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Bhajji State

1500 CE – 1948 CE (approx.) · capital Seoni

A small Rajput hill state on the Sutlej north of Shimla, ruled from Seoni, one of the Simla Hill States.

Origins

Tradition dates the ruling family to around 1500 and links it to the house of Suket, but little is reliably known of its origins.

Rule and society

Bhajji was a small mountain state above the Sutlej, with its capital at Seoni. It was occupied by the Gurkhas of the Kingdom of Nepal in the early 19th century and restored under British protection after 1815. Its history is poorly recorded.

Decline and legacy

Bhajji merged into Himachal Pradesh in April 1948 and is now part of Shimla district.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Bhajji StateDominion of India 1947 CE – 1950 CE

Connections (2)

Bhajji State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1815 CE – 1858 CE
Bhajji State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bhajji State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/bhajji-state
MLA: “Bhajji State.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/bhajji-state. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Bhajji State.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/bhajji-state.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Bhajji State’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/bhajji-state (Accessed: ).

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