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Mahlog State

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

A small Rajput hill state in the lower Shimla hills, ruled from Patta, one of the Simla Hill States.

Origins

Tradition dates the ruling family to around 1500, but little is reliably known of its origins.

Rule and society

Mahlog was a small state of hill villages near the edge of the plains. 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

Mahlog merged into Himachal Pradesh in April 1948 and is now part of Solan district.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Mahlog StateDominion of India 1947 CE – 1950 CE

Connections (2)

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

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

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