The Cis-Sutlej states were a group of states in the contemporary Punjab and Haryana states of northern India during the 19th century, lying between the Sutlej River on the north, the Himalayas on the
British and native states in the Cis Sutlej Division between 1847–51, by Abdos Sobhan, 1858
The Phulkian dynasty of Maharajas or sardars were Sikh Jat royals and aristocrats in the Punjab region of India. Members of the dynasty ruled the Phulkian states of Badrukhan, Bhadaur, Faridkot, Jind,
Cis-Sutlej states
…Ambala, Ferozpur District (without Fazilka) and Faridkot State, among others. A large amount of the Cis-Sutlej states were Phulkian states ruled by a dynasty of the same name. The Cis-Sutlej region was ruled by many chiefs though the region was under the Mughal Empire. Due to the decline of the Mughal and Afghan empires in…
Portrait of Chaudhary Phul Sidhu-Brar, ancestor of the Phulkian dynasty
Genealogical familial tree of the Phulkian dynasty by John Cave-Browne, ca.1861
Illustration of Guru Har Rai blessing a young Phul Sidhu-Brar, from 'The Sikh Religion' (1909)
Painting depicting a meeting between Sahib Singh of Patiala State, Jodh Singh of Kalsia State, Lal Singh of Kaithal State, Mehak Singh, and Raja Jaswant Rao Holkar, ca.1850