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'''Keonthal''', covering an area of 482 km², was one of the [[Princely state]]s of [[India]] during the period of the [[British Raj]]. It acceded to India on 15 April 1948. Currently, it is part of the Indian state of [[Himachal Pradesh]].
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'''Keonthal State''', covering an area of 482 km², was one of the [[Princely state]]s of [[India]] during the period of the [[British Raj]]. Its capital was [[Junga]]. Keonthal acceded to India on 15 April 1948. Currently, it is part of the Indian state of [[Himachal Pradesh]].


==History==
==History==
According to tradition there was a predecessor state founded around 765 AD.
The state of Keonthal was founded before the 19th century. It was reigned by Rana Raghunath Sen until its occupation by [[Nepal]] from 1803 to 1814. After the occupation, Sansar Sen ruled as the Rana from 1814 till 24 July 1858 when he took the title of Raja.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rulers.org/indstat2.html |title=Indian states before 1947: K-W |first=B. |last=Schemmel |work=rulers.org |year=2013 |accessdate=18 February 2014}}</ref>
The state of Keonthal was founded before the 19th century. It was reigned by Rana Raghunath Sen until its occupation by [[Nepal]] from 1803 to 1814. After the occupation, Sansar Sen ruled as the Rana from 1814 till 24 July 1858 when he took the title of Raja.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rulers.org/indstat2.html |title=Indian states before 1947: K-W |first=B. |last=Schemmel |work=rulers.org |year=2013 |accessdate=18 February 2014}}</ref>
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===Rulers===

Keonthal State was ruled by [[Rajput]]s of the [[Chandrabansi]] dynasty. The heads of the state bore the title 'Rana' until 1958.<ref>[http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/keonthal Keonthal (Princely State)]</ref>
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===Rajas===
====Ranas====
*.... - .... Bhup Sen
*1801 - 1803 Raghunath Sen (1st time) (d. 1831)
*1803 - 1814 occupied by Nepal
*1814 - 1831 Raghunath Sen (2nd time) (s.a.)
*1831 - 24 Jul 1858 Sansar Sen (d. 1862)
====Rajas====
*24 July 1858 – 1862 Sansar Sen
*24 July 1858 – 1862 Sansar Sen
*1862 – 1882 Mahendra Sen
*1862 – 1882 Mahendra Sen
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/k/keonthal.html Keonthal]{{dead link|date=February 2014}}
*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/k/keonthal.html Keonthal Princely State]
{{Princely states of the Punjab and Simla Hills}}
{{Princely states of the Punjab and Simla Hills}}
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[[Category:Princely states of India]]
[[Category:Princely states of India]]
[[Category:History of Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:History of Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:States and territories disestablished in 1948]]
[[Category:States and territories disestablished in 1948]]
[[Category:Rajputs]]

Revision as of 06:43, 30 June 2014

Keonthal State
केओंथल
Princely State
Late 18th century–1948
Area 
• 1931
482 km2 (186 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931
25,560
History 
• Established
Late 18th century
1948
 Succeeded by
India
Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Keonthal State, covering an area of 482 km², was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Its capital was Junga. Keonthal acceded to India on 15 April 1948. Currently, it is part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

History

According to tradition there was a predecessor state founded around 765 AD. The state of Keonthal was founded before the 19th century. It was reigned by Rana Raghunath Sen until its occupation by Nepal from 1803 to 1814. After the occupation, Sansar Sen ruled as the Rana from 1814 till 24 July 1858 when he took the title of Raja.[1]

Rulers

Keonthal State was ruled by Rajputs of the Chandrabansi dynasty. The heads of the state bore the title 'Rana' until 1958.[2]

Ranas

  • .... - .... Bhup Sen
  • 1801 - 1803 Raghunath Sen (1st time) (d. 1831)
  • 1803 - 1814 occupied by Nepal
  • 1814 - 1831 Raghunath Sen (2nd time) (s.a.)
  • 1831 - 24 Jul 1858 Sansar Sen (d. 1862)

Rajas

  • 24 July 1858 – 1862 Sansar Sen
  • 1862 – 1882 Mahendra Sen
  • 1882 – 1901 Balbir Sen
  • 1901 – 1916 Bije Sen
  • 2 February 1916 – 15 August 1947 Hemendra Sen (b. 1905)

References

  1. ^ Schemmel, B. (2013). "Indian states before 1947: K-W". rulers.org. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. ^ Keonthal (Princely State)
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