Kapurthala

Kapurthala (Hindi: कपूरथला, Punjabi: ਕਪੂਰਥਲਾ ) is a city and district in Punjab. The Virk Jat Kapur Singh founded Kapurthala and made it his capital. The district is divided into two noncontiguous parts, the main Kapurthala-Sultanpur Lodhi portion and the Phagwara tehsil or block.

Tahsils in Kapurthala district

Villages in Kapurthala Tahsil

Adnawali, Ahmadpur, Akbarpur, Alamgir, Alaudi, Alaudinpur, Alipur, Araianwala, Aujla Banwali, Aujla Jogi, Ayya, Badshahpur, Badyal, Bajola, Balehar Kalan, Balehar Khanpur, Bamuwal, Banamalwala, Banwalipur, Batala, Behlolpur, Beja, Bhaguwal, Bhagwanpur, Bhaini, Bhait, Bhalaipur, Bhana, Bhandal Bet, Bhandal Dona, Bhano Langa, Bhawanipur, Bhila, Bhooi, Bhullar, Bibri, Biharipur, Bijli Nangal, Bishanpur, Boot, Brindpur, Budha Theh, Budhuwala, Budo Punder, Buh, Burewal, Chak, Chak Gajiwal, Chak Gopipur, Chakoki, Chuharwal, Daburji, Dainwind, Daudpur, Daulatpur, Daulo Araian, Desal, Dewlanwala, Dhabulian, Dhaliwal Bet, Dhaliwal Dona, Dham, Dhandal, Dhapai, Dhawankhan Jagir, Dhawankhan Nishan, Dhilwan (NP), Dhudianwala, Dialpur, Dulowal, Fatehpur, Fattu Chak, Fattu Dhinga, Fazlabad, Gaji Gudana, Gaunspur, Gaunswala, Gaura, Ghaniaki, Ghug, Ghuluwal, Gobindpur, Gokalpur, Gopipur, Gosal, Gudani, Gurmukh Singhwala, Haibatpur, Hambowal, Hamira, Hothian, Hussainabad, Hussainpur (CT), Ibban, Isharwal, Jag, Jahangirpur, Jai Rampur, Jai Rampur, Jalal Bholana, Jalo Bhati, Jalowal, Jatike, Jawalapur, Jhal Bibri, Jhal Thikriwala, Jhugian Gulam, Kadrabad, Kadupur, Kahlwan, Kahna, Kalasanghian, Kamewal, Kanjli, Kapurthala (M Cl), Kapurthala (Rural), Karahal Kalan, Karahal Khurd, Karahal Nauabad, Kasso Chahal, Kaulo Talwandi, Kesarpur, Khalu, Khangah, Khanowal, Khanpur, Khera Bet, Khera Dona, Khiranwali, Khojewali, Khukhrain, Khusropur, Kishan Singhwala, Kokalpur, Kolianwala, Kot Karar Khan, Kotli, Kotli, Kutabpur, Lakhan Kalan, Lakhan Khurd, Lakhanke Padde, Lodhi Bholana, Mander Bet, Machhipal, Madho Jhanda, Madhopur, Mainwan, Majahadpur, Majorwala, Malian, Manan, Mand Bhandal Bet, Mand Rampur, Mand Sangojla, Mand Surakhpur, Mander Dona, Mangaroda, Mangewal, Mansurwal Bet, Mansurwal Dona, Miani Bola, Mirzapur, Mitha, Mithra, Mohmadwala, Moklanwala, Mudowal, Mugal Chak, Mundi, Muradpur Bet, Muradpur Dona, Murar, Mustafabad, Nabi Bakhshwala, Nangal Naraingarh, Narket, Nathu Chahal, Nawanpind, Nazampur, Nidoki, Nihalgarh, Nihaluwal, Nurpur Dona, Nurpur Januhan, Nurpur Jattan, Nurpur Khiranwali, Nurpur Lubhana, Nurpur Rajputan, Padda, Paharipur, Pakhowal, Parveznagar, Passan, Peerewal, Phiali, Phulewal, Qualpur, Rajpur, Ramidi, Rampur, Randhawa, Rasulpur Brahmanan, Rasulpur Chisty, Rasulpur Kulian, Ratra, Ratta Kadim, Ratta Nauabad, Rawal, Razapur, Rupanpur, Saido Bholana, Saidowal, Saiflabad, Samailpur, Sandhar Jagir, Sandhu Chatha, Sangojla, Sangowal, Sangrai, Seenpur, Shahpur Dogran, Shahpur Pira, Sheikhanwala, Sheikhupur, Sial, Sidhpur, Sidhwan Dona, Subhanpur, Sukhani, Sukhia Nangal, Sunranwala, Surakhpur, Tajpur, Talwandi Bakha, Talwandi Mohma, Talwandi Pain, Talwandi Rajputan, Tarkhanawali, Tayabpur, Theh Kanjla, Thigli, Thikriwala, Toganwala, Ucha, Wadala Kalan, Wadala Khurd, Waryah,

History

The history of the Town of Kapurthala goes back as early as the 11th Century when it is said to have been founded by Rana Kapur jat (Kanwarpal jat), a scion of the ruling house of jat . The present royal family of Kapurthala is descended from Nawab Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, a contemporary of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah, who by his intelligence and bravery made himself the leading Sikh of his day.

