Indian States Before 1947 A-J
Indian States Before 1947 A-J
Ajaygarh (Ajaigarh)
1731 Ajaygarh state founded
1855 - 1859 occupied by British India
Rajas
- Bundela dynasty -
1731 - 17.. Jagat Raja
17.. - 17.. Pahar Singh
1765 - 1792 Guman Singh
1792 - 1793 Bakht Singh (1st time) (b. 17... - d. 1837)
1793 - 1802 `Ali Bahadur
1802 - 1804 Shamsher Bahadur
1804 - 1807 Lakshman Dawa
1807 - 21 Jun 1837 Bakht Singh (2nd time) (s.a.)
1837 - 1849 Madho Singh (b. ... - d. 1849)
1849 - 22 Jun 1853 Mahipat Singh (b. ... - d. 1853)
1853 - 12 Sep 1855 Bijai Singh (b. ... - d. 1855)
4 Sep 1859 - 1877 Ranjor Singh (b. 1844 - d. 1919)
Rulers (title Sawai Maharaja)
- Bundela dynasty -
1877 - 1919 Ranjor Singh (s.a.)
27 Jun 1919 - 1942 Bhopal Singh (b. 1866 - d. 1942)
11 Jul 1942 - 15 Aug 1947 Punya Pratap Singh (b. 1884 - d. 1958)
Ali Rajpur
1437 Ali Rajpur state founded
Alwar
Nov 1775 Alwar state founded
Arkat (Arcot)
1692 the state of Arkat (Arcot), also called, after the region
it dominated, Karnataka (Carnatic), is founded
26 Jul 1801 Arkat is de facto absorbed by the U.K. colonial government
7 Oct 1855 state extinguished
Assam
1228 the Ahom people (Ahom is a dialectal version of Assam)
found a state, frequently under Burmese suzerainty
24 Feb 1826 Burma formally cedes Assam to the U.K.
(incorporated in Bengal)
1833 - 1838 a briefly revived Ahom state in Upper Assam
Rajas
- Induvamsha (Ahom) dynasty -
1796 - 1808 Suhitpangpha Gaurinathasimha
Juvaraja (2nd time)
1808 - 1809 Suklingpha Kamaleshvarasimha
1810 - 1818 Sudinpha Chandrakantasimha
Narendra (1st time)
1818 - 1819 Purendrasimha Narendra (1st time)
1819 - 1821 Sudinpha Chandrakantasimha
Narendra (2nd time)
1821 - 1822 Yogeshvarasimha (1st time)
1822 Sudinpha Chandrakantasimha
Narendra (3rd time)
1822 - 24 Feb 1826 Yogeshvarasimha (2nd time)
1833 - Oct 1838 Purendrasimha Narendra (2nd time)
Athgarh
13.. Athgarh state founded
Rajas
*1803* Karan Gopinath Bawarta Patnaik
8 Feb 1869 - 189. Karan Jagunath Bawarta Patnaik
189. - 25 Jan 1896 Karan Raghunath Bawarta Patnaik
1896 - 22 Jun 1918 Karan Vishvanath Bawarta Patnaik
1918 - 15 Aug 1947 Karan Radhanath Bawarta Patnaik (b. 1909)
Athmallik
1874 Athmallik estate (jagir) is recognized as a state
Rajas
1874 - 1877 Jogendra Samant
4 Feb 1877 - 190. Mahendra Deo Samant
190. - 3 Nov 1918 Bibhendra Deo Samant
3 Nov 1918 - 15 Aug 1947 Kishor Chandra Deo Samant (b. 1904 - d. ...)
Aundh
1690 Aundh state founded
Awadh (Oudh)
1732 a senior official of the Mughal Empire establishes a
hereditary polity (under Mughal sovereignty) in Awadh (Oudh)
8 Oct 1819 the ruler takes the style of padshah (king),
signalling formal independence
7 Feb 1856 king deposed and Awadh incorporated into British India
1857 - 1858 brief rebellion by son of deposed king
Rulers (title Subadar Nawab)
1732 - 19 Mar 1739 Borhan al-Molk Mir Mohammad Amin
Musawi Sa`adat `Ali Khan I (b. c.1680 - d. 1739)
19 Mar 1739 - 28 Apr 1748 Abu´l Mansur Mohammad Moqim Khan
(1st time) (b. c.1708 - d. 1754)
Ruler (title Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik)
28 Apr 1748 - 13 May 1753 Abu´l Mansur Mohammad Moqim Khan (s.a.)
(acting to 29 Jun 1748)
Rulers (title Subadar Nawab)
5 Nov 1753 - 5 Oct 1754 Abu´l Mansur Mohammad Moqim Khan
(2nd time) (s.a.)
