Dholpur State
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Dholpur State धौलपुर रियासत | |||||||||
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British India | |||||||||
1806–1949 | |||||||||
Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
Capital | Dholpur | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 3,038 km2 (1,173 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 250,000 | ||||||||
Government | |||||||||
• Type | Udaybhanu Singh (last) | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1806 | ||||||||
• Independence of India | 1949 | ||||||||
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Today part of | India · Rajasthan |
Dhaulpur State or Dholpur State, historically known as the Kingdom of Dholpur, was a kingdom of eastern
The princely state of Dholpur was located in the present-day state of Rajasthan. The state had an area of 3,038 km2 (1,173 sq mi), and an estimated revenue of Rs.9,60,000.[4]
The former chief minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje, was a member of the erstwhile ruling family of Dholpur as she was married to Maharaja Hemant Singh before getting divorced.
History
Early history
Bharatpur was a part of the
Medieval
Very little is known of the early history of the state. According to tradition a predecessor state was established as Dhavalapura. In 1505 neighboring
The last ruler of Dholpur signed the
Rulers
The rulers of the state were Jats and were styled Maharaja Rana from 1806 onwards.[5] They were entitled to a 15-gun salute.
Present Maharaj
Rana Dushyant Singh is the king of Dholpur and presently a fourth-time Member of Parliament
Rulers of Gohad (title Rana)
- 1699 – 1713: Gaj Singh (d. 1713)
- 1713 – 1717: Jaswant Singh (d. 1717)
- 1717 – 1756: Bhim Singh Rana(d. 1756)
- 1756 – 1757: Girdhar Pratap Singh (d. 1757)
- 1757 – 1784: Chhatar Singh (d. 1788) (personal style Maharaj Rana from 1771)
- 1784 – 1804: Interregnum
- 1804 – 1806: Kirat Singh (b. 1763 – d. 1836)
Rulers of Dholpur (title Maharaja Rana)
- 1806 – 21 April 1836: Kirat Singh (s.a.)
- 1836 – Dec 1836: Pohap Singh (d. 1836)
- Dec 1836 – 7 February 1873: Bhagwant Singh (b. 1824 – d. 1873) (from 2 June 1869, Sir Bhagwant Singh)
- 7 Feb 1873 – 20 July 1901: Nihal Singh (b. 1863 – d. 1901)
- 7 Feb 1873 – 1884: Maharani Sateha Devi (b. 1845 – d. 1888) Bhawa (f) – Regent
- 20 Jul 1901 – 29 March 1911: Ram Singh (b. 1883 – d. 1911) (from 1 January 1909, Sir Ram Singh)
- 20 Jul 1901 – Mar 1905: .... – Regent
- 29 Mar 1911 – 15 August 1947: Udai Bhan Singh(b. 1893 – d. 1954) (from 1 January 1918, Sir Udai Bhan Singh)
- 29 Mar 1911 – 9 October 1913: .... – Regent
The descendants of Maharaj Udai Bhan Singh and Maharaj Nihal Singh are still carrying on their family legacy.
- Maharaja Rana Dushyant Singh ji S/o Maharaj Hemant Singh and Vasundhra Raje Scindia, is the Maharaj Rana of Dholpur
- Yuvraj Vinayak Pratap Singh is the son of Maharaj Dushyant Singh and Niharika raje the Princess of Samthar
See also
- Gohad State—For early history of Dholpur rulers
References
- ISBN 9788184003369.
- ^ "Dholpur: History and Places".
- ^ "Dholpur online".
- ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 11, page 324 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library".
- ^ a b Princely States
- ^ Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 323.
- ^ "Dholpur Princely State (15 gun salute)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
External links
- Media related to Dholpur State at Wikimedia Commons
- Genealogy of the rulers of Dholpur
- Princely States of India A-J