Timli state
Timli was a princely state located in present-day Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, northern India. Founded in the mid-15th century by Chaudhari Ram Singh, a member of the Chokar family of Hindu Gurjars, the state remained under the rule of this dynasty until its eventual annexation.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]In 1548, two prominent Chhokar chieftains, Pohda Singh and Lal Karan, from the Titron region in Saharanpur district, crossed the Sivalik hills, conquered the entire Dehradun area, and established the Timli state. They also founded a town named Timli. [4][5]
In response to increasing incursions by foreign invaders that caused widespread destruction, several battles were fought. Upon the death of Sardar Pohda Singh without an heir, the throne passed to the descendants of Raja Lal Karan, who continued to rule in successive generations.[4]
When the British Raj entered this area under the Arazi-i-Bandobasti land settlement, they took control of the area around Dehradun, while the rest of the state remained under local rule. By 1830, Bhagwan Singh was the Raja of Timli. His only descendant, a daughter named Satyaditi, became the ruler after him.[2][1]
Raja Ranjit Singh Khatana of Samthar state, born in 1943, was married at a young age to a princess from the Chhokar Gurjar family, which ruled Timli state in Dehradun.[6]
Rulers
[edit]- Raja Pohda Singh (also known as Sardar Pohda Singh) (1548 CE)
- Raja Lal Karan
- Chaudhary Ram Dayal Singh
- Chaudhary Bhagwan Singh (Magistrate)
- Rani Satyaditi (daughter of Bhagwan Singh)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ram Parshad, Khatan (1992). "Tribal Migration in Himalayan Frontiers: Study of Gujjar Bakarwal Transhumance Economy". South Asia Books. p. 67. ISBN 9788185326467.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ a b H.G. Walton. Dehradun: a Gazetteers being volume I of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad, Superintendent Government Press. p. 99.
- ^ Rahi, Javaid (2012-01-01). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 564.
- ^ a b رانا علی, حسن چوھان (1998). تاریخ گجر: ماضی اور حال. چوھان پبلشرز. p. 180. ISBN 9789698419004.
- ^ Dang, Himraj (1991). Human Conflict in Conservation: Protected Areas : the Indian Experience. Har-Anand Publications. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-7069-5050-2.
- ^ Rahi, Javaid (2012-01-01). The Gujjars Vol: 01 and 02 Edited by Dr. Javaid Rahi. Jammu and Kashmir Acacademy of Art, Culture , Languages , Jammu. p. 602.