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The State of Shahpura or Princely State of Shahpura was a
The State of Shahpura or Princely State of Shahpura was a princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, subject to ...
in Shahpura, Bhilwara
Shahpura is a town, near city of Bhilwara and tehsil headquarters in Bhilwara district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Governance
Shahpura is a Municipality city in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Shahpura city is divided into ...
during the era of British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...
. Its relations with the British were managed by the Rajputana Agency
The Rajputana Agency was a political office of the British Indian Empire dealing with a collection of native states in Rajputana (now in Rajasthan, northwestern India), under the political charge of an Agent reporting directly to the Governor ...
. The last ruler of Shahpura signed the accession to join the Indian Union in 1949.
The Haraoti-Tonk Agency, with headquarters at Deoli, dealt with the states of Tonk and Bundi, as well as with the estate of Shahpura.
History
In 1629 the Phulia estate ''jagir
A jagir ( fa, , translit=Jāgir), also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar (Zamindar) system. It developed during the Islamic rule era of the Indian subcontinent, starti ...
'' 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.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
*Rajputana Agency
The Rajputana Agency was a political office of the British Indian Empire dealing with a collection of native states in Rajputana (now in Rajasthan, northwestern India), under the political charge of an Agent reporting directly to the Governor ...
References
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