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Nabha
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City or fort

Nabha

ਨਾਭਾنابھا

Capital of a Phulkian princely state founded in 1763.

Nabha, in the Malwa, was founded in 1763 by Hamir Singh, a descendant of Phul, and became the capital of one of the three Phulkian states.

Its Maharaja Ripudaman Singh supported the Akali movement and was deposed by the British in 1923; Nehru was arrested trying to enter the state in protest. Bhai Kahn Singh, author of the Mahan Kosh, served the Nabha court.

Nabha is now a town in Patiala district.

Nabha, Punjab, India

People

Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha
Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha1861 – 1938

Scholar who compiled the Mahan Kosh, a vast encyclopedia of Sikh literature, and wrote Ham Hindu Nahin.

In the world's museums

8 objects
Miniature painting of Raja Jaswant Singh of NabhaMiniature painting of Raja Jaswant Singh of NabhaBritish Library, London · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗Genealogical table of the Phulkian Dynasty, including the houses of Patiala, Jind, NabhaGenealogical table of the Phulkian Dynasty, including the houses of Patiala, Jind, NabhaWikimedia Commons · Attar Singh of Bhadaur ↗A ruler of Punjab, probably Hira Singh, the maharajah of Nabha, India, Punjab stateA ruler of Punjab, probably Hira Singh, the maharajah of Nabha, India, Punjab stateAsian Art Museum, San Francisco · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗Portrait of Raja Bharpur Singh of Nabha (colour)Portrait of Raja Bharpur Singh of Nabha (colour)Wikimedia Commons ↗Bird cage coverBird cage coverca. 1872 · Nabha© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗CarpetCarpetca. 1878 · Nabha© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Tinsel ribbonTinsel ribbonca. 1872 · Nabha© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Tinsel RibbonTinsel Ribbonc.1872 · Nabha© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗

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