Maharaj Rana of Dholpur Sir Bhagwant Singh - 1870

Dhaulpur State or Dholpur State, historically known as the Kingdom of Dholpur, was a kingdom of eastern

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

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, which was founded in AD 1806 by a

Jat The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subse ...

ruler

Rana Rana may refer to: Astronomy * Rana (crater), a crater on Mars * Delta Eridani or Rana, a star People, groups and titles * Rana (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people and characters with the name) * Rana (title), a histori ...

Kirat Singh Kirat Singh Rana or Rana Kirat Singh (1763–1835) was a Jat ruler of Gohad state (1803–1805) in Madhya Pradesh, India. He was the first also a ruler of Dholpur (princely state) Dhaulpur State or Dholpur State, historically known as th ...

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. After 1818, the state was placed under the authority of

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'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

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Dholpur Dholpur is a city in the Dholpur district in Rajasthan state of India. It is situated on the left bank of the famous Chambal river. The city is the administrative headquarters of Dholpur District and was formerly seat of the Dholpur prin ...

was located in the present-day state of

. The state had an area of , and an estimated revenue of Rs.9,60,000. The former chief minister of

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, was a member of the erstwhile ruling family of Dholpur as she was married to Maharaja Hemant Singh before getting divorced.

History

Very little is known of the early history of the state. According to tradition a predecessor state was established as Dhavalapura. In 1505 neighboring

State of Rana

s was founded and between 1740 and 1756 Gohad occupied

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. From 1761 to 1775 Dholpur was annexed to

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and between 1782 and December 1805 Dholpur was again annexed by Gwalior. On 10 January 1806 Dholpur became a British protectorate and in the same year the Ruler of Gohad merged Gohad into Dholpur.Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 323.
/ref> The last ruler of Dholpur signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 7 April 1949 and the state was merged in

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Rulers

The rulers of the state were

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and were styled ''Maharaja Rana'' from 1806 onwards.Princely States
/ref> They were entitled to a 15-gun salute.

Rulers of Gohad (title ''Rana'')

*1699 – 1713: Gaj Singh (d. 1713) *1713 – 1717: Jaswant Singh (d. 1717) *1717 – 1756:

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(d. 1756) *1756 – 1757:

Girdhar Pratap Singh Girdhar Pratap Singh Rana was the ruler of Gohad Jat state in Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gw ...

(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:

(s.a.) *1836 – Dec 1836:

Pohap Singh Rana Pohap Singh was the Jat ruler of Dholpur state in (1836) in Rajasthan, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous count ...

(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 Nihal Singh CB (4 May 1863 – 20 July 1901) was the Jat ruler of Dholpur state (1873–1901) in Rajasthan, India. Nihal Singh. Maharaj Rana of Dholpur. References *Dr. Ajay Kumar Agnihotri (1985) : "Gohad ke jaton ka Itihas" (Hindi) *Dr ...

(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. * Yuvaraja Dushyant Singh S/o Maharaj Hemant Singh and Vasundhra Raje Scindia, he is the next Maharaj Rana of Dholpur * Veer Virender Singh S/o Maharaj Nihal Singh * Keshav Singh Rana S/o Maharaj Nihal Singh married Kunwarani Kartar Kaur * * Kunwar Vikram Rana S/o Rana Upender Singh married Kunwarani Harman Garcha Kunwar Vikram Rana is the youngest member of the erstwhile ruling family, great-grandson of Maharaj Nihal Singh.

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