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{{short description|Title of the ruler of Patiala State}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}{{Infobox monarchy
| royal_title = [[Maharaja]]
| realm = [[Patiala State|Patiala]]
| native_name = 
| border = 
| coatofarms = Coat_of_Arms_of_Patiala.png
| coatofarms_article = 
| coatofarms_link = 
| type = other2
| his/her = His
| image = MAHARAJA OF PATIALA (18615125252).jpg
| caption = '''Last to reign [[Yadavindra Singh]]''' 23 March 1938 – 15 August 1947
| pretender = [[Amarinder Singh]]
| first_monarch = [[Ala Singh]]
| last_monarch = [[Yadavindra Singh]]
| formation = 29 March 1761
| abolition = [[Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India|28 December 1971]]
| residence = [[Qila Mubarak, Patiala|Qila Mubarak]], [[Patiala]]
}}
The '''Maharaja of Patiala''' was the title of the ruler of the [[princely state]] of [[Patiala State|Patiala]], in [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]. The first ruler of Patiala was Baba [[Ala Singh]] (1691 – 1765), who held the title of [[Raja]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Kirpal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u7I9AAAAMAAJ |title=Life of Maharaja Ala Singh of Patiala and His Times |date=c. 1954 |access-date=28 December 2021 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307205046/https://books.google.com/books?id=u7I9AAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> The second and third rulers, [[Amar Singh of Patiala|Amar Singh]] and [[Sahib Singh of Patiala|Sahib Singh]], respectively, held the held the title of Raja-e-Rajgan (King of Kings).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> [[Karam Singh of Patiala|Karam Singh]], the fourth ruler, was the first ruler of Patiala who held the title of [[Maharaja]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> By the time of the seventh Maharaja, [[Rajinder Singh of Patiala|Rajinder Singh]] (1876 – 1900), the Maharaja of Patiala was recognized as the leader of the [[Sikhs|Sikh]] community and the most foremost prince in [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kidambi |first=Prashant |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=50KjDwAAQBAJ |title=Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire |date=2019 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-884313-9 |location=Oxford |pages=170–172 |language=en |access-date=12 June 2024 |archive-date=7 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607082153/https://books.google.com/books?id=50KjDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R-ttAAAAMAAJ |title=Journal of Regional History |date=1994 |publisher=Guru Nanak Dev University, Department of History |volume=2 |location=Amritsar |page=95 |language=en |access-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620210537/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Journal_of_Regional_History/R-ttAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv |archive-date=20 June 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[British Raj]], the Patiala maharajas were entitled to a 17-[[gun salute]] and had precedence over all the other princes in Punjab.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l-Q2AQAAMAAJ |title=Punjab District and State Gazetteers: Part A]. |publisher=Punjab Government Press |year=1900 |location=Punjab Government Press |page=51 |language=en |access-date=14 June 2024 |archive-date=20 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620210206/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Punjab_District_and_State_Gazetteers/l-Q2AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Yadavindra Singh]] (1914 – 1974) became the maharaja on 23 March 1938. He was the last independent maharaja, agreeing to the [[Instrument of Accession|accession]] of Patiala State into the newly [[Indian independence movement|independent]] [[Dominion of India|Union of India]] in 1947.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NjtuAAAAMAAJ |title=Panjab Past and Present |publisher=Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. |year=2000 |location=Patiala |pages=94–97 |language=en |access-date=12 June 2024 |archive-date=20 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620210207/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Panjab_Past_and_Present/NjtuAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv |url-status=live }}</ref> On 5 May 1948, he became [[Rajpramukh]] of the new [[Indian state]] of [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] (PEPSU).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Raj Pal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ra19YSPDliQC |title=The Sikhs: Their Journey of Five Hundred Years |date=2003 |publisher=Bhavana Books & Prints |isbn=978-81-86505-46-5 |location=New Delhi |page=222 |language=en |access-date=12 June 2024 |archive-date=20 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620210654/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Sikhs/ra19YSPDliQC?hl=en&gbpv |url-status=live }}</ref> The former Patiala royal family has had multiple notable members in post-independence India, including those in [[Politics of India|politics]], [[diplomacy]], the [[Indian Army|Indian army]], and other fields.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kings of Patiala, Chronolgy of Patiala, Kings Rule in Patiala |url=https://www.patialaonline.in/city-guide/kings-of-patiala |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.patialaonline.in |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205160652/https://www.patialaonline.in/city-guide/kings-of-patiala |url-status=live }}</ref> The title of Maharaja of Patiala and other royal titles were retained by members of the Patiala royal family until they were abolished in India in 1971 through the [[List of amendments of the Constitution of India|26th Amendment]] to the [[Constitution of India]].

