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The princely state was located approximately 30 miles southwest of Shimla. It was bounded by Baghal in the north; by Kunihar in the northeast; by Patiala in the southeast and south; by Kuthar in the southeast; and by Nalagarh in the west. An enclave of Nalagarh, which included the villages of Jamrari, was incorporated in the borders of Mahlog state. History of Princely State of Mahlog The Rajputs from Ajodhia was ruling family of Mahlog state. The seventh raja of Bhowana, Uttam Chand, was overpowered and expelled by the Raja of Sirmur. However with the support of the Raja of Keonthal, who was his father-in-law, he re-conquered a portion of his territory and renamed it as Mahlog. It was seized, with most of the Shimla Hill States, by Nepal between 1803 and 1815. The region was restored to the original ruling family after the Gurkha War. The princely state of Mahlog ranked ninth among the Shimla Hill States, until the abolition of the separate agency in the year 1936. Later the state was incorporated into the Punjab States Agency. The management and administration of the princely state of Mahlog was earlier entrusted to a council, but was later put under the control of a manager from the year 1907. Mahlog was one of the original constituent members of the Chamber of Princes, a number of smaller states indirectly represented by 12 princes who were elected periodically by them. According the Attachment Scheme of 1943, the state of Mahlog was attached with Nalagarh, under the plan proposed by the British Resident for the Punjab States on 17 April 1944. The native ruler of the princely state held the title of Thakor. After the withdrawal of the British and the independence of India on 15th August 1947, the last native ruler of the princely state of Mahlog acceded his state to the newly formed Union of India, also known as the Dominion of India in 1948. (Last Updated on : 09-06-2012) |
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