Mangal is a former princely state in

north India North India is a geographical region, loosely defined as a cultural region comprising the northern part of India (or historically, the Indian subcontinent) wherein Indo-Aryans (speaking Indo-Aryan languages) form the prominent majority populati ...

ruled by Chandravanshi Sen Rajputs.Mangal state like

Mandi State Mandi State was a princely state within (British India), with the town of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi as its capital. The state of Mandi (the name means "market" in Hindi), which included two towns and 3,625 villages, was part of the States ...

was an off shoot of

Suket State Suket State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The capital of the state was Pangna. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 April 1948. Formerly it belonged to the States of the ...

. Rana Surender Singh is its present head. Its territory, presently in

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...

, was only 33.6 km2, with a population of 1,227 in 1901.

History

Founded in the early 16th century after the death of Shri Mangal Chand, Rana of Bhatwara. Batwara region lay on bank of Satluj river. Rana of Batwara expelled by Raja Madan Sen of

because he allied with Raja Megh Chand Chandel of

Kahlur Bilaspur State or Kahlur State, sometimes Kahloor Riyasat, was a kingdom (697–1849) and later princely state (1849–1948) in the Punjab Province ruled by a separate branch of Chandravanshi Chandel rajput dynasty. Raja Bir Chand 697–73 ...

in 1240. After expulsion, Rana Batwara was loyal to Raja of Bilaspur's generations and regained his lost territory. Rana Batwara was killed by Raja Shyam Sen of Suket and Raja Man Chand Guleria of Guler whilst he was worshiping in Batwara Palace, forcing two Ranis, the Wazir, other officials, along with the Tikka Sahib, Raghunath Chand, to fled from Batwara. Later, he founded the new state of Mangal, naming in his father's memory Rana Mangal Chand, crowned by Raja of Bilaspur. The state was occupied by the

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

1803/1815. Rana of Mangal lost his large area portion (Batwara, Kol, Baddu) in 19th century due to bad relationship with British Raj. It was one of the most inaccessible states. Local deity are Badu Bada Devta, Baba Nahar Singh, Guga Jahar Peer, Baba Balak Nath, Jalapa Devi, Chamunda. Ranked 10th in order of precedence Shimla hill states. On 20 December 1815 it entered the

British raj The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule ...

by accepting a

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, restoring its autonomy, now within

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, colonially controlled under the Simla Hill States Superintendency of the Punjab States Agency. Although its revenue was only 700 rupees, a private purse of 3000 rupees was awarded to the ruling Ranas. Its separate existence ended at its accession to the then Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh, and hence to independent India, on 15 April 1948. Present head Rana Surender Singh lives in New Delhi and has three issues Tikka Someshwar Singh, Kunwar Dineshwar Singh and Kunwar Lokeshwar Singh

Rulers

The rulers bore the title of

Rana Rana may refer to: Astronomy * Rana (crater), a crater on Mars * Delta Eridani or Rana, a star Films * Rana (2012 film), an Indian Kannada-language action drama * Rana, a 1998 Telugu-language action film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy * R ...

.Indian Rajputs
/ref> * ?-? Raghunath Singh (1240-) * ?-? Pratap Singh * ?-? Kripal Chand * ?-? Sartam Chand * ?-? Man Chand * ?-? Gulab Chand * ?-? Tara Chand * ?-? Sansar Chand * ?-? Jai Singh * ?-? Chittar Singh * ?-? Inder Singh * ?-? Veer Singh * ?-? Amar Singh * ?-? Karam Singh * ?-? Bahadur Singh * 1803 - 1815 occupied by Nepal * 1815 - 1844 Prithvi Singh (d. 1844) * 1844 Jodha Singh (d. 1844) * 9 Nov 1844 - 1892 Ajit Singh (b. 1830 - d. 1892) * 1892 - 1920 Trilok Singh (b. 1859 - d. 1920) * 1920 - 15 August 1947 Shiv Singh (b. 1888 - d. 1953) * 1953 - 1973 Ranbir Singh (d. 1973) * 1973 - Surinder Singh (born 11 October 1957)

Sources and external links

* ttp://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html World Statesmen - India - princely States K-Z

References

Princely states of Himachal Pradesh {{HimachalPradesh-geo-stub