In 1940, Dr. V.S. Bhatti proposed the creation of a Sikh nation called 'Sikhistan,' to be led by the Maharaja of Patiala. He envisioned a "Khalistan" where the Maharaja would be aided by a cabinet comprising representatives from various federating units.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shani |first=Giorgio |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203937211/sikh-nationalism-identity-global-age-giorgio-shani |title=Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age |year=2007 |isbn=9781134101894 |doi=10.4324/9780203937211 |access-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014214039/https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203937211/sikh-nationalism-identity-global-age-giorgio-shani |archive-date=14 October 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Shani |first=Giorgio |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ckd8AgAAQBAJ&dq=The+Khalistan+proposed+by+Bhatti+was+meant+to+include+three+main+areas%3A+the+central+districts+of+Punjab+province+then+directly+administered+by+the+British%2C+including+Ludhiana%2C+Jullunder%2C+Ambala%2C+Ferozpur%2C+Amritsar+and+Lahore%3B+the+%27princely+states%27+of+the+Cis-Sutlej%2C+including+Patiala%2C+Nabha%2C+Faridkot+and+Malerkolta%3A+and+the+Shimla+Group%27+of+states.+Khalistan+was+imagined+as+a+theocratic+state%2C+a+mirror-image+of+%2AMuslim%27+Pakistan%2C+led+by+the+Maharaja+of+Patiala+with+the+aid+of+a+cabinet+consisting+of+representative+federating+units+%28Riar+1996%3A+233%29+The+Khalistan+demand+proposed+by+Bhatti+appealed+to+those+Sikhs+outside+of+the+Sikh+%27political+system%27%2C&pg=PT70 |title=Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age |date=2007-12-06 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-10188-7 |language=en |access-date=21 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118065625/https://books.google.com/books?id=ckd8AgAAQBAJ&dq=The+Khalistan+proposed+by+Bhatti+was+meant+to+include+three+main+areas%3A+the+central+districts+of+Punjab+province+then+directly+administered+by+the+British%2C+including+Ludhiana%2C+Jullunder%2C+Ambala%2C+Ferozpur%2C+Amritsar+and+Lahore%3B+the+%27princely+states%27+of+the+Cis-Sutlej%2C+including+Patiala%2C+Nabha%2C+Faridkot+and+Malerkolta%3A+and+the+Shimla+Group%27+of+states.+Khalistan+was+imagined+as+a+theocratic+state%2C+a+mirror-image+of+%2AMuslim%27+Pakistan%2C+led+by+the+Maharaja+of+Patiala+with+the+aid+of+a+cabinet+consisting+of+representative+federating+units+%28Riar+1996%3A+233%29+The+Khalistan+demand+proposed+by+Bhatti+appealed+to+those+Sikhs+outside+of+the+Sikh+%27political+system%27%2C&pg=PT70 |archive-date=18 November 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=The National |title=The National Archives - Homepage |url=https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/indian-independence/liberator/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014224123/https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/indian-independence/liberator/ |archive-date=14 October 2022 |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=The National Archives |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pathak |first=Ritika |date=2020-12-12 |title=Khalistan movement: Origin and the two different narratives |url=https://www.newshour.press/blogs/khalistan-movement-origin-and-the-two-different-narratives/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014225743/https://www.newshour.press/blogs/khalistan-movement-origin-and-the-two-different-narratives/ |archive-date=14 October 2022 |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Newshour Press |language=en-US}}</ref> These units included the central districts of Punjab province directly administered by the British at that time, including [[Ludhiana]], [[Jalandhar]], [[Ambala]], [[Firozpur]], [[Amritsar]], and [[Lahore]]. It also encompassed the princely states of the [[Cis-Sutlej states|Cis-Sutlej]] region, including Patiala, [[Nabha State|Nabha]], [[Faridkot State|Faridkot]], and [[Malerkotla State|Malerkotla]], as well as the states in the 'Shimla Group'.

