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{{Infobox former subdivision
|native_name = माहिलोग
|conventional_long_name = Mahlog State
|common_name = Mahlog
|nation = [[British India]]
|status_text = [[Princely State]]
|era =
|year_start = Late 16th century
|date_start =
|event_start =
|year_end = 1948
|date_end =
|event_end = [[Independence of India]]
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 =
|s1 = India
|flag_p1 =
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag =
|image_coat =
|image_map =
|image_map_caption =
|stat_area1 = 127
|stat_year1 = 1901
|stat_pop1 = 8968
|footnotes =
}}
'''Mehlog''' or '''Mah(i)log''' was a [[Princely states of India|princely state of India]] before and during the colonial [[British Raj]]. In 1940 it had a population of 8,631 and an area of {{convert|49|sqmi|km2}}. The capital city was [[Patta, Solan|Patta]].<ref>''Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer'', p. 1122.</ref>
[[File:Front view of Mahlog palace Jan 2020.jpg|alt=|thumb]]
On 15 April 1948 Mahlog acceded to the [[Dominion of India|Indian Union]]. Later it was merged into the Indian state of [[Himachal Pradesh]].

== History ==
{{princely states topics}}
The [[native state]] of Mahlog was founded in 1183. Earlier its rulers were ruling near [[Kalka]] (in [[Haryana]]) when Mohamad Gauri attacked and they shifted to Mahlog area. The state began with 193 villages and forest land, but at the end over 300 villages were included in it. It was one of the biggest princely states of [[Simla Hill States]] under the [[British Raj]]. It was subject to [[Bilaspur State]] during the late 18th century. From 1803 to 1815 it was occupied by the [[Gurkha]]s of [[Nepal]]. Thereafter it became a [[British protectorate]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html
|title=Princely states of India
|publisher=WorldStatesmen.org
|editor-first=Ben M.
|editor-last=Cahoon
|accessdate=19 March 2018
}}</ref>

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== Rulers ==
The rulers of the state bore the title ''[[Thakur (title)|Thakur]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html|title=Indian Princely States K-Z|website=www.worldstatesmen.org|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>

=== Thakurs ===
{|
|align=center|....||align=center|1801 || Nahar Chand || (d. 1801)
|-
|align=center|1801||align=center|1803 || Sansar Chand (1st time) (d. 1849)  
|-
|align=center|1803||align=center|1815 || occupied by Nepal
|-
|align=center|1815||align=center|1849 || Sansar Chand (2nd time) (s.a.)
|-
|align=center|1849||align=center|1880 || Dhalip Chand || b. 1829 – d. 1880)
|-
|16 May 1880  || 16 Sep 1902  || Raghunath Chand || (b. 1861/66 – d. 1902) (personal style Rana)
|-
|align=center|1902||16 Dec 1934 ||Durga Chand || (b. 1898 – d. 1934)
|-
|16 Dec 1934 || 15 Aug 1947 || Narindar Chand || (b. 1921 – d. 2011)
|-
|16 Dec 2011|| || Lalitender Chand
|}

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File:Milestone of establishment of Palace and fort of Mahlog State, under Simla Hill States ,Himachal Pradesh,India.jpg|Milestone of establishment of Palace and fort of Mahlog State, under Simla Hill States, Himachal Pradesh,India
File:List of rulers of Mahlog State, under Simla Hill States ,Himachal Pradesh,India.jpg|Roll of Rulers of Mahlog State, under Simla Hill States, Himachal Pradesh,India
File:View of Palace and fort of Mahlog State, under Simla Hill States ,Himachal Pradesh,India.jpg|View of Palace and fort of Mahlog State, under Simla Hill States, Himachal Pradesh,India
File:Map of Mhlog State under Simla Hill States ,Himachal Pradesh,India.jpg|Map of Mhlog State under Simla Hill States, Himachal Pradesh,India
File:Steps to front entrance of Mahlog palace Jan 2020.jpg|Steps to front entrance of Mahlog palace Jan 2020
File:Left front tower of the Mahlog palace January 2020.jpg|Left front tower of the Mahlog palace January 2020
File:Architecture style of Mahlog State, under Simla Hill States ,Himachal Pradesh,India.jpg|Main entrance
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==Palace==
{{Infobox building
|name= Mahlog Palace, Patta, [[Solan]],
|image= View of Palace and fort of Mahlog State, under Simla Hill States ,Himachal Pradesh,India.jpg
|caption= View of Palace and fort of Mahlog State, under Simla Hill States ,Himachal Pradesh,India
|map_type=
|location_town= Patta, [[Kasauli]], [[Himachal Pradesh]].
|location_country= India
|architect=
|client= Rana lalitender chand
|engineer=
|construction_start_date=
|completion_date=1768
|date_demolished=
|cost=
|structural_system= Small bricks ,cemented
|style= Rajput Palaces and Forts
|size=
}}
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== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links and sources ==
{{commons category|Mahlog}}
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=ayYbAvECXQwC&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=Mehlog+History&source=bl&ots=08cGcBzFGn&sig=L7br_Pnri0tUBo6KQikQuGCwJFU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2nbT1mfXOAhUiT48KHTDeB38Q6AEIKDAB#v=onepage&q=Mehlog%20History&f=false]
*[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html WorldStatesmen - India - Princely States K-Z]

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