5 Oct 1754 - 15 Feb 1762 Jalal ad-Din Shoja` ad-Dowla
Haydar (b. 1732 - d. 1775)
Rulers (title Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik)
15 Feb 1762 - 26 Jan 1775 Jalal ad-Din Shoja` ad-Dowla
Haydar (s.a.)
26 Jan 1775 - 21 Sep 1797 Asaf ad-Dowla Amani (b. 1748 - d. 1797)
21 Sep 1797 - 21 Jan 1798 Mirza Wazir `Ali Khan (b. 1780 - d. 1817)
21 Jan 1798 - 11 Jul 1814 Yamin ad-Dowla Nazem al-Molk
Sa`adat `Ali Khan II Bahadur (b. bf.1752 - d. 1814)
11 Jul 1814 - 19 Oct 1818 Ghazi ad-Din Rafa`at ad-Dowla
Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Khan (b. 1769 - d. 1827)
Kings (title Padshah-e Awadh, Shah-e Zaman)
19 Oct 1818 - 19 Oct 1827 Ghazi ad-Din Mo`izz ad-Din
Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Shah (s.a.)
19 Oct 1827 - 7 Jul 1837 Naser ad-Din Haydar Solayman
Jah Shah (b. 1803 - d. 1837)
7 Jul 1837 - 17 May 1842 Mo`in ad-Din Abu´l-Fath Mohammad
`Ali Shah (b. 1777 - d. 1842)
17 May 1842 - 13 Feb 1847 Naser ad-Dowla Amjad `Ali Thorayya
Jah Shah (b. 1801 - d. 1847)
13 Feb 1847 - 7 Feb 1856 Naser ad-Din `Abd al-Mansur
Mohammad Wajed `Ali Shah (b. 1822 - d. 1887)
5 Jul 1857 - 3 Mar 1858 Berjis Qadr (in rebellion) (b. 1845? - d. 1893)
Baghal
bf.1640 Baghal state founded
1803 - 1815 occupied by Nepal
Baghat
middle ages Baghat state founded
1839 - 1842 part of British India
1849 - 1860 part of British India
Balasinor
17.. Balasinor state founded
Balsan
1803 - 1815 occupied by Nepal
Bamra
Rajas
*1865 - May 1869 Tribhuban Singh
12 May 1869 - 19 Nov 1903 Basu Deb Sudhal Deb (b. 1850 - d. 1903)
1903 - 11 Mar 1916 Satchitananda Tribhuban Deb
1916 - 1 Jan 1920 Dibyashankar Sudhal Deb (b. ... - d. 1920)
1920 - 15 Aug 1947 Bhanugang Tribhuban Deb (b. 1914)
Banaras (Benares)
1740 estate transformed into Banaras state
1775 - Dec 1910 part of British India
Rajas
1740 - 19 Aug 1770 Balwant Singh (b. 1717 - d. 1770)
1770 - 1781 Chait Singh (b. ... - d. 1810)
Sep 1781 - Sep 1794 Mahip Narayan Singh (b. ... - d. 1794)
1794 - Mar 1835 Udit Narayan Singh (b. ... - d. 1835)
1835 - 13 Jun 1889 Ishvari Prasad Narayan Singh (b. 1822 - d. 1889)
1889 - 1918 Prabhu Narayan Singh (b. 1855 - d. 1931)
Rulers (title Maharaja Bahadur)
1918 - 4 Aug 1931 Prabhu Narayan Singh (s.a.)
4 Aug 1931 - 5 Apr 1939 Aditya Narayan Singh (b. 1874 - d. 1939)
5 Apr 1939 - 15 Aug 1947 Vibhuti Narayan Singh (b. 1927 - d. 2000)
Bandhora: see under Jaso.
