the Jaisal, founder of the State of Jaisalmer in 1156, the founder of this Sikh dynasty, Phul, was Chaudhri (Governor) of a country located at the south east of Delhi. Phul’s descendants founded 4 States: Patiala, Jind, Faridkot and Nabha. Nabha was founded by the great-grandson of Phul in 1755.
Tiloka had two sons namely, 1. Gurudutta 2. Sukh Chain. Sukh Chain's descendants ruled Jind state and Gurudatta's descendants ruled Nabha state. Gurudatta's only son was Surat Singh. Surat Singh died in 1742 prior to Gurudatta in 1744. Surat Singh had two sons 1. Hamir Singh (1755-1783 ) and 2. Kapur Singh. Hamir Singh's son Raja Jaswant Singh (1783-1840) became the ruler. He had two sons namely 1. Maharaja Devendra Singh and 2. Ranjit Singh. Maharaja Devendra Singh had two sons namely, Maharaja Bharpur Singh and Maharaja Bhagwan Singh. Maharaja Bharpur Singh died in 1863 prior to Maharaja Devendra Singh. Maharaja Bhagwan Singh ruled from 1864-1871, he also died without an heir. According to tradition, Hira Singh a distant relative in a neighbouring village was deicided upon as the next in line according to the Maharaja of Patiala and Jind. Maharaja Hira Singh (1871-1911), who ruled from 1871-1911. He was honoured with G.C.S.I. and G.C.I.I. titles by British. His only son was Maharaja Ripudman Singh (1911-1923), who became ruler in 1912 after Maharaja Hira Singh. His son was Maharaja-Tika Pratap Singh (1923-1995) born in 1919.
The town of Nabha was formerly the capital of the eponymous princely state in the British Raj. Its territories were scattered; one section, divided into twelve separate tracts, was interspersed among the territories of Patiala and Jind, in the east and south of the Punjab; the other section was in the extreme southeast of that province. The whole of the territories physically belonged to a plain; however, they varied in character from the great fertility of the Pawadh region to the aridity of the Rajputana desert.
The ruling dynasty of Nabha are Sikh the state was founded around 1763 by a member of the Phulkian family. The first relations of the state with the HEIC occurred in 1807-08, when the Raja obtained protection against the threatened encroachments of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. After British India's independence, the Princely state of Nabha united with four other Phulkian states to form the Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU), which later merged into Punjab state following the merging of other Princely states after 1949 (Important to note that the Princely States of India were not part of British India and thus joined India two years after Independence).
City is famous for the people and life style of people. The old part of the city, sometimes termed 'Purani Nabhi', is a veritable maze of narrow winding alleys which astonish you by emerging at the most unexpected places.
City is famous for the people and life style of people. Colour nabhi (Navy blue) is named after state of Nabha. Nabhi colour use to be state's official colour for turban. The old part of the city, sometimes termed 'Purani nabhi', is a veritable maze of narrow winding alleys which astonish you by emerging at the most unexpected places.
This is the first city which still has the Rolls Royce in the shape of animals, specially crafted for the kings of this city. These were used by the kings and are preserved in the Nabha museum.
Nabha is located at 30°22′N 76°09′E / 30.37°N 76.15°E[5]. It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807 feet).
As of 2001 India census[6], Nabha had a population of 61,953. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nabha has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 69%. In Nabha, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Please note that there are two locations of Royal Samadhis, one is for the family of Hira Singh, the other, the original rulers of Nabha is located on the grounds of Punjab Public School, near the water tank, on what was originally known as Shyam Bagh (near Jamunawali Sark (Road)), there rests Maharaja Devinder Singh, his two sons, his wives, Maharani Lilavati, Maharani Mann Kaur and "Cheteanwali" Rani. Dr. Sumerendra Vir Singh Chauhan, from the family of Maharani Lilavati, and uncle of the present Rajkumari of Nabha wife of Maharaja Pratap Singh's second son, is negotiating with the present authorities to allow for repairs to take place of the Royal samadhis of the original rulers. Also the Samadhi of Maharani Lilavati's mother is located in the Ram Temple near Hira Mahal.
The descendants of famous General of Ranjit Singh, Hari Singh Nalwa, reside in Nabha.