After the [[Partition of India]] in 1947, a Sikh publication called ''The Liberator'' advocated for Khalistan, proposing that it should include [[East Punjab]] merged with the [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] (PEPSU), with the Maharaja of Patiala as its monarch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Amar |title=LET PATIALA LEAD THE PANTH TO GLORY |url=https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/indian-independence/liberator/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014224123/https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/indian-independence/liberator/ |archive-date=14 October 2022 |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=National Achieves UK}}</ref>

==Origins and lineage==
[[File:A panel of seven portraits of rulers of Patiala State.jpg|thumb|A panel of seven portraits of rulers of [[Patiala State]]. Starting anti-clockwise from top: [[Ala Singh]], [[Amar Singh of Patiala|Amar Singh]], [[Sahib Singh of Patiala|Sahib Singh]], [[Karam Singh of Patiala|Karam Singh]], [[Narinder Singh of Patiala|Narinder Singh]], [[Mahendra Singh of Patiala|Mahendra Singh]] and in the centre is [[Rajinder Singh of Patiala|Rajinder Singh]].]]
The Maharajas of Patiala were [[Jat]] [[Sikhs]] of the [[Sidhu]] clan.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9PhMAAAAMAAJ&q=patiala+jat+Chiefs |title=The Leisure Hour |date=1876 |publisher=W. Stevens, printer |language=en |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517052911/https://books.google.com/books?id=9PhMAAAAMAAJ&q=patiala+jat+Chiefs |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Philaurī |first=Sharadhā Rāma |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qCdSAQAAMAAJ&q=patiala+jat+Chiefs |title=History of the Sikhs: Or, Translation of the Sikkhan de Raj Di Vikhia, as Laid Down for the Examination in Panjabi. Together with a Short Gurmukhi Grammar, and an Appendix Containing Some Useful Technical Words, in Roman Character. Translated and Edited by Henry Court |date=1888 |publisher=Printed at the "Civil and Military Gazette" Press |language=en |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517052911/https://books.google.com/books?id=qCdSAQAAMAAJ&q=patiala+jat+Chiefs |url-status=live }}</ref> The Patiala maharajas are direct descendants of [[Rawal (title)|Rawal]] [[Jaisal Singh]], who founded the [[Kingdom of Jaisalmer]] in 1156.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last1=Bond |first1=J. W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC |title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey |last2=Wright |first2=Arnold |publisher=Asian Educational Services |year=2006 |isbn=978-81-206-1965-4 |location=New Delhi |pages=232–242 |language=en |access-date=14 June 2024 |archive-date=20 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620210317/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Indian_States/47sfj8DUwNgC?hl=en&gbpv |url-status=live }}</ref> The maharajas of Patiala, through Jaisal Singh's ancestor, are direct descendants of [[Rao Bhatti]], a [[3rd century|3rd-century]] [[Hindus|Hindu]] monarch.<ref name=":72">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Kirpal |url=http://archive.org/details/BabaAlaSingh |title=Baba Ala Singh: Founder of Patiala Kingdom |publisher=Guru Nanak Dev University |year=2005 |edition=2nd |location=Amritsar |pages=113–120}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xt21AAAAIAAJ |title=Punjab District Gazetteers: Bathinda |date=1992 |publisher=Revenue Department, Punjab |edition= |location=Chandigarh |page=37 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":232">{{Cite book |last1=Bond |first1=J. W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC |title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey |last2=Wright |first2=Arnold |publisher=Asian Educational Services |year=2006 |isbn=978-81-206-1965-4 |location=New Delhi |pages=325 |language=en |access-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620210317/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Indian_States/47sfj8DUwNgC?hl=en&gbpv |archive-date=20 June 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> Over the centuries, some of Jaisal Singh's descendants established themselves in the [[Punjab|Punjab region]], and Khewa, a descendant of Jaisal Singh, married the daughter of a Jat Sidhu [[zamindar]], whose children were known by their mother's caste.