Banganapalle
1790 Banganapalle state liberated from Mahisur (Mysore)
1831 - 1848 nominally annexed by Haydarabad (Hyderabad), but under
British administration
Rulers
1790 - ... Mozaffar al-Molk Asad `Ali Khan
(jointly with following)
1790 - 1831 Gholam `Ali Khan
1848 Hosayn `Ali Khan
1848 - 1868 Gholam Mohammad `Ali Khan
1868 - 1876 Fath `Ali Khan (b. 1848 - d. 1905)
Rulers (title Nawab)
1876 - 1 Feb 1905 Fath `Ali Khan (s.a.)
1 Feb 1905 - 19 Dec 1908 John Chartres Molony (b. 1877 - d. 1948)
(assistant political agent)
19 Dec 1908 - 22 Jan 1922 Gholam `Ali Khan (b. 1874 - d. 1922)
22 Jan 1922 - 15 Aug 1947 Fazl `Ali Khan (b. 1901 - d. 1948)
Bansda
Rulers (title Maharaja Sahib)
1829 - 16 Jun 1861 Hamirsinhji
1861 - 1876 Ghulabsinhji
6 Mar 1876 - 20 Sep 1911 Pratapsinhji Ghulabsinhji (b. 18... - d. 1911)
20 Sep 1911 - 15 Aug 1947 Indrasinhji Pratapsinhji (b. 1888 - d. 1951)
Banswara
1527 Banswara state founded
Baoni
1784 Baoni state founded
Baramba
1305 Baramba state founded
Bariya (Baria)
Rajas
- Kichhi-Chauhan dynasty -
*1803* Jashwantsinhji
18.. - Aug 1819 Ganga Das (b. ... - d. 1819)
1819 Bhimsinhji Ganga Das
1819 - 1864 Prithirajji Ganga Das
Rulers (title Maharawal)
1864 - 29 Feb 1908 Mansinhji Prithirajji (b. ... - d. 1908)
29 Feb 1908 - 15 Aug 1947 Ranjitsinhji Mansinhji (b. 1886 - d. 1949)
Baroda
Apr 1731 Baroda state founded by Mahratta general
Barwani
bf.1500 Barwani state founded
1861 - 1873 British India administration
Bashahr
16.. Bashahr state founded
1803 - 1815 occupied by Nepal
Basoda
1753 Basoda state founded as a vassal state of Gwalior
Bastar
14.. Bastar state founded
Rajas/Ranis
- Bhanja dynasty -
*1819* Mahipal Deo
*1829 - 1853 Bhopal Deo
1853 - Jul 1891 Bhairam Deo (b. 1839 - d. 1891)
1891 - 1921 Rudra Pratap Deo (b. 1885 - d. 1921)
23 Nov 1922 - 1936 Profulla Kumari Devi (f) (b. 1910 - d. 1936)
Maharaja
1936 - 15 Aug 1947 Pravir Chandra Deo (b. 1929 - d. 1966)
Baudh
1874 Baudh estate becomes a state
Rajas
1874 - 1879 Pitambar Deo
1879 - 10 Mar 1913 Jogendra Deo
10 Mar 1913 - 15 Aug 1947 Narayan Prasad Deo (b. 1904 - d. bf.1971)
Bhadarwa
1483 Bhadarwa state founded
Bhajji
bf.1800 Bhajji state founded
1803 - 1815 occupied by Nepal
Bharatpur
1752 Bharatpur founded and becomes name of state
Maharajas
- Sinsiniwal Jat dynasty -
1752 - 21 May 1755 Badan Singh (b. ... - d. 1755)
21 May 1755 - 25 Dec 1763 Suraj Mal (b. 1707 - d. 1763)
25 Dec 1763 - 27 Aug 1768 Jawahir Singh (b. ... - d. 1768)
27 Aug 1768 - 11 Apr 1769 Ratan Singh (b. ... - d. 1769)
1768 - 1769 Dan Shahi (regent)
