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Loharu State
Origins
Ahmad Bakhsh Khan, an agent who helped negotiate between the British and the ruler of Alwar State during the war of 1803, received Loharu from Alwar and Firozpur Jhirka from the British in 1806 as a reward.
Rule and society
His son Shamsuddin Ahmad Khan was hanged in 1835 for arranging the murder of William Fraser, the British Resident at Delhi, and Firozpur Jhirka was confiscated, leaving the family only Loharu. The Nawabs ruled a small dry territory with a mostly Hindu peasantry. The poet Mirza Ghalib married into the family and was closely tied to its Delhi household.
Decline and legacy
Loharu acceded to India in 1947 and was merged into East Punjab; it is now in Bhiwani district of Haryana.
Lineage
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- Loharu State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1806 CE – 1858 CE
- Loharu State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Loharu State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/loharu-state
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