Idar State

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Idar State
Idar Rajya
c. 1257–1948
Flag of Idar State
Flag
Coat of arms of Idar State
Coat of arms
CapitalIdar
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy
History 
• Established
c. 1257
• Rao rule of Idar
1257-1656
• Marwar rule of Idar
1729-1948
• Accession to the Dominion of India
1948
Succeeded by
Dominion of India
Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh.

Idar State, also known as Edar, was a

Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency.[1]

History

Rao Dynasty rule

Idar State was a princely state that was founded in 1257 by

Murad Baksh
in 1656. Idar then became a part of the Mughal Province of Gujarat.

Marwar Dynasty takeover

In 1729, Anand Singh and Rai Singh, brothers of the Maharaja of

Jodhpur, captured Idar by force. They captured the districts of Idar, Ahmednagar, Morasa, Baad, Harsol, Parantij and Vizapur. Five other districts were made tributaries of their new state. The state was soon annexed by the Marathas under Damaji Gaekwad in 1753 and Anand Singh was killed in battle. When Rai Singh got to know about his brother's death he gathered a force and once again captured Idar; he placed Anand Singh's son on the throne and became his guardian. After Rai Singh's death in 1766, the Marathas once again threatened Idar upon which Rao Seo Sinh, son of Anand Singh, agreed to hand over the districts of Parantij and Vizapur to the Peshwa and Morasa, Baad and Harsol to the Gaekwads.[5]

In 1875, Idar state had a revenue of £60,000 and paid a tribute of £3,034 to the Gaekwads of Baroda State. The population of the state in 1875 was 217,382. The rulers were Rathor Rajputs of the Joda family and were entitled to a gun salute of 15 guns.[6]

In 1924, Idar was made part of the

Sabar Kantha district and Mehsana district, which were at that point in Bombay State.[7] Both districts were included in Gujarat
when it was formed in 1960.

List of rulers of Idar

References

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Idar" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 279.
  2. ^ Indian Princely Medals: A Record of the Orders, Decorations, and Medals by Tony McClenaghan, pg 179
  3. ^ Dhananajaya Singh (1994). The House of Marwar. Lotus Collection, Roli Books. p. 13. He was the head of the Rathore clan of Rajputs, a clan which besides Jodhpur had ruled over Bikaner, Kishengarh, Idar, Jhabhua, Sitamau, Sailana, Alirajpur and Ratlam, all States important enough to merit gun salutes in the British system of protocol. These nine Rathore States collectively brought to India territory not less than 60,000 square miles in area.
  4. ^ Hooja, Rima (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa Publication. pp. 450–451.
  5. ^ he Imperial Gazetteer of India pg. 198
  6. ^ The Imperial Gazetteer of India pg 196–198
  7. ^ Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer, p. 824

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