<ref name=":2" /> Khewa's descendant was Baba Phul, the common ancestor of the [[Phulkian dynasty]], and Baba Phul's grandson was [[Ala Singh]], the first ruler of [[Patiala State|Patiala]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singha |first=H. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gqIbJz7vMn0C |title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries) |publisher=Hemkunt Press |year=2000 |isbn=978-81-7010-301-1 |location=New Delhi |page=165 |language=en |access-date=19 June 2024 |archive-date=20 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620210538/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Encyclopedia_of_Sikhism_over_1000_En/gqIbJz7vMn0C?hl=en&gbpv |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Political map of Punjab in 1846 after the treaties in the aftermath of the First Anglo-Sikh War by Joseph Davey Cunningham.jpg|thumb|Map of the Patiala Kingdom labelled "Protected Areas" in White.]]
[[File:Nine courtiers and servants of the Raja Patiala.jpg|thumb|Nine courtiers and servants of the Raja of Patiala<ref>{{cite web |last=Delhi School |url=http://warfare.uphero.com/Moghul/19thC/1817-Nine_courtiers_and_servants_of_the_Raja_Patiala.htm |title=Nine courtiers and servants of the Raja Patiala |date=c. 1817 |access-date=27 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233629/http://warfare.uphero.com/Moghul/19thC/1817-Nine_courtiers_and_servants_of_the_Raja_Patiala.htm |archive-date=30 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>|alt=]]
=== Mythological lineage and descent ===
The maharajas of Patiala claimed to be direct descendants of [[Yadu (legendary king)|Yadu]], a [[Myth|mythological]] [[Hinduism|Hindu]] king from whom Bhatti claimed descent.<ref name=":72" /><ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vIoBAAAAMAAJ |title=The New India |publisher=Times Publishing Company |location= |publication-date=1937 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":92">{{Cite book |last=Srivastava |first=Sanjeev Prasad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLZWAAAAMAAJ |title=Art and Cultural Heritage of Patiala |publisher=Sundeep Prakashan |year=1991 |isbn=978-81-85067-66-7 |location=New Delhi |page=4 |language=en}}</ref> According to [[Hindu mythology]], Yadu was the founder of the mythological [[Puru and Yadu Dynasties|Yadu dynasty]], a branch of the [[Legend|legendary]] [[Lunar dynasty]] ([[IAST]]: Candravaṃśa).<ref name=":72" /><ref name=":232" /><ref name=":92" />

==List==
{| class="wikitable"
!{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
!Portrait
! class="unsortable" |Reign
!Enthronement
!Ref.
|-
! colspan="6" |'''[[Raja|Rajas]]'''
|-
|1
|Raja [[Ala Singh]] {{Small|(1691 or 1695 – 1765)}}
|[[File:Detail of a mural of Ala Singh of Patiala State from the Sheesh Mahal of the Qila Mubarak.jpg|235x235px]]
|1709 – 1765
|?
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Bhagat |title=A History of the Sikh Misals |publisher=Publication Bureau, Punjabi University |year=1993 |pages=188–215 |chapter=Chapter 14 - The Phulkian Misl}}</ref><ref name=":1">ANNE-COLOMBE “SAT KAUR” LAUNOIS. “Essence Du Pouvoir de Pattâlâ: Les Estrades Royales Du Qila Mubârak.” ''Arts Asiatiques'', vol. 62, 2007, pp. 46–62. ''JSTOR'', {{JSTOR|43486550}}. Accessed 15 Feb. 2023.</ref>
|-
! colspan="6" |Raja-e-Rajgans
|-
|2
|Raja-e Rajgan [[Amar Singh of Patiala|Amar Singh]] {{Small|(7 June 1748 – February 1781)}}
|[[File:Miniature painting of Raja Amar Singh of Patiala, ca.1830.jpg|221x221px]]
|1765 – 1781
|?
