Pataudi State

Coordinates: 28°19′N 76°47′E / 28.32°N 76.78°E / 28.32; 76.78
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Pataudi State
Princely State
1804–1948
Flag of Pataudi
Flag

Pataudi shown in Delhi Territory, south of Gurgaon, Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908
Area 
• 1901
135 km2 (52 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
21,933
History 
• Established
1804
• 
Accession to the Union of India
1948
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Maratha Empire
India
View of Pataudi Palace.
Last ruling Nawab of Pataudi and distinguished cricketer Iftikhar Ali Khan.

Pataudi State was a small princely state in India, established in 1804 during the East India Company rule in India.

The state formed a part of the Delhi Territory in the Ceded and Conquered Provinces. It was under the suzerainty of the Commissioner of Delhi. It had an area of 52 square miles and included one town, Pataudi, and 40 villages, ruled by the Pataudi family.

History

The state of Pataudi was established in 1804 by the

Maratha Empire, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.[1] The family traces their origin to 16th century India, when their ancestors immigrated from present day Afghanistan to India during the period of the Lodi dynasty.[1]
The 8th Nawab, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, played cricket for both England and India and captained the latter. His son the last Nawab also captained the Indian cricket team.

At the end of the

Republic of India). In 1971, by virtue of the 26th amendment to the Constitution of India, the Government of India abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remuneration (privy purses).[2][3]

The former Pataudi Palace was a hotel for some time, but is now owned privately by Saif Ali Khan, the current patriarch of the family.

Rulers

Rulers bore the title of the Nawab.[4][5]

  • Faiz Talab Khan (1804–1829)
  • Akbar Ali Khan (1829–1862)
  • Mohammad Ali Taqi Khan (1862–1867)
  • Mohammad Mukhtar Husain Khan (1867–1878)
  • Mohammad Mumtaz Husain Ali Khan (1878–1898)
  • Mohammad Muzaffar Ali Khan (1898–1913)
  • Mohammad Ibrahim Ali Khan (1913–1917)
  • Mohammad Iftikhar Ali Khan (1917–1948)(1948-1952) (just as titular nawab after merging with India)
  • Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (1952–1971) (Title abolished in 1971).

Demographics

Religious groups in Pataudi State (
British Punjab province
era)
Religious
group 		1901[6] 1911[7][8] 1921[9] 1931[10] 1941[11]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Hinduism [a] 18,281 83.35% 16,114 82.45% 15,090 83.38% 15,596 82.64% 17,728 82.38%
Islam 3,549 16.18% 3,338 17.08% 2,898 16.01% 3,168 16.79% 3,655 16.98%
Jainism 103 0.47% 82 0.42% 109 0.6% 105 0.56% 128 0.59%
Christianity 0 0% 9 0.05% 0 0% 3 0.02% 9 0.04%
Sikhism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0.01% 0 0%
Zoroastrianism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Buddhism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Judaism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Total population 21,933 100% 19,543 100% 18,097 100% 18,873 100% 21,520 100%
Note:
British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region
during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References

  1. ^ a b The Hindu, Sunday, 3 Aug 2003 - Royal vignettes: Pataudi: The Afghan connection
  2. ISBN 978-0-88289-753-0
    , retrieved 6 November 2011 Quote: "A monarchy is only as good as the reigning monarch: thus it is with the princely states. Once they seemed immutable, invincible. In 1971 they were "derecognized," their privileges, privy purses and titles all abolished at a stroke" (page 91)
  3. ^ "The Constitution (26 Amendment) Act, 1971", indiacode.nic.in, Government of India, 1971, retrieved 9 November 2011
  4. ^ "Indian states before 1947 K-W". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Indian Princely States K-Z". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739
    . Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788
    . Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165
    . Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  10. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242
    . Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  11. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541
    . Retrieved 30 March 2024.

External links

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