The Princely State of Suket was one of the renowned princely states of India that were administered by native rulers or Indian princes under the indirect control of the British Government of India. The state covered a total area of 392 sq m and comprised of a total population of 71,092 in the year 1941. It lied in region of around 35 miles long and 12 miles in breadth in a bend of the Sutlej River, located in the eastern Punjab. The territory was bordered by Mandi on the north; by British district of Kangra (Saraj Kulu) on the east; by the Sutlej and the states of Mangal, Baghal, Sangri and Bhajji on the south; and by Bilaspur on the west. The princely state of Suket comprised 1 town and 80 villages. Suket state was a part of the Punjab States Agency and was honoured as an Indian Salute State with a gun salute of 11 guns. The native ruler of the territory held the title of Raja and had full administrative and jurisdictional powers.
The Rajputs of the Chandravanshi dynasty were the ruling family of the princely state of Suket. After the year 1846, the native ruler of Suket fought against the Sikhs of the Khalsa garrisons and supported the British government of India, in return fro protection and support from the British. After India achieved independence, the last ruler of the state acceded to the newly formed Union of India and was later merged with the district of Kota district in the present Rajasthan state.
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