Shahpura_State

Shahpura State

Shahpura State

Former Indian princely state

The State of Shahpura or Princely State of Shahpura[1] was a princely state in Shahpura, Bhilwara during the era of British India. Its relations with the British were managed by the Rajputana Agency. The last ruler of Shahpura signed the accession to join the Indian Union in 1949.

Quick Facts State of Shahpuraशाहपुरा रियासत, Area ...
Maharaja Sri Umaid Singh II (1876–1955).

The Haraoti-Tonk Agency, with headquarters at Deoli, dealt with the states of Tonk and Bundi, as well as with the estate of Shahpura.[2][3]

History

In 1629 the Phulia estate jagir was given to a Sisodia prince called Sujan Singh by The Maharana of Mewar.

Its rulers bore the title of "Raja" but were later bestowed with the title of "Raja Dhiraj" by the Maharana of Mewar. In 1908 the average revenue of the state was Rs.3,00,000. The Raja Dhiraj of Shahpura was entitled to a 9 gun salute.[4]

Raja Dhiraj's

  •  1706 – 27 December 1729 Bharat Singh (d. 1730)
  • 27 Dec 1729 – 13 January 1769 Umaid Singh I (d. 1769)
  • 14 Jan 1769 – 29 May 1774 Ram Singh (d. 1774)
  • 29 May 1774 – 19 May 1796 Bhim Singh (b. c.1715 – d. 1796)
  • 19 May 1796 – 7 July 1827 Amar Singh (b. 1784 – d. 1827)
  • 19 May 1796 – c. 1802 .... -Regent
  • 7 July 1827 – 5 June 1845 Madho Singh (b. 1813 – d. 1845)
  • 5 June 1845 – 23 June 1853 Jagat Singh (b. 1837 – d. 1853)
  • 5 June 1845 – 18.. Rani Khangarotji (f) -Regent
  • 15 Jul 1853 – 21 April 1869 Lakshman Singh (b. 1852 – d. 1870)
  • 23 Jun 1853 – 21 April 1870 Rani Mertaniji (f) -Regent (b. c.1832 – d. 1916)
  • 21 Apr 1870 – 24 June 1932 Sir Nahar Singh (b. 1855 – d. 1932) (from 1 January 1903, Sir Nahar Singh)
  • 21 Apr 1870 – 3 March 1876 Rani Mertaniji (f) -Regent (s.a.)
  • 24 Jun 1932 – 3 February 1947 Umaid Singh II (b. 1876 – d. 1955)
  • 3 Feb 1947 – 15 August 1947 Sudharshandev Singh (b. 1915 – d. 1992)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Shahpura (Princely State)
  2. [2]
    Imperial Gazetteer of India vol. IV (1907), The Indian Empire, Administrative, Published under the authority of His Majesty's Secretary of State for India in Council, Oxford at the Clarendon Press. Pp. xxx, 1 map, 552
  3. [3]
    Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rajputana" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 866.
  4. [4]
    "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 22, page 223 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library".
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