Chhota Udaipur State

Chhota Udaipur State છોટાઉદેપુર રિયાસત
Princely State of British India
1743–1948 →
Flag Coat of arms
History
•	Established	1743
•	Independence of India	1948
Area
•	1901	2,305 km^2 (890 sq mi)
Population
•	1901	64,621
	Density	28 /km^2  (72.6 /sq mi)
Today part of		Gujarat, India
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

The Chhota Udaipur State or 'Princely State of Chhota Udaipur', (Gujarati: છોટાઉદેપુર; Hindi: छोटा उदैपुर)^[1] was a princely state with its capital in Chhota Udaipur during the era of British India. The last ruler of Chhota Udaipur State signed the accession to join the Indian Union in 1948.

History

The erstwhile Princely State of Chhota Udaipur was founded in 1743 by Rawal Udeysinhji, a descendant of Patai Rawal of Champaner. The rulers of Chhota Udaipur were Rajputs of the Chauhan dynasty and were entitled to a 9 gun salute.^[2]

This state was a second class state under the Rewa Kantha Agency and merged with the Union of India on March 10, 1948. HH Aishwarya Pratap singh Chauhan is the third son of Maharaja Virendra Pratap singh Chauhan, the present Maharaja of Chhota Udaipur.

Rulers (title Maharawal)

• 1762 – 1771 Arsisinhji
• 1771 – 1777 Hamirsinhji II
• 1777 – 1822 Bhimsinhji
• 1822 – 1851 Gumansinhji
• 1851 – 1881 Jitsinhji
• 1881 – 1895 Motisinhji
• 1895 – 29 Aug 1923 Fatehsinhji (b. 1884 – d. 1923)
• 29 Aug 1923 – 15 Oct 1946 Natwarsinhji Fatehsinhji (b. 1906 – d. 1946)
• 15 Oct 1946 – 15 Aug 1947 Virendrasinhji (b. 1907)

See also

• Rewa Kantha Agency

References

1. Chhota Udaipur (Princely State)
2. Chhota Udaipur Princely State (9 gun salute)

External links

• Media related to Chhota Udaipur State at Wikimedia Commons
• Chhota Udaipur History

Coordinates: 22°19′12″N 74°0′36″E / 22.32000°N 74.01000°E