Barwani State

Barwani State
बरवानी रियासत
Princely State of British India
836–1948 →
Flag Coat of arms
Barwani State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
History
 • Established 836
 • Accession to the Union of India 1948
Area
 • 1941 3,051.02 km2 (1,178 sq mi)
Population
 • 1941 176,666 
Density 57.9 /km2  (150 /sq mi)
Today part of Madhya Pradesh, India
Barwani Princely State
Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Barwani (1888 - 1930) with ambulance cars in Merville, France, during World War 1

Barwani State [1] was a princely state in India. The seat was at Barwani.

History

The state was founded in the 9th century, at which time it was known as Avasgarh.[1] Although the state lost most of its territory during the Maratha domination in the 17th century, it never became tributary to any Maratha chief.

Under the British Raj, Barwani was a state of the Bhopawar Agency, a division of the Central India Agency. The state lay in the Satpura Range south of the Narmada River. It had an area of 3,051 km2 (1,178 sq mi) and a population, in 1901, of 76,136. The inhabitants were predominantly Bhil tribals. The forests were under a British official.[1]

After India's independence in 1948, the Rana of Barwani acceded to India, and Barwani became part of the Nimar District of Madhya Bharat state. Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.[2]

Rulers

Barwani State was an 11 Gun salute state. The rulers of the State, whose title was Rana, were Rajputs of the Sesodia clan, descended from the ruling dynasty of Udaipur.[3]

Ranas of Shishodhya dynasty

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 BRITISH GAZETTTER
  2. ↑ Genealogy of the ruling chiefs of Barwani
  3. ↑ States before 1947 A-J

External links

Coordinates: 22°02′N 74°54′E / 22.03°N 74.9°E / 22.03; 74.9

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