Dewas State was a territory within Central India, which was the seat of two
Maratha 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, ...
s during the
British Raj.
After the
Maratha conquest
The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Shi ...
of Central India,
Dewas was divided into two states -
Dewas Senior
Dewas Senior was established by Tukoji Rao I Puar during the Maratha conquest of Central India. It was a 15 Gun Salute Maratha princely state. On 12 December 1818 it became a British protectorate.
History
The original state was founded in ...
ruled by Tukoji Rao ('Baba Saheb') Puar and
Dewas Junior ruled by Jivaji Rao ('Dada Saheb') Puar. On 12 December 1818, the 2 Dewas States became
British protectorates.
History
Foundation and being part of Maratha empire
The seats were established in 1728 by two brothers from the
Maratha clan
Puar Puar may refer to:
* Pawar, Maratha rulers of Dhar State and Dewas State.
* Pu'ar, a character in ''Dragon Ball''
People with the name
* Hemendra Singh Rao Pawar, present titular Maharaja of Dhar State
* Tukojirao III (Tukoji Rao III Puar of Dew ...
, who advanced into Malwa with the
Peshwa Baji Rao, and divided the territory among themselves after the
Maratha conquest
The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Shi ...
. Their descendants ruled as the senior and junior branches of the family.
Princely states under British rule
After 1841, each branch ruled his own portion as a separate state, though the lands belonging to each were intimately entangled; in Dewas, the capital town, the two sides of the main street were under different administrations and had different arrangements for water supply and lighting.
The two
Rajas heading Dewas states both lived in separate residences in the town of
Dewas, and ruled over separate areas.
The Junior branch had an area of and had a population of 54,904 in 1901, while the Senior branch had an area of and a population of in 62,312 in the same year. Both Dewas states were in the Malwa Agency of the
Central India Agency.
Dewas Junior & Senior
Darbars (Court) composed of
Jagirdars,
Sardars,
Istamuradars and
Mankaris.
Accession to Indian Union
After India's independence in 1947, the
Maharajas of Dewas acceded to India, and their states were integrated into
Madhya Bharat, which became a state of India in 1950. In 1956, Madhya Bharat was merged into
Madhya Pradesh state.
See also
Dhar State
References
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Dhar district
Princely states of Madhya Pradesh
Princely states of Maharashtra
States and territories disestablished in 1948
1948 disestablishments in India
Dewas district
History of Madhya Pradesh
1728 establishments in Asia