Baghal State



Baghal - Arki was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It covers an area of 312 sqkm and is now part of Arki Tehsil in Solan District of Himachal Pradesh state. Baghal was founded by Rana Aje De in 1310-40 and was acceded to India on 15 April 1948. The capital of Baghal - Arki.

History
The state of Baghal was founded around 1640.

Rulers
The rulers of Baghal bore the title 'Raja' from 1860 onward.

Ranas

 * 1670 - 1727               Prithvi Chand                      (d. 1727)
 * 1727 - 1743               Mehar Chand                        (d. 1743)
 * 1743 - 1778               Bhup Chand                         (d. 1778)
 * 1778 - 1805               Jagat Singh (1st time)             (d. 1828) (exiled in Nalagarh 1805 - 1815)
 * 1805 - 1815               occupied by Nepal
 * 3 Sep 1815 - Aug 1828    Jagat Singh (2nd time)             (s.a.)
 * 1828 - 16 Jan 1840        Shiv Saran Singh                   (b. 1793 - d. 1840)
 * 1840 - 12 Mar 1875        Kishan Singh                       (b. 1817 - d. 1877) (personal style Raja from 1860)

Rajas

 * 12 Mar 1875 – 23 Jul 1877 Kishan Singh                       (s.a.)
 * 23 Jul 1877 – 12 Oct 1877 Moti Singh                         (d. 1877)
 * 1877 - 1904               Dhian Singh                        (b. 1842 - d. 1904)
 * 23 Apr 1904 - 3 Oct 1922  Bikram Singh                       (b. 1893 - d. 1922)
 * 3 Oct 1922 – 21 Dec 1945 Surendra Singh                     (b. 1909 - d. 1945)
 * 21 Dec 1945 – 15 Aug 1947 Rajendra Singh                     (b. 1928 - d. 2010)