Sitamau State
Sitamau State | |||||||
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British India | |||||||
1701–1948 | |||||||
Capital | Sitamau | ||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 906 km2 (350 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 23,863 | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1701 | ||||||
• Accession to the Indian Union | 1948 | ||||||
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Sitamau State was a princely state of the British Raj before 1947. Its capital was in Sitamau town, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The total area of the state was 350 square miles. The average revenue of the state was Rs.130,000.[1]
History
Scindia in return promised not to show hostility towards Sitamau. This tribute was later reduced to Rs.27,000.[1]
Rulers
The rulers were Ratanawat Rathor Rajputs and descendants of Ratan Singh Rathore.[1]
Rajas
- 1701 – 1748 Raja Keshav Das son of Raja Ram Singh second ruler of Ratlam
- 1748 – 1752 Raja Gaj Singh
- 1752 – 1802 Raja Fateh Singh
- 1802 – 1867 Raja Raj Singh (d. 1867), One of the Longest-Reigning monarchs in History
- 1867 – 28 May 1885 Raja Bhawani Singh (b. 1836 – d. 1885)
- 8 Dec 1885 – 1899 Raja Bahadur Singh
- 1899 – 9 May 1900 Raja Shardul Singh
- 11 May 1900 – 15 August 1947 HH Raja Ram Singh (b. 1880 – d. 1967) (from 11 December 1911, Sir Raja Ram Singh )[3]
Raghubir Sinh, the famous historian of Malwa and a notable student of a noted historian Sir Jadunath Sarkar was the eldest son of Raja Ram Singh who passed on the titular title of "Raja" to his son Krishan Singh who succeeded as the family head .
Titular Rajas
- 11 May 1947 – 15 August 1967 Raja Ram Singh
- 1967–2008 Raja Krishan Singh
- 2008–present Raja Puranjay Singh
See also
References
- ^ a b c Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 51.
- ISBN 9788120607507.
- ^ "Indian Princely States K-Z". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 15 August 2019.