11 Apr 1769 - 28 Mar 1778 Keshri Singh (b. 1766 - d. 1778)
11 Apr 1769 - 11 Aug 1775 Nihal Singh (regent) (b. 17... - d. 1775)
11 Aug 1775 - 28 Mar 1778 Ranjit Singh (regent) (b. ... - d. 1805)
28 Mar 1778 - 6 Dec 1805 Ranjit Singh (s.a.)
6 Dec 1805 - 7 Oct 1823 Randhir Singh (b. ... - d. 1823)
7 Oct 1823 - 26 Feb 1825 Baldeo Singh (b. ... - d. 1825)
26 Feb 1825 - 28 Mar 1825 Balwant Singh (1st time) (b. 1820 - d. 1853)
28 Mar 1825 - 19 Jan 1826 Durjan Sal (usurper)
19 Jan 1826 - 21 Mar 1853 Balwant Singh (2nd time) (s.a.)
19 Jan 1826 - 1835 Gangawaue Miraj Kaur (f)
(regent)
21 Mar 1853 - 12 Dec 1893 Jashwant Singh (b. 1851 - d. 1893)
12 Dec 1893 - 27 Aug 1900 Ram Singh (b. 1873 - d. 1929)
27 Aug 1900 - 27 Mar 1929 Kishen Singh (b. 1899 - d. 1929)
27 Aug 1900 - 28 Nov 1918 Bibiji Girraj Kaur (f) (regent) (b. 18... - d. 1922)
27 Mar 1929 - 15 Aug 1947 Brijendra Singh (b. 1918 - d. 1995)
Bhavnagar
1240 predecessor state founded
1309 Umrala state
1570 Sihor state
1722 Bhavnagar founded and becomes name of state
Bhopal
1723 Bhopal state founded
26 Aug 1947 accession to India
Rulers (title Nawab/Nawab Begam)
1723 - Mar 1728 Dost Mohammad Khan (b. c.1672 - d. 1728)
Mar 1728 - 1742 Soltan Mohammad Khan (b. 1720 - d. ...)
30 Aug 1728 - 1742 Yar Mohammad Khan (regent) (b. 1709 - d. 1742)
1742 - 12 Dec 1777 Fayz Mohammad Khan (b. 1731 - d. 1777)
12 Dec 1777 - 17 Nov 1807 Hayat Mohammad Khan (b. 1735 - d. 1807)
17 Nov 1807 - 28 Aug 1826 Ghows Mohammad Khan (b. 1767 - d. 1826)
23 Nov 1807 - 16 Mar 1816 Wazir al-Molk Wazir Mohammad
Khan (regent) (b. 1765 - d. 1816)
17 Mar 1816 - 11 Nov 1819 Naser al-Dowla Naser Mohammad
Khan (regent) (b. c.1798 - d. 1819)
13 Nov 1819 - 30 Nov 1837 Qodsiyya Begam (f) (regent) (b. 1801 - d. 1881)
28 Aug 1826 - 30 Nov 1837 Mo'izz Mohammad Khan (b. ... - d. 1869)
30 Nov 1837 - 9 Dec 1844 Jahangir Mohammad Khan (b. 1816 - d. 1844)
9 Dec 1844 - 30 Apr 1860 Soltan Shah Jahan Begam (f)
(1st time) (b. 1838 - d. 1901)
21 Jan 1845 - 3 Jan 1847 Fawdjar Mohammad Khan (regent)
3 Jan 1847 - 30 Apr 1860 Sikander Begam (f) (regent) (b. 1817 - d. 1868)
30 Apr 1860 - 30 Oct 1868 Sikander Begam (f) (s.a.)
2 Nov 1868 - 16 Jun 1901 Soltan Shah Jahan Begam (f)
(2nd time) (s.a.)
