Piploda State was an estate in

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at the time of the

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. It belonged to the

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, part of the

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. The state had an area of 155 km².

History

The Thakurs of Piploda were Dodiya Rajputs from the

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region, one of the ancestors called Kaluji migrated to

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and captured the fort of Sabalgarh in 1285. The Sixth son of Kaluji who was called Shardul Singh extended his domains and founded the village of Piploda. During the rise of the Marathas in Malwa, Piploda was reduced to a great extent and the thakur was forced to become a vassal of Amir Khan Pindari. Piploda later benefited from the treaty of Mandsore, in which Jaora was confirmed as a princely state by the British. The Thakur of Piploda was allowed to rule in his estate on the condition that he pays Rs.28,000 as tribute to the Jaora nawab. During the great Indian mutiny, the Thakur of Piploda helped the British authorities by sending his army to Mandsaur. The estate had 28 villages, a population of 11,441 (1901) and a revenue of Rs.95,000 (1901).https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_155.gif The last ruler acceded to the

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on 15 June 1948, and Piploda became part of Ratlam District of

Madhya Bharat Madhya Bharat, also known as Malwa Union, was an Indian state in west-central India, created on 28 May 1948 from twenty-five princely states which until 1947 had been part of the Central India Agency, with Jiwajirao Scindia as its Rajpramukh. ...

state.

Thakurs

*.... - .... Sadal Singh *1820 - 18.. Prithvi Singh *18.. - 18.. Umed Sigh *18.. - 12 Nov 1863 Onkar Singh (d. 1863) *30 Nov 1863 – 26 Oct 1888 Dulai Singh (b. 1852 - d. 1888) * 8 Nov 1888 - 4 Nov 1919 Kesri Singh (b. 1872 - d. 1919) * 5 Nov 1919 - 1936 Mangal Singh (b. 1893 - d. 1936) *1936 - 15 Jun 1948 Raghuraj Singh

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Thakurs

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