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
|3
|Raja-e Rajgan [[Sahib Singh of Patiala|Sahib Singh]] {{Small|(18 August 1773 – 26 March 1813)}}
|[[File:Detail of Sahib Singh of Patiala State from a painting depicting a meeting between Sahib Singh of Patiala State, Jodh Singh of Kalsia State, Lal Singh of Kaithal State, Mehak Singh, and Raja Jaswant Rao Holkar, ca.1805 (cropped).jpg|172x172px]]
|1781 – 1813
|?
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
! colspan="6" |'''[[Maharaja|Maharajas]]'''
|-
|4
|Maharaja [[Karam Singh of Patiala|Karam Singh]] {{Small|(12 October 1797 – 23 December 1845)}}
|[[File:Painting of Maharaja Karam Singh in the Audience Hall of Qila Mubarak, Patiala.png|228x228px]]
|1813 – 1845
|30 June 1813
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
|5
|Maharaja [[Maharaja Narinder Singh|Narinder Singh]] {{Small|(26 October 1824 – 13 November 1862)}}
|[[File:Photograph of Maharaja Narinder Singh (alt. spelt as 'Narendra Singh') of Patiala State with attendants, by Jean Baptiste Oscar Malitte, ca.1860.jpg|151x151px]]
|1845 – 1862
|18 January 1846
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|6
|Maharaja [[Mahendra Singh of Patiala|Mahendra Singh]] {{Small|(16 September 1852 – 13 or 14 April 1876)}}
|[[File:Mahendra Singh, Maharaja of Patiala in the 1870s.jpg|219x219px]]
|1862 – 1876
|29 January 1863
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|7
|Maharaja [[Maharaja Rajinder Singh|Rajinder Singh]] {{Small|(25 May 1872 – 8 November 1900)}}
|[[File:Portrait of Sir Rajinder Singh Maharaja of Patiala.jpg|199x199px]]
|1876 – 1900
|6 January 1877
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|8
|Maharaja [[Maharaja Bhupinder Singh|Bhupinder Singh]] {{Small|(12 October 1891 – 1938)}}
|[[File:BHUPINDER-SINGH, MAHARAJA OF PATIALA (18432128650).jpg|257x257px]]
|1900 – 1938
|?
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|9
|Maharaja [[Yadavindra Singh]] {{Small|(7 January 1913 – 17 June 1974)}}
|[[File:MAHARAJA OF PATIALA (18615125252).jpg|215x215px]]
|1938 – 1974
|?
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="6" |Titular
|-
|10
|Maharaja [[Amarinder Singh]] {{Small|(born 11 March 1942)}}
|[[File:Capt. Amarinder Singh.png|233x233px]]
|1974 – ?
|?
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quint |first1=The |date=10 March 2017 |title=Punjab Live: Modi Congratulates Amarinder, Wishes Him Happy B'Day |url=https://www.thequint.com/punjab-elections-2017/2017/03/10/punjab-election-results-counting-day-aap-congress-akali-bjp |access-date=11 March 2017 |website=The Quint |archive-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224224141/https://www.thequint.com/state-elections-2017/punjab-elections-2017/punjab-election-results-counting-day-aap-congress-akali-bjp |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="who">{{cite news |date=16 March 2017 |title=Who is Capt Amarinder Singh? Everything you need to know |work=The Indian Express |agency=Express Web Desk |url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/who-is-capt-amarinder-singh-everything-you-need-to-know/ |access-date=16 March 2017 |archive-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224224159/https://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/who-is-capt-amarinder-singh-everything-you-need-to-know/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|11
|Yuvraj [[Raninder Singh]]
|—
|—
|—
|
|}

==See also==
* [[Patiala House Courts Complex]], housed in the former palace of the Maharaja

==Notes==
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==External links==
* {{commons category inline|Maharajas of Patiala}}

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