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Dholpur state

Coordinates: 26°42′N 77°54′E / 26.7°N 77.9°E / 26.7; 77.9
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Dholpur State
Princely State of British India
1806–1949
Flag of Dholpur
Flag
Coat of arms of Dholpur
Coat of arms

Dholpur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
CapitalDholpur
Government
 • TypeSovereign monarchy (1806–1818)
Princely state (1818–1947)
Constitutional monarchy (1947–1949)
Maharaj Rana 
• 1806–1835
Kirat Singh (first)
• 1911–1949
Udaybhanu Singh (last)
History 
• Established
1806
1949
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Maratha Empire
Matsya Union
Today part ofIndia
 · Rajasthan

Dhaulpur State or Dholpur State, was a princely state under British suzerainty, in eastern Rajasthan, India, which was founded in AD 1806 by ruler Rana Kirat Singh of Gohad.[1][2][3] After 1818, the state was placed under the authority of British India's Rajputana Agency. The Ranas ruled the state until the independence of India in 1947, when the kingdom was merged with the Union of India.

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

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Maharaj Rana Bhagwant Singh in 1870.
Kesarbagh palace, the mansion of the former ruler of the erstwhile Dholpur State in Dholpur, now Dholpur Military School

The last ruler of Dholpur signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 7 April 1949 and the state was merged in Matsya Union.[4]


Gohad coins

See also

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References

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  1. ^ John Zubrzycki (2012). The Mysterious Mr Jacob. Random House India. p. 3. ISBN 9788184003369.
  2. ^ "Dholpur: History and Places".
  3. ^ "Dholpur online".
  4. ^ "Dholpur Princely State (15 gun salute)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
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26°42′N 77°54′E / 26.7°N 77.9°E / 26.7; 77.9