At one time it held possessions on both sides of the Sutlej, and also in the Bari Doab. The cis-Sutlej estates and scattered tracts in the Bari Doab were forfeited owing to the hostility of the chief in the First Sikh War; but the latter were afterwards restored in recognition of the loyalty of Raja Randhir Singh during the mutiny of 1857, when he led a contingent to Oudh which did good service. He also received a grant of land in Oudh, 700 m² in extent, yielding a gross rental of 89,000. In Oudh, however, he exercises no sovereign powers, occupying only the status of a large landholder, with the title of Raja-i-Rajagan. Major-General H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh- al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh, Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala, GCSI , GCIE , GBE

Raja Sir Jagatjit Singh, K.C.S.I., was born in 1872, succeeded his father in 1877, and attained his majority in 1890. During the Tirah expedition of 1897-98 the Kapurthala imperial service infantry took a prominent part.

H.A. Rose^[1] mentions that The migrations of the Jats into Kapurthala illustrate the history of the population of the Punjab.....from Delhi came the Hundal, Dhadah, Bhaun, Bal, Bhandal, Bisal and Bulai.

Jat Gotras

Notable persons

Gallery

Maharaj Kumari Ourmila Deviji of Kapurthala. Later, Rajkumar Rani Ourmila devi of Jubbal. This Photograph Taken in 1942. Dynasty - Sandhu, Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture
H.H Maharaja Ranbir Singhji of Jind along with H.H Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala.
Major-General His Highness Maharaja Sir JAGATJIT SINGH Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala. State:- Kapurthala, Dynasty:- Alhuwalia Jats (Sandhu)
Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala (1872-1949). State:- Kapurthala, Dynasty :- Sandhu Jats [ Title :- Alhuwalia.
Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala
Villa Buona Vista , Kapurthala. Villa Buona Vista completed in 1896. In the Italianate style. Architect was Kapurthala State engineer JOS Elmore. It was used as a hunting lodge by Maharaja Of Kapurthala. State:- Kapurthala, Dynasty Alhuwalia (Gotra Sandhu),
Maharaja Rajinder of Patiala (Left) (Dynasty: Sidhu), Maharaj Rana Nihal Singh of Dholpur (Right) (Dynasty: Bamrolia), Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala (Dynasty: Sidhu)
Maharaja Jagatjit Singh,Maharaja of Kapurthala with Prince's and Other Jat Nobles. State:- Kapurthala, Dynasty:- Sandhu Jat. Credit:- Tikka Of Kapurthala.
The three Princesses of Kapurthala State. Princess Indira Devi Sandhu of Kapurthala, Maharaj Kumari Sushila Devi (later Rani Sushila Devi of Bharatpur), and Maharaj Kumari Ourmilla Devi of Kapurthala ( Later Kunwarrani Urmila Devi of Jubbal), 1938. State:- Kapurthala, Dynasty:- Sandhu
Tkka Shatrujit Singh of Kapurthala (Descendants of Sirdar Jassa Singh Alhuwalia), State:- Kapurthala
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh of Patiala, Maharaja Ranbir Singh Of Jind, Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala Maharaja Pratap Singh of Nabha, Maharaja Sir Harinder Singh Brar of Faridkot with Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Sultan-Ul-Kom Nawab Jassa Singh Alhuwalia,founder of Kapurthala and Alhuwalia dynasty. State:-Kapurthala, Gotra:-Sandhu.
Jagatjit Palace - built by Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala. He was a great enthusiast of French architect which is reflected from the palaces and various monuments of his time. Kapurthala is known as 'Paris of Punjab. State:- Kapurthala, Dynasty:- Sandhu,
H.H.Maharaja Jagatjit Singhji Alhuwalia, Maharaja Of Kapurthala, Dynasty:- Sandhu. Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture
Tikka Shatrujit Singhji of Kapurthala, State:- Kapurthala, Dynasty:- Alhuwalia Sandhu, Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture
H.H.Brigader Maharaja Sukhjit Singh of Kapurthala and Kunwar Charat Pratap Singh of Hathras. Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture
Tikka Raja Paramjit Singh & Princess Tikka Rani Brinda Devi (Later HH The Maharaja & Maharani of Kapurthala). Seated on the steps in Princess Sushila Of Kapurthala , who later married Raja Bachchu Singh Of Bharatpur. Dynasty :- Alhuwalia Sandhu
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References

↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/J ,p. 370

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[1] A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/J ,p. 370

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