Sirmur (also spelled as Sirmor, Sirmaur, Sirmour,or Sirmoor) was an independent kingdom in India, founded in 1616. It became a part of Greater Nepal, before becoming a princely state in British India, located in the region that is now the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. The state was also known as Nahan, after its main city, Nahan. Sirmur was ruled by the chiefs of Rajput lineage, who used the title "Raja".
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Nahan, the predecessor state of Sirmur, was founded by Soba Rawal, who assumed the name Raja Subans Prakash.[1] The new capital was founded in 1621 by Raja Karam Prakash, and the state was renamed to Sirmur.[1]
Sirmur was surrounded by the hill states of Balsan and Jubbal in the North, the British district of Dehradun in the East, Ambala district in the South West, and the states of Patiala and Keonthal in the North-West.
The population of Sirmur was 6256 according to the 1901 census.[2]
| Name | Ruled from | Ruled till |
|---|---|---|
| Karam Prakash | 1616 | 1630 |
| Mandhata Prakash | 1630 | 1654 |
| Sobhag Prakash | 1654 | 1664 |
| Budh Prakash | 1664 | 1684 |
| Mat Prakash (died 1704) | 1684 | 1704 |
| Hari Prakash | 1704 | 1712 |
| Bijay Prakash (died 1736) | 1712 | 1736 |
| Pratap Prakash (died 1754) | 1736 | 1754 |
| Kirat Prakash (died 1770) | 1754 | 1770 |
| Jagat Prakash (died 1789) | 1770 | 1789 |
| Dharam Prakash (died 1793) | 1789 | 1793 |
| Karam Prakash II (died 1820) | 1793 | 1803 |
| Ratan Prakash (installed by Gurkhas, hanged by the British in 1804) | 1803 | 1804 |
| Karam Prakash II (died 1820) | 1804 | 1815 |
| Fateh Prakash (1809-1850) | 1815 | 1850 |
| Raghbir Prakash (1827-1856) | 1850 | 1856 |
| Shamsher Prakash (1846-October 1898) | 1856 | 1898 |
| Surendra Bikram Prakash (14 November 1867-1911) | 1898 | 1911 |
| Amar Prakash (26 January 1888-February 1973) | 1911 | 1933 |
| Rajendra Prakash (10 January 1913-13 November 1964) | 1933 | 1964 |
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