Rajgarh State

Rajgarh State
राजगढ़ राज्य
Rajgarh State राजगढ़ राज्य
Late 15th century–1948
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	Motto: Rao adwitīya Rājgarh Darbār ("the chief of Rajgarh has no equal")
	Rajgarh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Capital	Rajgarh
Religion	Hinduism
History
• Established	Late 15th century
• Partition with Narsinghgarh State	1681
• Accession to the Union of India	1948
Area
1901	2,492 km2 (962 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	88,376
	Succeeded by
India

The Kingdom of Rajgarh also known as Rajgarh State was a princely state in present-day India, named after its capital Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. It was part of the colonial Bhopal Agency of the Central India Agency during the British Raj.^[1] It lay in the region of Malwa known as Umathwara after the ruling Umath clan of Rajputs, a branch of the Paramara dynasty.^[1] The neighbouring Narsinghgarh State was ruled by a cadet branch of this family, after being partitioned in 1681.^[1]

The Rajgarh State had an area of 2,492 km² and a population of 88,376 in 1901. The state revenue reached Rs.450,000 in 1901, the privy purse was Rs.140,000 rupees. The Grain and opium were the principal articles of trade.^[2]^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Luard, C.E. (1908). Western States (Malwa) Gazetteer, Volume V. Bombay: British India Press. pp. 83–105. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rajgarh" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 865.
^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 8, page 125 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library".

[Gazetteer-1] Luard, C.E. (1908). Western States (Malwa) Gazetteer, Volume V. Bombay: British India Press. pp. 83–105. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[2] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rajgarh" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 865.

[3] "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 8, page 125 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library".

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