Chhota Udaipur State
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Kingdom of Chhota Udaipur છોટાઉદેપુર રિયાસત | |||||||
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1743–1948 | |||||||
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 |
The Chhota Udaipur State or 'Princely State of Chhota Udaipur', (Gujarati: છોટાઉદેપુર; Hindi: छोटा उदैपुर)[1] was a princely state with its capital in Chhota Udaipur during the era of British India. The last ruler of Chhota Udaipur State signed the accession to join the Indian Union in 1948. Chhota Udaipur shares a history with Devgadh Baria and Rajpipla as one of the three princely states of eastern Gujarat.[2]
History
The erstwhile Princely State of Chhota Udaipur was founded in 1743 by Rawal Udeysinhji, a descendant of Patai Rawal of Champaner.[citation needed]
This state was an Salute state with an 11 Gun salute under the Rewa Kantha Agency and merged with the Union of India on 16 August 1947.[3]
Rulers
- 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
References
- ^ Chhota Udaipur (Princely State)
- ^ "Chhota Udepur, Princely state, Vadodara, Tourism Hubs, Gujarat, India". Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "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. 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 31 August 2022 – via National Archives of India.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
External links
- Media related to Chhota Udaipur State at Wikimedia Commons
- Chhota Udaipur History
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