TheChhota Udaipur Stateor 'Princely State of Chhota Udaipur', (Gujarati:છોટાઉદેપુર;Hindi:छोटा उदैपुर)[1]was aprincely statewith its capital inChhota Udaipurduring the era ofBritish India.The last ruler of Chhota Udaipur State signed the accession to join theIndian Unionin 1948. Chhota Udaipur shares a history with Devgadh Baria and Rajpipla as one of the three princely states of eastern Gujarat.[2]
| Kingdom of Chhota Udaipur છોટાઉદેપુર રિયાસત | |||||||
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| 1743–1948 | |||||||
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 Coat of arms
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 Kingdom of Chhota Udaipur (green) | |||||||
| Capital | Chhota Udaipur | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 2,305 km2(890 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 64,621 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1743 | ||||||
• Accession in Dominion of India | 1948 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Gujarat, Republic of India | ||||||
History
editThe erstwhile Princely State of Chhota Udaipur was founded in 1743 by Rawal Udeysinhji, a descendant ofPatai RawalofChampaner.[citation needed]
This state was ansalute statewith an 11 gun salute under theRewa Kantha Agencyand merged with theUnion of Indiaon 16 August 1947.[3]
Rulers
edit- 1762–1771 Arsisinhji
- 1771–1777 Hamirsinhji II
- 1777–1822 Bhimsinhji
- 1822–1851 Gumansinhji
- 1851–1881 Jitsinhji
- 1881–1895 Motisinhji
- 1895 – 29 Aug 1923 Fatehsinhji (b. 1884 – d. 1923)
- 29 Aug 1923 – 15 Oct 1946 Natwarsinhji Fatehsinhji (b. 1906 – d. 1946)
- 15 Oct 1946 – 15 Aug 1947 Virendrasinhji (b. 1907 – d. 25 June 2005)[4]
- His Highness (HH) Maharaja Aishwarya Pratap Singh Virendra Singh Chauhan is the present ruler of Chhotaudepur.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Chhota Udaipur (Princely State)
- ^"Chhota Udepur, Princely state, Vadodara, Tourism Hubs, Gujarat, India".Archived fromthe originalon 9 December 2019.Retrieved13 June2016.
- ^"Instrument of Accession of Chhotaudepur State (Gujarat)".Chhotaudepur State - Instrument of Accession and Standstill Agreement signed between Capt. H.H. Maharana Virbhadrasinhji, President of the Regency Board for the Chhotaudepur State and the Dominion of India.New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs. 1947. p. 5.Retrieved31 August2022– viaNational Archives of India.
- ^"Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J".WorldStatesmen.org.Retrieved15 August2019.
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