Suket

Suket was a kingdom of the western Himalayan hills, with its capital at Pangna. Tradition traces its ruling line to Bira Sen, who was said to be a son of a king of Bengal. The rajas bore the clan name Suketi and revered a family goddess at Jaidevi, where ceremonies of the royal household were held at her temple.

Suket fought neighbouring hill states, particularly Kullu, which paid tribute under Raja Bikram Sen. Raja Madan Sen brought smaller neighbours into submission, while under Udai Sen the state came under Mughal influence and paid tribute to the empire. In the early nineteenth century Raja Bikram Sen II preserved Suket through the Gurkha invasion and the subsequent period of Sikh dominance by diplomacy.