Kharsawan (state)
| Kharsawan | |||||
| 1650-1948 | |||||
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| Capital | Kharsawan | ||||
| Form of government | Princely State | ||||
| surface | 396 km² | ||||
| population | 31,051 (1892) | ||||
| founding | 1657 | ||||
| resolution | May 18, 1948 | ||||
| State religion: Hinduism Dynasty: Rathore |
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Kharsawan ( Hindi खरसावाँ रियासत Kharasāvā̃ riyāsat ) was a princely state in British India in what is now the state of Jharkhand . It was one of the nine Chota Nagpur states under the Bengal presidency . Its capital was the place Kharsawan .
The principality of the Rathore dynasty was founded in 1650 by Kunwar Padam Singh, the second son of Raja Bikram Singh, founder of Seraikela . In 1657 Kharsawan was recognized as an independent state.
In 1892, Kharsawan had an area of 396 km² with about 31,000 inhabitants. On May 18, 1948, Kharsawan joined the Indian Union. Together with the neighboring princely state of Seraikela, Kharsawan came to Bihar . In 2000 the area became part of the newly formed state of Jharkhand .
literature
- Kharsāwān. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 15: Karāchi to Kotāyam. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 252-254 .
Web links
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