Nabha Fort

Maharaja Hira Singh Nabha (1843 - 1911), born on 19 December 1843, the son of Sukkha Singh of Badrukhan, ascended the throne of Nabha state on 10 August 1877.nNabha State had in 1808 been party to a treaty with the British which provided the state with British protection from the Maharaja of Lahore, Ranjit Singh who, Raja Jaswant Singh thought had designs on his kingdom, part of the Pulkian misl, which included the kingdoms of Patiala and Jind. But during the Anglo-Sikh war, the Maharaja of Nabha, by treaty an ally of the British, in 1845 witheld supplies from the British. Sensing that Maharaja Devinder Singh's loyalties (he was the son of the ruler who had sought British protection) were with his cis-Sutlege Sikh brothers they deposed him and placed his son Bharpur Singh on the Gaddi in 1847 (Devinder Singh died in British confinement in 1865).nWhen Bharpur Singh died issueless without adopting or appointing an heir the British rather than appointing a replacement themselves were politically wise enough to invite the Rulers of the other Phulkian states, the Maharajas of Patiala and Jind, to select a new heir to the throne. Bhagwan Singh, the younger brother of Bharpur Singh, was invested with the khillat in 1864. He, inturn, died issueless without an heir in 1871. Invited again to choose the kingdom's new ruler, the rulers of Patiala and Jind chose a collateral (related by marriage) relative, Hira Singh.nHira Singh, provided the stability his kingdom had been missing, ruling for forty years he did much for the welfare of the people of Nabha and for Sikhs in general. He despatched contingents of troops to fight in most of the major frontier campaigns. For his services the British rewarded the Maharaja with many honours, including in 1880, the titles of Raja-i-Rajgan (King of Kings) and Maharaja and an annual allowance of 4 lakh and 10 thousand (410,000) rupees a year.

Restoration work is in progress

It is old Nabha fort situated in the centre of city not in good shape