Bilaspur State (princely state)

"Bilaspur State" redirects here. For the post-independence administrative division, see Bilaspur State (1950–1954).

Bilaspur State
697–1948
Flag
Coat of arms
Princely States of the Shimla Hills, Bilaspur in the south straddling the Sutlej (1911)
CapitalBilaspur
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Established
697
• Disestablished
1948
 Succeeded by
Bilaspur State (1950–1954)
Today part ofHimachal Pradesh, India

Bilaspur State (or Kahlur State) was a kingdom (697–1815) and later a princely state (1815–1948) under the Punjab States Agency of British India. The state was earlier known as Kahlur and was later renamed Bilaspur. It covered an area of 1,173 km2 (453 sq mi) and had a population of 100,994 according to the 1931 Census of India. The last ruler of Bilaspur State acceded to the Indian Union on 12 October 1948. Bilaspur State remained Bilaspur Province in independent India until 1950 when the province was briefly renamed "Bilaspur State" before it was merged with Himachal Pradesh state as a district in 1954.

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