| Ratlam State रतलाम रियासत | |||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||
| 1652–1948 | |||||||
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 A map showing the division of Ratlam (yellow) and Sailana (green). | |||||||
| Capital | Ratlam | ||||||
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• 1901 | 2,336 km2 (902 sq mi) | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1652 | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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| Today part of | Madhya Pradesh, India | ||||||
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Ratlam State[1] was a 13 gun salute (15 local) princely state in India, part of the Malwa Agency of Central India during the British Raj.
The state's capital was Ratlam town in modern Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh. Ratlam State was originally a prosperous kingdom, its parganas included Dharad (Ratlam), Raoti, Dhamnod, Badnawar, Dagparawa, Alot, Titrod, Kotri, Gadgucha, Agar, Nahargarh, Kanar, Bhilara and Ramgharia yielding a revenue of Rs.53,00,000 in the 17th century. Maharaja Ratan Singh Rathore of Ratlam supported Dara Shukoh during the Mughal succession war. However Dara Shukoh lost and Ratan Singh was killed in battle. The new emperor Aurangzeb annexed Ratlam and reduced the state to a great extent. The state further lost land to the Scindias of Gwalior. During British rule in 1901 the state had an area of 1795 km2 and an estimated revenue of Rs.8,00,000.[1]