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|native_name = भज्जी<br />
|conventional_long_name =Bhajji State<br />
|common_name =Bhajji<br />
|nation = [[British India]]<br />
|status_text = [[Princely State]]<br />
|capital = [[Seoni, Himachal Pradesh|Seoni]]<br />
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|year_start = Late 18th century<br />
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'''Bhajji state''' was a protected tributary state in the hills of [[Simla]], now [[Himachal Pradesh]], under the government of [[Punjab]]. Its area was 248 km² and the population ([[1881]]) of 12,106 and [[1901]] of 13,309 consisted almost entirely of Sikhs distributed in 327 villages. The annual tribute was 144 pounds. The capital was [[Seoni, Himachal Pradesh | Seoni]], on the banks of the [[Sutlej]]. <br />
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Gopi Chand ruled the state till he died in 1777. Thakurs, Chand Pal and Jhajar Chand ruled before him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Temples that make Kiar Koti popular |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/community/temples-that-make-kiar-koti-popular-339140/ |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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Later, the Pal dynasty of [[Rajput]] origin ruled it with the title of Rana. The founder of the dynasty was a brother of the Raja of Kutlehar and came from [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh | Kangra]]; he acquired the territory by conquest. The country was conquered by the [[Gurkhas]] between [[1803]] and [[1815]] but they were expelled by the British who confirmed the old dynasty by a sanad dated [[4 September]], [[1815]]. Under the British protectorate, death sentences imposed by the Rana required British confirmation. In [[1842]] the Rana Rudra Pal abdicated in favor of his son and retired to [[Haridwar]]. A century later Bir Pal did the same.<br />
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A 139-year-old temple of Bathelnu was a wooden structure. The people of Bhajji State visit the place to propitiate the Devta.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buddhi Diwali, a festival celebrated a month later |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachal/buddhi-diwali-a-festival-celebrated-a-month-later-511382/ |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== List of rulers ==<br />
* Raja Amrit Pal ?-1803<br />
* Rana Rudra Pal 1803<br />
* Gurkha occupation 1803-1815<br />
* Rana Rudra Pal (second time) 1815-1842<br />
* Rana Ran Bahadur Singh (son) 1842-1875<br />
* Rana Durga Singh (son) 1875-1913<br />
* Rana Bir Pal (son) 1913-1940 <br />
* Rana Ram Chandra Pal Sing (son) 1940-1948<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Kutlehar]].<br />
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[[Category:States and territories disestablished in 1947]]<br />
[[Category:Princely states of Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
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