Muhammadgarh (State)
| Muhammadgarh | |||||
| 1842-1947 | |||||
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| Capital | Muhammadgarh | ||||
| Form of government | Princely State | ||||
| surface | 75 km² | ||||
| population | 3000 (1901) | ||||
| founding | 1842 | ||||
| resolution | June 15, 1948 | ||||
Muhammadgarh ( Hindi : मोहम्मदगढ़ रियासत) 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 Muhammadgarh (today located in Tehsil Gyaraspur in the Vidisha district). The principality was formed in 1842 from parts of Kurwai and Basoda . The title of the prince was Nawab . Muhammadgarh was a British protectorate until 1947 . In 1901 the country had an area of 75 km² and 3,000 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
- George B. Malleson: An historical sketch of the native states of India. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1875, ( digitized version ).
- Muhammadgarh. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 18: Moram to Nayāgarh. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, p. 16 .
- 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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