Dholpur state

Dhaulpur State or Dholpur State, was an independent kingdom from 1805 to 1818 and a princely state under British suzerainty from 1818 to 1949 in eastern Rajasthan. It was founded by Rana Kirat Singh, the ruler of Gohad, in 1805 AD. Dholpur State was a salute state entitled to a 15 gun-salute.^[1] The state was merged into the Union of India in April 1949 and Udai Bhan Singh was the last ruling Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur.^[2][3]

Dholpur State
1805–1949
Flag Coat of arms
Dholpur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Capital	Dholpur
Government
• Type	Sovereign monarchy (1805–1818) Princely state (1818–1947) Constitutional monarchy (1947–1949)
Maharaj Rana
• 1805–1835	Kirat Singh (first)
• 1911–1949	Udai Bhan Singh (last)
History
• Established	1805
• Independence of India	1949
Preceded by Succeeded by Maratha Empire Matsya Union
Today part of	India  · Rajasthan

History

Maharaj Rana Bhagwant Singh in 1870.

Kesarbagh palace, the mansion of the former ruler of the erstwhile Dholpur State in Dholpur, now Dholpur Military School

Dholpur State, located in present-day Dholpur district of Rajasthan, was established due to British political intervention in Rajputana.

To create a buffer between the Kingdom of Bikaner and the Marathas, who often allied against them, the British supported the Jats led by Rana Kirat Singh. Jats helped the British to reclaim the Gohad region from the Scindias. As part of an agreement, Rana Kirat Singh was given control of Dholpur, while the British took over Gohad. Thus, Dholpur State was formed, and Rana Kirat Singh declared its ruler in 1805.^[4]

The last ruler of Dholpur signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 7 April 1949 and the state was merged in short-lived Matsya Union.^[5]

Vasundhara Raje, a former chief minister of Rajasthan, is also a member of the former ruling family of Dholpur.^{[citation needed]}

Rulers

• Shri Kirat Singh ji (1803 – 1805)
• Shri Pohap Singh ji (1836 – 1836)
• Shri Bhagwant Singh ji (1836 – 1873)
• Shri Nihal Singh ji (1873 – 1901)
• Shri Ram Singh ji (1901 – 1911)
• Shri Udai Bhan Singh ji (1911 – 1954)
• Shri Hemant Singh ji (1954 – 1971)
• Shri Dushyant Singh ji (Present Maharajasaheb)
• Shri Vinayak Pratap Singh ji (Yuvrajsabh)

See also

• Gohad State—For early history of Dholpur rulers
• List of Jat dynasties