Alwar State
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| Kingdom of Alwar अलवर राज्य | |||||||
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| 1770–1949 | |||||||
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 Alwar State in The Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Capital | Alwar | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1895 | 8,547 km2 (3,300 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1895 | 682,926 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1770 | ||||||
• Accession in Dominion of India | 7 April 1949 | ||||||
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| Today part of | India · Rajasthan | ||||||
Alwar State is a
accession to the Indian Union on 7 April 1949.[citation needed
]
History
Following the
Matsya Union. This union in turn merged unto the Union of India. On 15 May 1949, it was united with certain other princely states and the territory of Ajmer to form the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan
.
Rulers of Alwar state
- Pratap Singh Prabhakar (reign: 1770-1791) Maharaja of Alwar; founder of Alwar kingdom
- Bakhtawar Singh Prabhakar (reign: 1791–1815), Maharaja of Alwar
- Viney Singh Prabhakar (reign: 1815–1857), Maharaja of Alwar
- Sheodan Singh Prabhakar (reign: 1857–1874), Maharaja of Alwar
- Mangal Singh Prabhakar(reign: 1874–1892), Maharaja of Alwar
- Jai Singh Prabhakar(reign: 1892–1937), Maharaja of Alwar
- Tej Singh Prabhakar (reign: 1937-1947), Maharaja of Alwar; remained the titular king up until his death in New Delhi(February 2009).
- Jitendra Singh Prabhakar, the current Maharaja of Alwar (titular) since February 2009.[2]
Relics
The Alwar City Palace, or Vinay Vilas, built in 1793 by Raja Bakhtawar Singh, is now a district administrative office.[3]
Revenue
The revenue of the state in 1901 was Rs.3,200,000.[4]
See also
References
External links
Media related to Alwar State at Wikimedia Commons- Indian Durbar (1938) - filmed in Alwar
- Alwar History & Genealogy
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