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Patiala - Indian Princely State

17 guns

image by Chrystian Kretowicz

Some facts
Variant flag without arms

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Some facts

From Filcher (1984):

PRINCIPALITY OF PATIALA
Princely States of Punjab (Eastern), Present-day Punjab
17 Gun Salute
Area: 15, 390 sq.km
Acceded to the Union of India on August 20, 1948
History: Claiming descent from Jaisal, founder of the State of Jaisalmer in 1156, the founder of the Sikh dynasty, Phul, was Chaudhri (Governor) of a country located at the south east of Dihli. Phul's descendants founded 3 States: Patiala, Jind and Nabha. In 1763, the Emir of Afghanistan awarded the Chaudhri the dignity of Raja."

Flag:
The Principality of Patiala has a rectangular flag with seven equally wide horizontal stripes, red - green - yellow - red - yellow - green - red; the arms are placed at the fly-side; towards the hoist a sabre, placed vertically and between the arms and the sabre a black shield with five small white disks; the sabre has a yellow hilt and a white blade; the arms are covering the five central stripes.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 26 January 2003

Patiala - Former Indian state, now part of Punjab, NW India; 5942 square miles, chief of the three Phulkian states of the Punjab. Capital Patiala, 130 miles NNW of Delhi.
Jarig Bakker, 12 November 1998

Variant flag without arms

image by António Martins