Pataudi (state)
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| Capital | Pataudi | ||||
| Form of government | Princely State | ||||
| surface | 137 km² | ||||
| population | 22,000 (1901) | ||||
| founding | 1804 | ||||
| resolution | April 7, 1948 | ||||
| State religion: Islam Dynasty: Barench |
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Pataudi was one of the princely states in the Punjab Province of British India, southwest of Delhi . Its capital was the place Pataudi . The rulers came from a distinguished Afghan Barench - Pashtun family who came to India in the 15th century. Talab Faiz Khan was in the service of the Marathas and, after their defeat in 1803, in those of the British, who in 1804 gave him Pataudi. Like all Muslim princes in India, he and his successors bore the title of Nawab . Muhammed Sher Ali Khan, the son of Nawab Muhammad Ibrahim Ali Khan (1913–17), was a career officer; after India's independence, he served in the army of Pakistan and then went into politics as ambassador and minister (1967-71). The last ruling Nawab, Iftikhar Ali Khan (1917–52), married in 1938 the heiress of the Nawab of Bhopal .
In 1901 the principality had an area of 137 km² and 22,000 inhabitants. The Nawab was annexed to India on April 7, 1948 (see History of India ) and Pataudi was incorporated into the state of East Punjab . On November 1, 1956, all princely states were dissolved. Since November 1, 1966, the area has belonged to the state of Haryana .
literature
- George B. Malleson: An historical sketch of the native states of India. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1875, ( digitized version ).
- Orchhā State. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 20: Pārdi to Pusad. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 26-27 .
- 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 .
