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Source: Indian Princely States
See also:Haynes' Indian
Princely States doesn't include the usual geographical data, but does
include a flag: a very long white over green horizontal bicolour.
Jorge Candeias, 5 May 2002
On
http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/t/tehrigarhwal.html, Teri Garhwal is
listed as an 11 gun salute state, area: 11,655 km2, located in Uttar Pradesh.
Jarig Bakker, 5 May 2002
From Filcher (1984):
PRINCIPALITY OF TEHRI GARHWAL
Princely States of Punjab, United Provinces Agency, present-day Uttar Pradesh
11 gun salute
Area: 11, 655 sq. km
Acceded to the Union of India on Aug.1, 1949
Predecessor state founded in 823 AD and lasted till 1804, when the Gurkhas
invaded the area, remaining in control until 1815. The last Raja of Garhwal was
the father of the first Raja of Tehri Garhwal.
Flag:
The flag of the Maharajah's of Tehri Garhwal was a horizontal white over green
bicolor. The colors represent the snow of the Himalaya and the forests of the
State (the green color was also used for the uniforms of the regiments of the
state, the "Rifle Regiment of Garhwal", the "Kurmon Gurkhas", etc...). In the
center of this flag the crest of the coat of arms is placed in or, which
represents an eagle with expanded wings. An identical flag without the crest was
in use by all the population of the Principality of Tehri Garhwal.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 10 January 2003