Jhabua State
Jhabua State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It had its capital in Jhabua town. Most of the territory of the princely state was inhabited by the Bhil people, who constituted a majority of the population. The revenue of the state in 1901 was Rs.1,10,000.[1]
Jhabua State | |||||||||
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Princely State of British India | |||||||||
1584–1948 | |||||||||
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Jhabua State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
Capital | Jhabua | ||||||||
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• 1901 | 3,460 km2 (1,340 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 80,889 | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1584 | ||||||||
• Accession to the Union of India | 1948 | ||||||||
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History
The state of Jhabua was founded by Kesho Das or Kishan Das, in 1584. He was granted the title of Raja by Mughal Emperor Jahangir of Delhi as a reward for a successful campaign in Bengal, and for punishing the Bhil Chiefs of Jhabua, who had murdered an Imperial Viceroy of Gujarat. Jhabua was later conquered by the Holkars of Indore, however the Holkar Maharaja allowed the ruling dynasty to rule the mountainous and woody areas, and the right to collect a fourth of the revenue from the districts that were directly conquered by the Holkars. There were 20 families of rank in the state who paid £1500 to the Holkars and £2500 to their own chief. In 1875 the state had a population of 55,000 and a revenue of £22,500.[2]
During British rule the state was under the Bhopawar Agency[3] of the Central India Agency and in 1927 it became part of the Malwa Agency. After India's independence in 1947, Jhabua's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 June 1948, and Jhabua became part of the newly created Madhya Bharat state, which in 1956 was merged into Madhya Pradesh.[4]
Rulers
The rulers of Jhabua were Rathor Rajputs. They had the title of H.H. Raja Saheb. They were granted a hereditary salute of 11 guns by the British.[5]
Rajas
1584 – 1607 | Kesho Das | |
1607 – 1610 | Karan Singh | |
1610 – 1677 | Man Singh | |
1677 – 1723 | Kushal Singh | |
1723 – 1727 | Anup Singh | |
1727 – 1758 | Sheo Singh | (d. 1758) |
1758 – 1770 | Bahadur Singh | |
1770 – 1821 | Bhim Singh | (d. 1829) |
1821 – 1832 | Pratap Singh | (d. 1832) |
1832 – 1840 | Ratan Singh | (d. 1840) |
Nov 1841 – 1895 | Gopal Singh | (b. 1841 – d. 1895) |
26 Apr 1895 – 1942 | Udai Singh | (b. 1875 – d. af.1945) |
1942 – 15 Aug 1947 | Dhalip Singh | (b. 1905 – d. 1965) |
References
- https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_153.gif
- https://books.google.co.in/books?id=14kIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA67&dq=jhabua+imperial+gazetteer&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDgJXFvq3oAhUOdysKHTMVASAQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=jhabua%20imperial%20gazetteer&f=false
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 411. .
- Jhabua - Princely State
- https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_153.gif