Jaora State was a 13 gun-salute

princely state A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...

of the British Raj. It was part of the Malwa Agency. The total area of the princely state, with the dependencies of

Piploda Piploda is a town and a Nagar Parishad in Ratlam district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. History Before Indian independence, Piploda was the capital of the princely state of the same name. It was ruled by Rajputs of the Dodiya clan ...

and

Panth-Piploda Panth-Piploda was a province of British India. It is located in present-day Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. Panth-Piploda was British India's smallest province, with an area of , and a population of 5267 (male 2666, ...

, was . Jaora state was divided into four

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s, Jaora, Barauda, Tal, and Barkhera. The chief crops were

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s, cotton,

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and

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. The revenue of the state was Rs.8,50,000 in 1901.

History

Jaora State was established by the British and was handed over to Abdul Ghafur Muhammad Khan in 1818, so that he can maintain an army of 1,000 soldiers for the

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. 'Abdu'l Ghafur Muhammad Khan was a cavalry officer serving the

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leader Muhammad Amir Khan. He later served the

Holkar The Holkar (Pronunciation: �o(ː)ɭkəɾ dynasty was a Maratha clan of Dhangar origin in India. The Holkars were generals under Peshwa Baji Rao I, and later became Maharajas of Indore in Central India as an independent member of the Marat ...

maharaja of

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. The state was confirmed by the British government in 1818 by the Treaty of Mandsaur. The Nawab of Jaora was confirmed the possession of Jaora, Sanjit, Tal, Malhargarh, Bharauda and the right to levy tribute from Piploda. The Nawab was expected to serve the British by providing them with 500 horsemen, 500 footmen and 4 artillery whenever required.

Nawab Muhammad Ismail Muhammad Ismail (r. 1865–1895), was the Nawab of Jaora in India and an honorary major in the British army. His son, Iftikhar Ali Khan, a minor at his accession, was educated at Daly College at Indore Indore () is the largest and most pop ...

(ruled 1865-1895) was an honorary major in the British Army. During the reign of Nawab Muhammad Iftekhar Ali Khan (ruled 1895-1947), Piploda became a separate state in 1924, and Panth-Piploda became a province of British India in 1942. Nawab Muhammad Usman 'Ali Khan (ruled 1947-1948) acceded to the

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on 15 June 1948.

Jagirdars of Jaora

The chieftains of several petty estates who once paid tribute to Amir Khan Pindari and the other surrounding powers came under the suzerainty of Jaora State after the Treaty of Mandsaur. The Jagirdars were mostly Rajputs apart from Bilaud and Numan Nagdi who were Pathans and Sidri whose thakur was a Mahajan.Leading Famlies And Officials In The States Of Central India p. 136

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Jaora State 2 paisa coin other side, year 1893
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Jagirdars of Jaora

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