Pratapgarh State

Coordinates: 24°02′N 74°47′E / 24.03°N 74.78°E / 24.03; 74.78
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Pratapgarh State
प्रतापगढ़ रियासत
British India
1425–1949
Flag of Pratapgarh
Flag
Coat of arms of Pratapgarh
Coat of arms
Imperial Gazetteer of India
CapitalPratapgarh
Area 
• 1901
2,303 km2 (889 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
52,025
History 
• Established
1425
• 
Accession to the Union of India
1949
Succeeded by
India
Today part ofRajasthan, India
View of the Old Palace, Pratapgarh.

Pratapgarh State, also known as 'Partabgarh', was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded in 1425 as Kanthal state and was later renamed after its capital located in Pratapgarh, Rajasthan.

Pratapgarh was a 15 gun salute princely state; its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 7 April 1949.[1]

History

Raja Surajmal, Rajkumar Pratap Singh started to build a new town near Devgarh in 1698 and named it Pratapgarh.[2]

Rulers

They had the right to a 15 gun salute.[citation needed]

Maharawat

  • 1775 – 1844: Sawant Singh
  • 1844 – 1864: Dalpat Singh
  • 1864 – 15 Feb 1890: Udai Singh
  • 1890 – 18 Jan 1929: Raghunath Singh (b. 1857 – d. 1929)
  • 1929 – 15 Aug 1947: Ram Singh (b. 1908 – d. 1949)[3]

See also

References

External links

  • Media related to Pratapgarh State at Wikimedia Commons
  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Partabgarh" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 869.

24°02′N 74°47′E / 24.03°N 74.78°E / 24.03; 74.78