16 Jun 1901 - 29 Apr 1926 Soltan Kaykhosrow Jahan Begam (f) (b. 1858 - d. 1930)
29 Apr 1926 - 26 Aug 1947 Mohammad Hamidollah Khan Iskandar
Sowlat Iftikhar al-Molk Bahadur (b. 1894 - d. 1960)
Bhor
1697 Bhor state founded
Bija
bf.1803 Bija state founded
1803 - 1815 occupied by Nepal
Bijawar
1769 Bijawar state founded
Rajas
- Bundela dynasty -
1769 - 1793 Bir Singh Deo (b. ... - d. 1793)
1793 - 1802 Himmat Bahadur
1802 - Dec 1810 Keshri Singh (b. ... - d. 1810)
1811 - 1833 Ratan Singh
1833 - 1847 Lakshman Singh
23 Nov 1847 - 1866 Bham Pratap Singh
Maharajas (title from 1877 Sawai Maharaja)
- Bundela dynasty -
1866 - 15 Sep 1899 Bham Pratap Singh
Jun 1900 - 30 Oct 1940 Savant Singh (b. 1877 - d. 1940)
30 Oct 1940 - 15 Aug 1947 Govind Singh (b. 1934 - d. 1983)
Bikanir (Bikaner)
1465 Bikanir state founded
Maharajas
- Rathor dynasty -
1698 - 1700 Sarup Singh (b. 1689 - d. 1700)
1700 - 1736 Sujan Singh (b. 1690 - d. 1736)
1736 - 1745 Zorawar Singh (b. 1713 - d. 1745)
1745 - 1787 Gaj Singh (b. 1723 - d. 1787)
1787 Raj Singh II (b. 1744 - d. 1787)
1787 Pratap Singh (b. 1781 - d. 1787)
1788 - 1828 Surat Singh (regent) (b. 1766 - d. 1828)
1828 - 1851 Ratan Singh (b. 1791 - d. 1851)
1851 - 16 May 1872 Sardar Singh (b. 1818 - d. 1872)
1872 - 19 Aug 1887 Dungar Singh (b. 1854 - d. 1887)
1887 - 2 Feb 1943 Ganga Singh (b. 1880 - d. 1943)
2 Feb 1943 - 15 Aug 1947 Sadul Singh (b. 1902 - d. 1950)
Bilaspur
c.900 Kahlur state (later called Bilaspur) founded
Rajas
- Kahluria dynasty -
1778 - 1824 Mohan Chand (b. 1772 - d. 1824)
1824 - Mar 1839 Kharak Chand (b. ... - d. 1839)
Mar 1839 - 1850 Jagat Chand (b. ... - d. 1857)
1850 - Jan 1883 Hira Chand (b. ... - d. 1883)
Jan 1883 - Jan 1889 Amar Chand (b. 1859 - d. 1889)
Jun 1889 - 1927 Bijai Chand (b. 1873 - d. 1931)
18 Nov 1927 - 15 Aug 1947 Tikka Anand Chand (b. 1913 - d. 1983)
Bundi
1342 Bundi state founded
Chamba
c.500 Chamba state founded
Rajas
- Mushana dynasty -
1690 - 1720 Udai Singh (b. ... - d. 1720)
1720 - 1735 Ugar Singh
1735 - 1748 Dalel Singh
1748 - 1764 Umed Singh
1764 - 1794 Raj Singh (b. 1755 - d. 1794)
1794 - 1808 Jit Singh (b. 1775 - d. 1808)
1808 - 1844 Charhat Singh (b. 1803 - d. 1844)
1844 - 1870 Shri Singh (b. 1839 - d. 1870)
1870 - Apr 1873 Gopal Singh (b. 18... - d. 1893)
17 Apr 1873 - 22 Jan 1904 Sham Singh (b. 1866 - d. 1905)
22 Jan 1904 - 22 Sep 1919 Bhuri Singh (b. 1869 - d. 1919)
22 Sep 1919 - 7 Dec 1935 Ram Singh (b. 1890 - d. 1935)
7 Dec 1935 - 15 Aug 1947 Tikka Lakshman Singh (b. 1924 - d. 1971)
Charkhari
1765 Charkari state founded
Rajas
- Bundela dynasty -
1765 - 1782 Khuman Singh (b. ... - d. 1782)
1782 - Nov 1829 Bikramajit Singh (b. ... - d. 1829)
1829 - 1860 Ratan Singh
1860 - 1880 Jai Singh Deo (b. ... - d. 1880)
Maharajas
- Bundela dynasty -
1880 - 6 Jul 1908 Malkhan Singh (b. 1872 - d. 1908)
6 Jul 1908 - 1914 Jujhar Singh
1914 - 5 Oct 1920 Ganga Singh
1920 - 8 Nov 1941 Arimardan Singh (b. 1903 - d. 1941)
8 Nov 1941 - 15 Aug 1947 Jagendra Singh (b. ... - d. 1977)
Chhatarpur
1785 Chhatarpur state founded
Rajas
- Ponwar dynasty -
1785 - 1816 Kunwar Sone Shah (b. ... - d. 1816)
1816 - 1854 Partab Singh (b. ... - d. 1854)
1854 - Nov 1867 Jaghat Singh (b. 1846 - d. 1867)
1867 - 1895 Vishvanath Singh (b. 1866 - d. 1932)
Maharajas
- Ponwar dynasty -
1895 - 4 Apr 1932 Vishvanath Singh (s.a.)
