Islamic State of Qadian

Qadiani State of Qadian Pur Qazi was a state in the Indian subcontinent involving Qadian and surroundings areas. It was established in 1530 by the great ancestor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Mirza Hadi Baig. It had 84 villages. It declined during the formation of Sikh Empire. The state was conquered by Dewa Singh from the last ruler and then Maharaja Ranjit Singh had taken control. The state declined.
History
Formation of State of Islam Pur Qazi
Mirza Hadi Baig, was from a royal family of Mirza who formed Mughal Empire had the title of Mirza. He migrated from Samarkand and settled in Punjab. He was descendant of King Timur and had family relations with King Babur. Mirza Faiz Muhammad was the eleventh descendant of Beig, during his reign the relations with Mughal Empire formed was more good. The ruler was given special title from emperor of India and was allowed to have the army of 7000 men. He was succeeded by Mirza Gul Muhammad who was also a ruler and general. It was the time of Aurangzeb, the Sikhs began to rise to in Punjab. Gul and his father warned the Mughal emperors about the Sikh rising of power in Punjab but they don't listen to it because they had fewer army to combat with Sikhs. The Sikhs finally got the control of whole of Punjab and formed the Sikh Empire. Dewa Singh, was the Sikh warrior who got the control of state from the ruler Mirza Gul Muhammad.
Decline of state and history of modern Qadian
The state later came to Sikh king Fateh Singh in 1802 or 1803, thus the ending of state. It was divided into villages. who was offered two villages to Mirza Ata Muhammad, the son of the former ruler Gul but he refused. He said that it was not according to his family traditions. During the Sikhs' reign, that state was limited to villages, Ata's son Mirza Ghulam Murtaza was offered five villages by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. In 1849, Punjab became a part of British Raj. British Raj further divided the Qadian because of administrative reforms and now Qadian is only a village in India.
Government
The rule was ruled by a Qazi who was the supreme head of the state. He had an army of his own. The Sharia was heavily imposed in the state.
Army
The Qazi had an army of 7000 men
Foreign Relations
With Mughal Empire
The ruling family of that state was also Mirza and from the House of Timur therefore, the two empires had friendly relations.
Religion
The main religion was Islam and it was strictly observed in the state.

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