Rampur (State)
Rampur | |||||
1774-1949 | |||||
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Capital | Rampur | ||||
Form of government | Princely state (15 rounds salute) | ||||
surface | 2313 km² | ||||
population | 533,000 (1941) | ||||
founding | October 7, 1774 | ||||
resolution | December 1, 1949 | ||||
State religion: Islam ( Schia ) Dynasty: Barecha Rohilla |
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Princely state of Rampur on a map of the United Provinces from The Imperial Gazetteer of India (1907-1909) | |||||
Mahal Sarai in Rampur (1911) | |||||
Imambara, Fort of Rampur (1911) |
Rampur was one of the princely states of British India in the Rohilkhand region in what is now the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . Its capital was the place Rampur .
The Afghan Ali Muhammad Khan was a military leader of the Grand Mogul Muhammad Shah and was appointed Nawab of Rohilkhand in 1740 with the capital Aola . In 1774 most of the province was lost to Oudh and the residence was moved to Rampur. 1801-1947 the principality was a British protectorate . Nawab Syed Muhammad Hamid Ali Khan (1889–1930) was allowed to restore the titles given to his ancestors by the Mughals: Alijah, Mukhlis-ud-Daula Nasir-ul-Mulk Amir-ul-Umra, Mustaid Jang.
In 1941, Rampur had an area of 2313 km² and a population of 533,000. The Nawab was annexed to India on December 1, 1949 (see History of India ), and Rampur was incorporated into the state of Uttar Pradesh. On November 1, 1956, the princely state was abolished.
See also
literature
- George B. Malleson: An historical sketch of the native states of India. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1875, ( digitized version ).
- Rāmpur State. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 21: Pushkar to Salween. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 182-189 .
- 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 .