5 Apr 1932 - 15 Aug 1947 Bhawani Singh (b. 1921 - d. 2006)
Chhota Udaipur
bf.1750 Chhota Udaipur state founded
Chhuikadan
bf.1750 Chhuikadan state founded
Danta
Rulers (title Maharana)
- Parmar dynasty -
1 Dec 1876 - 1908 Jashwantsinhji Harisinhji
16 Jun 1908 - 1925 Hamirsinhji
10 Mar 1926 - 15 Aug 1947 Bhavanisinhji Hamirsinhji (b. 1899 - d. ...)
Darkoti
1803 - 1815 occupied by Nepal
Daspalla
bf.1750 Daspalla state founded
Ruler
*1803* Guri Charan Deo Bhanj
Rajas
18.. - Jan 1873 Narsimha Bhanj
28 Jan 1873 - 190. Chaitan Deo Bhanj
*1908 - 11 Dec 1913 Narayan Deo Bhanj
Dec 1913 - 15 Aug 1947 Kishor Chandra Deo Bhanj (b. 1908)
Datia
1626 Datia state founded
Rulers (title Rao)
- Bundela dynasty -
1706 - 1733 Ramchandra Singh (b. ... - d. 1733)
1733 - ... Indrajit Singh
1802 - 182. Parichhat
Rajas
- Bundela dynasty -
182. - 1839 Parichhat
1839 - 20 Nov 1857 Bijai Singh
1857 - 1865 Bhavani Singh (b. 1846 - d. 1907)
Maharajas (title from 1877 Maharaja Lokindra)
- Bundela dynasty -
1865 - Jul 1907 Bhavani Singh (s.a.)
5 Aug 1907 - 15 Aug 1947 Govind Singh (b. 1886 - d. 1951)
Rajas
- Ponwar dynasty -
1728 - 16 Nov 1754 Tukaji Rao I Puar (b. c.1696 - d. 1754)
16 Nov 1754 - 24 Mar 1789 Krishnaji Rao I Puar (b. 1740 - d. 1789)
24 Mar 1789 - 28 Sep 1827 Tukaji Rao II Puar (b. 1783 - d. 1827)
28 Sep 1827 - 26 Jul 1860 Rukmangad Tukaji Rao Puar
"Khasi Sahib" (b. 1821 - d. 1860)
26 Jul 1860 - 12 Oct 1899 Krishnaji Rao II Puar
"Baba Sahib" (b. 1849 - d. 1899)
4 Apr 1900 - 1 Jan 1918 Tukaji Rao III Puar "Kesho Rao
Bapu Sahib" (b. 1888 - d. 1937)
Maharajas
1 Jan 1918 - 21 Dec 1937 Tukaji Rao III Puar "Kesho Rao
Bapu Sahib" (s.a.)
21 Dec 1937 - 23 Mar 1947 Vikramasimha Rao Puar (b. 1910 - d. 1983)
23 Mar 1947 - 15 Aug 1947 Krishnaji Rao III Puar (b. 1932 - d. 1999)
Rajas
- Ponwar dynasty -
1728 - 15 Aug 1774 Jivaji Rao Puar (b. ... - d. 1774)
15 Aug 1774 - 2 Dec 1790 Sadashiv Rao I Puar (b. ... - d. 1790)
2 Dec 1790 - 1817 Rukmangad Rao Puar (b. 17... - d. 1817)
1817 - 1840 Anand Rao Puar (b. ... - d. 1840)
1840 - 12 May 1864 Haibat Rao Puar (b. ... - d. 1864)
1864 - 19 Jan 1892 Narayan Rao Puar "Dada Sahib" (b. 1860 - d. 1892)
