Bushahr
Princely state during British Raj
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Bushahr, also spelt as 'Bashahr' and 'Bussahir' or 'Bushair' was a Rajput princely state in India during the British Raj. It was located in the hilly western Himalaya promontory bordering Tibet.
CapitalRampur Bushahr (Last)
1941
8,907 km2 (3,439 sq mi)| Bushahr State | |||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||
| 1412 A.D.–1948 | |||||||
Bushahr in a map of Punjab, 1911 | |||||||
| Capital | Rampur Bushahr (Last) | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1941 | 8,907 km2 (3,439 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1941 | 115,000 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 16 March | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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History
In 1898, Bushahr state was taken over by the British administration, although the Râja remained nominally in charge.[1] After British occupation, the Bushahr state was by far the largest of the 28 Simla Hills States.[citation needed] There was a tax revolt by Bushahr's peasants in 1906.[1]
Rulers
Rulers bore the title of Rana and then Raja.[2][3]
Ranas
- : Kehri Singh
- 1780 - 1799: Ram Singh
- 1799 - 1803 : Ugar Singh
- 1803 - 1815 : Nepalese occupation
Rajas
- 1816 - 1850 : Mahendra Singh
- 1850 - 1887 : Shamsher Singh
- 1887 - 1898 : Raghunath Singh
- 1898 - 1914 : Shamsher Singh (return to power)
- 1914 - 1947 : Padam Singh
- 1947 - 2021 : Virbhadra Singh[4][5]
- 2021 - till date : Vikramaditya Singh[6][7]