Barwani (State)
Barwani | |||||
836-1948 | |||||
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Capital | Barwani | ||||
Form of government | Princely state ("11 shot salute") | ||||
surface | 3051 km² | ||||
population | 176,666 (1941) | ||||
founding | 836 | ||||
resolution | June 15, 1948 | ||||
State religion: Hinduism Dynasty: Sisodia |
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Map excerpt from The Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||
Postage stamp from Barwani (1921) |
Barwani was one of the princely states of the Central India Agency of British India . It was founded in the 11th century by Sisodia - Rajputs from Mewar / Udaipur. Around 1650 Barwani became the capital of the principality. After losing territory in the Marathas , Barwani became a British protectorate (until 1947). The last ruler Devi Singh (1930-1956) was elevated to Maharana . The country had an area of 3051 km² and 76,136 inhabitants (1901). Barwani was annexed to India on June 15, 1948 and joined the Madhya Bharat Princely Union on June 16 . On November 1, 1956, all princely states of the Union were dissolved and incorporated into the state of Madhya Pradesh .
Barwani had a state post with its own stamps from 1921 to 1948.
See also
literature
- William Barton: The princes of India . With a Chapter on Nepal. Nisbet, London 1934, (Reprinted edition. Cosmo, New Delhi 1983).
- Andreas Birken : Philatelic Atlas of British India. CD-ROM. Birken, Hamburg 2004.
- George B. Malleson: An historical sketch of the native states of India. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1875, ( digitized version ).
- Paul E. Roberts: India (= A Historical Geography of the British Dominions. Vol. 7, Part. 1-2). 2 volumes (Vol. 1: History to the End of the East India Company. Vol. 2: History under the Government of the Crown. ). Clarendon Press, Oxford 1916-1923, (Reprinted edition: Historical Geography of India. 2 volumes. Printwell, Jaipur 1995).
- Joseph E. Schwartzberg (Ed.): A historical atlas of South Asia (= Association for Asian Studies. Reference Series. 2). 2nd impression, with additional material. Oxford University Press, New York NY et al. 1992, ISBN 0-19-506869-6 .
Web links
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