Jobat State

Jobat State
जोबत रियासत
Princely State
15th century–1948 →
Jobat State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
History
 • Established 15th century
 • Accession to the Union of India 1948
Area
 • 1901 339 km2 (131 sq mi)
Population
 • 1901 9,443 
Density 27.9 /km2  (72.1 /sq mi)

Jobat State[1] was a princely state in India during the British Raj. It was placed administratively under the Bhopawar Agency[2] subdivision of the Central India Agency. The state covered an area of 339 square kilometres and had a population of 9.443 in 1901.

It is in dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

History

The principality was founded in the 15th century by a scion of the Alirajpur State ruling family belonging to the Rathore dynasty of Rajputs.[3] After Indian independence in 1948, the rulers of Jobat acceded to the Union of Indiaon 15 June 1948.[4] The principality was incorporated into the new state of Madhya Bharat, which subsequently became Madhya Pradesh state on 1 November 1956.

Rulers

Jobat State's Hindu rulers were styled 'Rana', and the succession was in the female line.[5]

Ranas

  • ???? – 18?? Sabal Singh
  • 1864 – 1874 Ranjit Singh
  • 1874 – 1897 Sarup Singh
  • 1897 – Mar 1916 Indrajit Singh
  • 18 Jun 1917 – 15 Aug 1947 Bhim Singh (b. 1915)

References

  1. ↑ Imperial Gazeteer of India, v. 5, p. 223.
  2. ↑ Wikisource Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bhopawar". Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 846.
  3. ↑ Rajput Provinces of India - Jobat
  4. ↑ Jobat (Princely State)
  5. ↑ Princely States of India

Coordinates: 22°25′N 74°34′E / 22.42°N 74.57°E / 22.42; 74.57

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