Jaora State
| Jaora State जावरा रियासत | ||||||
| Princely State of British India | ||||||
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| • | Established | 1808 | ||||
| • | Independence of India | 1948 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| • | 1941 | 1,471 km2 (568 sq mi) | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| • | 1941 | 116,953 | ||||
| Density | 79.5 /km2 (205.9 /sq mi) | |||||
| Today part of | Madhya Pradesh, India | |||||
 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jaora". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. | ||||||
Jaora State was a 13 gun-salute princely state of the British Raj. It was part of the Malwa Agency.[1]
The total area of the princely state, with the dependencies of Piploda and Panth-Piploda, was 1,471 km2 (568 sq mi). Jaora state was divided into four tehsils, Jaora, Barauda, Tal, and Barkhera. The chief crops were millets, cotton, maize and opium.
History
Jaora State was founded by 'Abdu'l Ghafur Muhammad Khan, a Muslim of Afghan pashtun descent and a Rohilla in 1808. In 1818 the state became a British protectorate. 'Abdu'l Ghafur Muhammad Khan was a cavalry officer serving the Pashtun leader Muhammad Amir Khan. He later served the Holkar maharaja of Indore State, subduing Rajput territories in northern Malwa and annexing their lands. In return for his services, he was granted the title of Nawab in 1808. The state was confirmed by the British government in 1818 by the Treaty of Mandsaur.
Nawab Muhammad Ismail (ruled 1865-1895) was an honorary major in the British Army. During the reign of Nawab Muhammad Iftikhar Ali Khan (ruled 1895-1947), Piploda became a separate state in 1924, and Panth-Piploda became a province of British India in 1942. Nawab Muhammad Usman 'Ali Khan (ruled 1947-1948) acceded to the Government of India on 15 June 1948.[2]
Rulers
The rulers of the state bore the title 'Nawab'.[3]
Nawabs of Jaora
- 6 Jan 1817 - 9 Sep 1825 Abdul Ghafur Mohammad Khan (b. 1775 - d. 1825)
- 9 Sep 1825 - 29 Apr 1865 Ghows Mohammad Khan (b. 1823 - d. 1865)
- 9 Sep 1825 - 1827 Musharraf Begum (f) -Regent (d. 1827)
- + Jahangir Khan
- 1827 - 1840 Borthwick -Regent
- 30 Apr 1865 - 6 Mar 1895 Ehtesam al-Dowla Mohammad Isra´il Khan aka Nawab Muhammad Khan (b. 1854 - d. 1895)
- 30 Apr 1865 - 1872 Regents
- - Hazrat Nur Khan
- - Political Agent Western Malwa
- 6 Mar 1895 - 15 Aug 1947 Fakhr al-Dowla Mohammad Eftekhar (b. 1883 - d. 1947) `Ali Khan (from 12 Dec 1911, Fakhr al-Dowla Sir Mohammad Eftekhar `Ali Khan)
- 6 Mar 1895 - 20 May 1906 Sahibzada Yar Muhammad Khan -Regent
See also
References
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 63., Digital South Asia Library
- ↑ Jaora Princely State (13 gun salute)
- ↑ Princely States of India
External links
Media related to Jaora State at Wikimedia Commons- Jaora State 2 paisa coin other side, year 1893
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Coordinates: 23°38′N 75°08′E / 23.63°N 75.13°E