Suket
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Suket
Native State in the Punjab, under the political control of the Commissioner, JuUundur Division, lying in the Himalayas, between 31° 13' and 31° 35' N. and 76° 49' and 77° 26' E., north of the Sutlej river, which separates it from the Simla Hill States. It has an area of 420 square miles, and contains two towns and 28 villages. The population in 1901 was 54,676, of whom 54,005 were Hindus. The estimated revenue is i-i lakhs, of which Rs. 11,000 is paid as tribute to the British Government. Part of the land revenue is still realized in kind. Suket included the territory which now forms the Mandi State until about 1330, when a distant branch of the ruling family assumed independence. The separation was followed by frequent wars between the two States. The country eventually fell under Sikh supremacy, which was exchanged for that of the British Government by the Treaty of Lahore in 1846 ; and in that year full sovereignty was conceded to the Raja, Ugar Sen, and his heirs. A sanad conferring the right of adoption was granted in 1862. Raja Ugar Sen died in 1875, and was succeeded by his son, Rudra Sain, who was born about 1828, Raja Rudra Sain was deposed in 1878 in consequence of mis- government, and was succeeded in 1879 by his son, Dusht Nikandan Sain, during whose minority the administration was carried on by a native superintendent, assisted by a council. The Raja came of age in 1884, and now administers the State himself He receives a salute of II guns. A small force of 23 cavalry and 63 infantry is maintained.
