Kurwai (State)
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| Capital | Kurwai | ||||
| Form of government | Princely State | ||||
| surface | 368 km² | ||||
| population | 13,634 (1901) | ||||
| founding | 1713 | ||||
| resolution | June 15, 1948 | ||||
| State religion: Islam Dynasty: Firuz Khel Pathan |
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Kurwai ( Khurwai , Korwai ) was one of the princely states of the Central India Agency of British India in the Malwa region in what is now the state of Madhya Pradesh . Its capital was the place Kurwai . The principality was founded in 1713 by the Afghan adventurer Muhammad Dilal Khan, who acquired a large territory in the service of the Mughals , but which was largely lost again in the course of the Marathi Wars . The title of the prince was Nawab .
Kurwai was a British protectorate from 1817 to 1947 . In 1901 the country had an area of 368 km² and 14,000 inhabitants. The Nawab joined 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 .
literature
- Korwai. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 15: Karāchi to Kotāyam. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 405-406 .
- 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 .
