State Bank of Patiala is a subsidiary bank of State Bank of
India. State Bank of Patiala (SBP), originally named Patiala State
Bank, was founded on 17 November 1917. SBP was founded by Maharaja
Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala of
Undivided India. The functions of the Bank included the normal
functions of commercial banks, as also some functions similar to
functions of a central bank for the princely state of Patiala