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Loharu State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj.〔(Loharu Princely State (nine gun salute) )〕 It was part of the Punjab States Agency and was a nine-gun salute state.〔(Salute )〕 Loharu State encompassed an area of , and was situated in the south-east corner of the undivided Punjab province, between the district of Hissar and the Rajputana Agency.〔(1909 location map of Loharu in British Punjab )〕 In 1901, the state had a population of 15,229 people, of whom 2,175 were resident in the town of Loharu.〔(Loharu ) ''1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica''.〕 ==History== Loharu town, the seat of the state's administration town got its name from the ''Lohars'' or local blacksmiths who were employed in the minting of coins for the erstwhile Jaipur State.〔(Loharu Town ) ''The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 16, p. 170.〕 The princely state of Loharu was founded by Ahmad Baksh Khan in 1803 when he received the town of Loharu from the British East India Company as a reward for his services against the Jat rulers of Bharatpur (along with the ''pargana'' of 'Firozepur Jirka' (now in Gurgaon district) from Lord Lake).〔(Loharu State ) ''The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 16, p. 169.〕〔(Chapter 5: My Loharu Connection ) ''The Battle Within'', by Brigadier Mirza Hamid Hussain, Pakistan Army 33. 1970. ISBN 969-407-286-7 -.(ebook)〕〔(The State of Loharu ) ''Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey'', by Somerset Playne, R. V. Solomon, J. W. Bond, Arnold Wright. Asian Educational Services, 2006. ISBN 81-206-1965-X.''Page 691''.〕 Ahmad Baksh Khan was succeeded by his eldest son, Sams-ud-din Khan in 1827, his reign did not last long: in 1835 he was executed by the British Raj for being involved in the conspiracy to kill the British Resident to Delhi, Sir William Frazer ,〔(Loharu family’s get-together in capital – Islamabad ) ''Dawn, 26 May 2005.〕〔(The Story of Many Moons ) ''ArabNews'', "Sams-ud-din Khan is one of the characters in the historic novel, ''Kai chand thay sar-e asman'' (novel), by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi."〕 subsequently the pargana of Firozepur was taken away by the British, and the state of Loharu was given to his brother Amin-ud-din and Zia-ud-din Khan. Both were themselves kept under surveillance after the Indian Rebellion of 1857 for some time, before being released and their positions restored. The ''haveli'' of 'Nawab of Loharu', known as ''Mahal Sara'', lies in Gali Qasim Jan, Ballimaran, where his son-in-law, noted poet Mirza Ghalib stayed for a few years, whose own haveli lies a few yard away.〔(HC fiat to Centre, Delhi Govts on poet Mirza Ghalib's haveli ) ''Indian Express'', 12 April 1999.〕〔(Delhi Hunger and History in Delhi ) Jauymini Barkataky, ''Civil Society'', April 2007 Edition.〕 Now a ''gali'' is known as ''Kothi Nawab Loharu'' lane in Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk, Delhi.〔(Senior Secondary Panama Building Girls School in the Kothi Nawab Loharu lane in Ballimaran ) ''Indian Express'', 8 October 2008.〕 Alauddin Ahmed Khan succeeded his father Amin-ud-din Khan in 1869, and received the title of Nawab. Alauddin’s son, Amir-ud-din Ahmad Khan (1859–1937), after managing the state on his father’s behalf, succeed him in 1884, though from 1893 to 1903, he remained administrator and adviser of the state of Maler Kotla, during this time the state was being handled by his younger brother Bashiruddin Ahmed Khan, in 1903; Amir- ud-din Ahmad Khan also received the K.C.S.I honour from the British Government, and after 1 January 1903 was allowed a 9 gun personal salute, then on,〔 and later became a member of the Viceroy of India's legislative council.〔〔(Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan ) ''1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica''〕 In 1920, he abdicated to his second son, Aizzuddin Ahmad Khan, though he died early in 1926, leaving the state to his son, Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan (1911–1983) - the last Nawab,〔(Genealogy of the Nawabs of Loharu ) ''Queensland University''.〕 however since the new Nawab was still young, Amirud-din Ahmad Khan stepped in and took care of the state till 1931.〔(Loharu Rulers ) ''worldstatesmen.org''.〕 After the Independence of India in 1947, the state acceded unto the Union of India and many of the ruling family and the city's Muslim inhabitants re-settled in Lahore, Pakistan, though the Nawab and his direct descendants (except for the eldest daughter of Nawab Aminuddin Ahmed, Mahbano Begum who lives in Islamabad), stayed on, in India.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Loharu State」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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