Idar (state)
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| Capital | Idar | ||||
| Form of government | Princely state (15 rounds salute) | ||||
| surface | 4320 km² | ||||
| population | 263,000 (1935) | ||||
| founding | circa 1257 | ||||
| resolution | June 10, 1948 | ||||
| State religion: Hinduism Dynasty: Rathore (Idariya clan) |
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Idar ( Gujarati : ઇડર; Hindi : इडर) was a princely state with approx. 263,000 inhabitants and an area of 4320 km² in British India in the Mahi Kantha region in today's state of Gujarat . The capital was the city of Idar .
history
In 1728 Anand Singh and Rai Singh, two brothers of the Raja of Marwar ( Jodhpur ) of the Rathore clan - Rajputs , seized the area, allegedly on behalf of the Grand Mogul of Delhi . Shortly afterwards the Marathas conquered Mahi Kantha and the Peshwa annexed half of the country, the other half came under the suzerainty of the Gaekwar of Baroda . This part split up in 1791 into the five principalities of Idar, Ahmadnagar, Morasa (until 1821), Baad (Bayar; until 1826) and Thrush, which were reunited until 1843 when Raja Takht Singh of Ahmadabad became Maharaja of Marwar / Jodhpur. Jawan Singh of Idar became Maharaja of Idar and Ahmadnagar (now Himatnagar ). In 1780 Idar became a British protectorate together with Baroda (until 1947).
Pratap Singh, who ruled Idar from 1902–1911, was Prime Minister from 1878–95 and 1897–1900 and regent of Marwar / Jodhpur from 1895–97, 1911–14 and 1918–22 .
In 1949 it was annexed to India and incorporated into the state of Bombay . Since 1960, the northern part of the former state territory has belonged to Rajasthan , while the southern part with the city of Idar belongs to the state of Gujarat .
See also
literature
- George B. Malleson: An historical sketch of the native states of India. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1875, ( digitized version ).
- 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 .
- Andreas Birken : Philatelic Atlas of British India. CD-ROM. Birken, Hamburg 2004.
