Jaisalmer (State)
| Jaisalmer | |||||
| 1156–1818 (Kingdom) 1818–1949 (Princely State) |
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| Capital | Jaisalmer | ||||
| Form of government | Princely state (15 rounds salute) | ||||
| surface | 41,440 km² | ||||
| population | 80,000 (1941) | ||||
| founding | 1818 | ||||
| resolution | April 7, 1949 | ||||
| State religion: Hinduism Dynasty: Yadava- Bhati |
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Jaisalmer ( Hindi : जैसलमेर , Jaisalmer ) was one of the princely states of the Rajputs in today's Rajasthan ( British India ), named after its capital of the same name .
history
The Hindu princely house of Jaisalmer traces its origin back to the Bhati - Rajputs , who ruled the land of Tanot from the 7th century ; however, a branch of the Chavdas was also active in the Jaisalmer area from the 10th century . In 1156, Rawal Jaisal founded Jaisalmer City and State. Rawal Bhim Singh (1578-1624) was an ally of the United Mughals of Delhi and Rawal Sahal Singh (1651-1661) whose vassal. His successor Amar Singh (1661-1702) was raised to Maharawal, since 1891 the title was Maharajadhiraj Maharawal.
In 1818 Jaisalmer became a British protectorate . In 1941 the princely state had an area of 41,440 km² and around 80,000 inhabitants.
On March 30, 1949, Rajasthan joined the Union and on April 7, 1949, it joined India . On November 1, 1956, the princely state was dissolved.
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.
- Ian Copland: The princes of India in the endgame of empire, 1917-1947 (= Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society. 2). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 1997, ISBN 0-521-57179-0 .
- 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 .
