Editing Patiala (section)

==History==
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[[File:Painting of Ala Singh of Patiala in tondo, Pahari School, ca.1880.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ala Singh]], the founder of Patiala]]
Patiala city was established in 1763 by [[Ala Singh]], a [[Jat Sikh]] chieftain, who laid the foundation of the Patiala fort known as [[Qila Mubarak, Patiala|Qila Mubarak]], around which the present city of Patiala is built. After the [[Third Battle of Panipat]] in 1761 in which the [[Maratha Confederacy|Marathas]] was defeated by the [[Durrani Empire|Afghans]], the writ of the Afghans prevailed throughout [[Punjab]]. It is at this stage that the rulers of Patiala began to acquire ensigns of royalty. The Patiala state saw more than forty years of a ceaseless power struggle with the [[Pashtun|Afghan]] [[Durrani Empire]], [[Maratha Empire]] and the [[Sikh Empire]] of [[Lahore]].

In 1808, the Raja of Patiala entered into a treaty with the [[British Raj|British]] against [[Sikh]] ruler [[Maharaja]] [[Ranjit Singh]] of Lahore in 1808, thus becoming collaborator in the grand empire-building process by the British in the sub-continent of India. Patiala became a [[17-gun salute]] state during the [[British Raj]]. The rulers of Patiala such as Karam Singh, Narinder Singh, [[Mahendra Singh of Patiala|Mahendra Singh]], [[Rajinder Singh of Patiala|Rajinder Singh]], [[Bhupinder Singh of Patiala|Bhupinder Singh]], and [[Yadavindra Singh|Yadvindra Singh]] were treated with respect and dignity by the British.

The city of Patiala was designed and developed according to a plan akin to that of [[Hindu temple architecture|temple architecture]], the first settlers of Patiala were the [[Punjabi Hindus|Hindus]] of [[Sirhind]], who opened their business establishments outside the Darshani Gate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://patiala.gov.in/html/history.htm|title=History Of Patiala|access-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024084323/http://patiala.gov.in/html/history.htm|archive-date=24 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>