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PIN. 147201. Telephone code. 91- (0)1765. Vehicle registration. PB-34. Nabha is a town and municipal council in the Patiala district in the south-west of the Indian state of Punjab. It was the capital of the former Nabha State. Nabha is also a sub-division city which comes under Patiala district.
Nabha, town, southeastern Punjab state, northwestern India. It is located some 16 miles (26 km) west and slightly north of Patiala. Nabha (founded 1755) was the capital of the princely state of Nabha, established in 1763 and composed of 12 scattered territories claimed by a member of the Sikh
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Nabha State was loyal to the British during the Indian Mutiny of 1857, earning territory grants as a reward due to this. [6] In 1911, Hira Singh took-on the maharaja title. [ 4 ] Ripudaman Singh abdicated the throne of Nabha on 8 July 1923.
Nabha is located at 30.37°N 76.15°E / . It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807 feet).. As of 2001 [update] India census, [3] Nabha had a population of 67,972. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%.
The locality of Nabha was founded by Hamir Singh of the Phulkian dynasty in 1755, whilst the state itself was founded slightly after in 1763 by Hamir Singh. The state at that period of time was composed of twelve scattered territories. Hamir Singh died in 1783 and was succeeded by Jaswant Singh. However, a regency was in-place between 1783–1790.
Seventy-six years after his death in captivity, Maharaja Ripudaman Singh of Nabha, one of the few rulers of princely states who dared to defy the British, continues to inspire generations.
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welcome to qila mubarak, nabha (patiala) The small town of Nabha, neighbouring Patiala, was once a princely state in its own right, and grew around the Qila Mubarak. Characterised by its soaring mud walls, the fort was constructed over a period of 150 years.
