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The Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was a state of India, uniting eight princely states between 1948 and 1956. The capital and principal city was Patiala. The state covered an area of 26,208 km 2. Shimla, Kasauli, Kandaghat and Chail also became part of PEPSU.
…enlarged through incorporation of the Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU), an amalgamation of the preindependence princely territories of Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Faridkot, Kapurthala, Kalsia, Malerkotla (Maler Kotla), and Nalagarh. Political and administrative leadership for the enlarged Punjab was provided by Sardar Partap Singh Kairon.
Patiala and East Punjab States Union (pətēä´lə, pənjäb´), former union of states, 10,099 sq mi (26,156 sq km), NW India. The capital was Patiala (1991 pop. 253,706). Comprising six former princely states, it was the only area in India in which the Sikhs had a majority.
The Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was a former state of India. It was created out of the merger of several Punjabi princely states on 15 July 1948, formally becoming a state of India in 1950.
PATIALA AND EAST PUNJAB STATES UNION, popularly known as PEPSU, formed on 5 May 1948 by merging together of eight East Punjab princely states of Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Kapurthala, Faridkot, Kalsia, Malerkotia and Nalagarh, was formally inaugurated on 15 July 1948 by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Deputy Prime Minister of India.
PAṬIĀLĀ AND EAST PUNJAB STATES UNION, popularly known as PEPSU, formed on 5 May 1948 by merging together of eight East Punjab princely states of Paṭiālā, Jīnd, Nābhā, Kapūrthalā, Farīdkoṭ, Kalsīā, Malerkoṭlā and Nalāgāṛh, was formally inaugurated on 15 July 1948 by Sardār Vallabhbhāī Patel, Deputy Prime Minister of ...
The Patiala and East Punjab States Union was an erstwhile separate state in the newly independent the Dominion of India or Union of India. The territory was established after the nation gained independence from the British administration and existed from the year 1948 till 1956.