The descendants of Wazir Ishwari Singh Katoch, former Prime Minister of Kangra during Maharaja Sansar Chand (Father-in-Law of Maharaja Ranjit Singh), once lived in Nabha and have now emigrated to Canada. Wazir Ishwari Singh's daughter was Maharani Lilavati of Nabha w/o Maharaja Devinder Singh. Wazir Ishwari Singh was the close friend of Hari Singh Nalwa and was thus given refuge in Nabha upon the fall of Kangra. The last known descendant Dr. Sumerendra Vir Singh Chauhan, cousin to the present Maharaja, is negotiating with local authorities to repair old tombs and other places of historical significance. The rest of the descendants have moved to Nepal and Canada.
The Nagar Brahmin family protected Maharaja Hira Singh and allowed him to come to the throne of Nabha. For saving his life he gave the Nagar family "Nagara Chownk" or the Chowk of Nagar Family, located in old Nabha. There is still the family of Dr. Inderjit Nagar and his brother's descendents staying there.
This is the city where freedom fighter S Bhan Singh lived. His descendants are still living in nabha. He had spent time with the first prime minister of India (pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru), when the later had come to spend time in park bagh. The room still exists there in park bagh nabha. This room is in poor condition.
A Sanskrit College in 1922 started in a Temple outside Duladdi gate by a Sanskrit Scholar Pandit Sadhu Ram Shastri, known as Government Sanskrit College. After sometime Pt. Shukdevji Shastri popularly known as "Muni Ji" retired as the principal. Author of Manglanakshattram Sarvottam Sanskrit Rachna, for this book he was honoured as "Shiromani Sanskrit Sahityakaar" by Bhasha Vibhaag Punjab, "Japuji Sahib" Sanskrit Kavya, Punjab University Publication, "Betaal Parajayam" a Natya Sangrha, having "Pratigya" & "Saptpadi" Nataks in one Book. The Great Sanskrit Devotee "Shastri ji" Passed away on December 5, 2009. He is survived by his wife Kaushlya Devi. His son Dr. Arvind Mohan is Ph.D.in Sanskrit & Lect.in Sanskrit in Public college Samana, his daughter Dr. Uma Sharma is Principal Govt Sanskrit College Patiala, Tripta Sharma is Shastri at Panchkula & Younger son Veerendra Mohan is M.A Hindi & Hindi Teacher.
Famous personalities of Nabha
In 1947, Nabha formed a part of Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). At a subsequent reorganization, Patiala was created as a district and Nabha formed a subdivision in Patiala District. The modern Nabha is a thriving, if somewhat dusty town (about 30 kilometres from Patiala). Nabha boasts of several institutions which are somewhat unusual for a town of this size:
With respect to its population and residential area Nabha is rich with wild life. It has a small jungle (or forest) along its boundary. As you travel along "Malerkotla to Patiala" road, Nabha is located on left side and jungle is on right side of the road. This small jungle starts from Mehas Gate crossing through playgrounds of Punjab Public School to Rohti Pul. A canal goes with its boundary.
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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NABHA, a native state of India, within the Punjab. Area, 966 sq. m. Pop. (1901) 297,949. Its territories are scattered; one section, divided into twelve separate tracts, lies among the territories of Patiala and Jind, in the east and south of the Punjab; the other section is in the extreme south-east. The whole of the territories belong physically to a plain; but they vary in character from the great fertility of the Pawadh region to the aridity of the Rajputana desert. Nabha is one of the Sikh ' Compare 2 Cor. xi. 32. The Nabataean Aretas or Aeneas there mentioned reigned from 9 B.C. to A.D. 40.
states, founded by a member of the Phulkian family, which established its independence about 1763. The first relations of the state with the British were in 1807-1808, when the raja obtained protection against the threatened encroachments of Ranjit Singh. During the Mutiny in 1857 the raja showed distinguished loyalty, and was rewarded by grants of territory to the value of over £10,000. The imperial service troops of the raja Hira Singh (b. c. 1843; succeeded in 1871) did good service during the Tirah campaign of 1897-98. The chief products of the state are wheat, millets, pulses, cotton and sugar. The estimated gross revenue is Ioo,000; no tribute is paid. The territory is crossed by the main line and also by several branches of the North= Western railway, and is irrigated by the Sirhind canal.
The town of Nabha, founded in 1755, has a station on the Rajpura-Bhatinda branch of the North-Western railway. Pop. (1901) 18,468.
See Phulkian States Gazetteer (Lahore, 1909).
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