Dungarpur State

Coordinates: 23°50′N 73°43′E / 23.83°N 73.72°E / 23.83; 73.72
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Dungarpur State
डूंगरपुर रियासत
British India
1197–1947
Flag of Dungarpur
Flag

Dungarpur State in The Imperial Gazetteer of India
CapitalDungarpur
Area 
• 1901
3,781 km2 (1,460 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
100,103
History 
• Established
1197
• 
Independence of India
1947
 Succeeded by
India
Today part ofRajasthan, India
Dungarpur (Princely State)
View of the Juna Mahal Palace of Dungarpur
Painting on a wall of the Juna Mahal Palace

Dungarpur State was a

Rajasthan State in India
. In 1901 the total population of Dungarpur State was 100,103, while that of the town was 6,094.

Dungarpur is the seat of elder branch of

Udaipur, while the younger branch is the seat of the Maharana of Mewar.[citation needed
]

History

Dungarpur State was founded in 1197 by Samant Singh, the eldest son of the ruler of Mewar, Karan Singh.

Guhilot
Dynasty and founder of the Mewar Dynasty (r. 734-753). The chiefs of the state, who bear the title of Maharawal, are descended from Mahup, eldest son of Karan Singh, chief of Mewar in the 12th century, and claim the honours of the elder line of Mewar. Mahup, disinherited by his father, took refuge with his mother's family, the
Sisodia dynasty[3]

The town of

Maratha, and British Raj control by treaty in 1818, where it remained 15-gun salute state[citation needed] The revenue of the state was Rs.2,00,000 in 1901.[8]

List of Rulers

Maharawals

The Maharawals belonged to the Guhila dynasty, Ahra Guhilot clan[9]

  • 1404: Pata[10]
  • 1428: Gopinath (Gaipa Rawal) - He constructed Gaib Sagar Lake and Badal Mahal in Dungarpur.[11]
  • 1469 – 1497: Somdas[10]
  • 1497 – 1527: Udai Singh
  • 1527 – 1549: Prithviraj
  • 1549 – 1580: Askaran
  • 1580 – 1606: Sesmal
  • 1606 – 1609: Karam Singh II
  • 1609 – 1657: Punja Raj
  • 1657 – 1661: Girdhar Das
  • 1661 – 1691: Jaswant Singh
  • 1691 – 1702: Khuman Singh
  • 1702 – 1730: Ram Singh
  • 1730 – 1785: Shiv Singh
  • 1785 – 1790: Vairisal
  • 1790 – 1808: Fateh Singh
  • 1808 – 1844: Jaswant Singh II
  • 1844 – 1898: Udai Singh II (b. 1838 – d. 1898)
  • 13 Feb 1898 – 15 Nov 1918: Vijay Singh (b. 1887 – d. 1918)
  • 15 Nov 1918 – 15 Aug 1947: Lakshman Singh (b. 1908 – d. 1989)

The last princely ruler of Dungarpur was HH Rai-i-Rayan

GCIE (1947), and after independence became a Member of the Rajya Sabha twice, in 1952 and 1958, and later a member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 1962 and 1989.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sharma, Dasharatha, ed. (1966). Rajasthan Through the Ages. Bikaner: Rajasthan State Archives.
  2. ^ Dungarpur State The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908, v. 11, p. 379.
  3. ^ [1]Rajput,Eva Ulian,p.15.
  4. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dungarpur" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 679–680.
  5. ^ https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNmroUhG362Ff4l3G2FnLVkk7lr4hGvNyOAltqe=w960-h540-p-k-no [dead link]
  6. ^ Rulers of Dungarpur. 16 September 2017.
  7. Britannica.com
    .
  8. ^ Dungarpur State The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908, v. 11, p. 382.
  9. ^ States until 1947
  10. ^ a b "Search, Seek, and Discover Jain Literature".
  11. ^ "Birds Paradise - Reviews, Photos - Gaib Sagar Lake".
  12. Queensland University. Archived from the original
    on 5 September 2011.

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