THE COINS OF THE SIKHS - PUNJAB
C by Saran Singh
THE COINAGE OF THE SIKH STATES OF PATIALA, NABHA, JIND AND
KAITHAL
The Maharajas of Patiala, the
Rajas of Nabha and Jind and the Sardars of Kaithal, all belonged to the
Phulkian family of Sikh Jats. They were the decendents of Chaudhari Phul, the
administrator of the local revenue authority, who died in 1652. These States
were situated on the south of the Sutlej river and their territory reached up
to the north of Delhi.
They were thus known as the Cis- Sutlej States.
The Phulkian misl (confederacy)
was aligned with the Dal Khalsa in 1734. In December 1763, the Phulkian misl,
in collaboration with other misls, played an important part in the capture and
destruction of Sirhind.
STATE OF KAITHAL
The founder of the Kaithal clan
was Gurbakhsh Singh, one of the chiefs of the Phulkian families. His son, Desu
Singh, captured the town of Kaithal
from its ruling Afghan chief in 1767 and gradually enlarged its borders. In May
1809, the State of Kaithal
became a British protectorate.
The last ruler of Kaithal, Bhai
Udai Singh, died in 1843 without leaving any heir. The State of Kaithal was annexed by
the British Government of India.
Silver rupees and gold mohurs
were issued by the State of Kaithal.
As these coins are undated, it is not possible to assign them to any particular
ruler of the State of Kaithal.
In August 1948, the State of Kaithal was merged into
PEPSU. In November 1956, all the States of PEPSU merged with the State of
India.
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Rulers of the State of Kaithal
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Period of Rule
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Bhai Desu
Singh
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1767 -
1781
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Bhai
Bahal Singh
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1781
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Bhai Lal
Singh
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1781 -
1819
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Bhai
Partap Singh
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1819 -
1824
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Bhai Udai
Singh
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1824 -
1843
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1 Rupee, silver. AH
Kaithal
D: 19mm, W: 11.10g.
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1 Mohur, gold. No Date
Kaithal.
D:
14mm, W: 10.70g.
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