19 Jan 1892 - 1 Jan 1918 Malhar Rao Puar "Bhava Sahib" (b. 1877 - d. 1934)
Maharajas
- Ponwar dynasty -
1 Jan 1918 - 4 Feb 1934 Malhar Rao Puar "Bhava Sahib" (s.a.)
4 Feb 1934 - 2 Dec 1943 Sadashiv Rao II Puar "Khasi Sahib" (b. 1887 - d. 1943)
2 Dec 1943 - 15 Aug 1947 Yeshwant Rao Puar "Bhav Sahib" (b. 1905)
Dhami
... - 1803 tributary to Bilaspur
1803 - 1815 occupied by Nepal
Dhar
1728 Dhar state founded
19 Jan 1858 - 1 May 1860 state abolished
Rajas
- Ponwar dynasty -
1728 - 1732 Udaji Rao I Puar
1732 - 1736 Anand Rao I Puar (b. ... - d. 1749)
1736 - 6 Jan 1761 Jashwant Rao I Puar (b. 1724 - d. 1761)
6 Jan 1761 - 1782 Khande Rao Puar (b. c.1758 - d. 1782)
1782 - 10 Jun 1807 Anand Rao II Puar (b. 1782 - d. 1807)
Dec 1807 - 1810 Ramchandra Rao I Puar (b. 1807 - d. 1810)
Dec 1807 - 1810 Maina Bai (f) (regent)
1810 - Oct 1833 Ramchandra Rao II Puar (b. 1805 - d. 1833)
21 Apr 1834 - 23 May 1857 Jashwant Rao II Puar (b. 1823 - d. 1857)
23 May 1857 - 19 Jan 1858 Anand Rao III Puar (1st time) (b. 1844 - d. 1898)
1 May 1860 - 29 Jul 1898 Anand Rao III Puar (2nd time) (s.a.)
29 Jul 1898 - 1 Jan 1918 Udaji Rao II Puar "Baba Sahib" (b. 1886 - d. 1926)
Maharajas
- Ponwar dynasty -
1 Jan 1918 - 30 Jul 1926 Udaji Rao II Puar "Baba Sahib" (s.a.)
1 Aug 1926 - 15 Aug 1947 Anand Rao IV Puar (b. 1920 - d. 1989)
Dharampur
Rulers (title Rana Maharana Sahib)
- Sisodhyia dynasty -
... - Jan 1860 Ramdevji
20 Jan 1860 - 17 Sep 1891 Narayandevji Ramdevji (b. ... - d. 1891)
1891 - 26 Mar 1921 Mohandevji Narayandevji (b. 1863 - d. 1921)
26 Mar 1921 - 15 Aug 1947 Vijaidevji Mohandevji (b. 1884 - d. 1952)
Dhenkanal
bf.1756 Dhenkanal state founded
Rajas
1756 - 1798 Trilochan Mahendra Bahadur
*1803* Ramchandra Mahendra
18.. - 1869 Bhagirath Mahendra
Maharajas
1869 - 1877 Bhagirath Mahendra
1877 - 1885 Dinabhandu Mahendra
29 Aug 1885 - 16 Oct 1918 Shura Pratap Mahendra (b. 18... - d. 1918)
16 Oct 1918 - 15 Aug 1947 Shankar Pratap Singh Deo Mahendra (b. 1904 - d. 1965)
Dholpur
c.700 Dholpur (Dhavalapura) state founded
1505 Gohad state founded
1761 - 1775 Dholpur annexed to Bharatpur
1782 - 1805 Dholpur annexed by Gwalior
1783 - 1804 Gohad annexed by Gwalior
1805 ruler of Gohad merges Gohad into Dholpur
Dhrangadhra
1090 Jhalawad state founded
c.1735 new capital Dhrangadhra founded; state renamed (earlier
names: Kuwa, Halwad; the state is sometimes styled
Halwad-Dhrangadhra)
Dhrol
1595 Dhrol state founded
Dujana
1806 Dujana state founded
Rulers (title Nawab)
1806 - 1825 `Abd as-Samad Khan
1825 - 1850 Dondi Khera Khan
1850 - 1867 Hasan `Ali Khan
1867 - 15 Oct 1879 Mohammad Sa`adat `Ali Khan
1879 - 1908 Momtaz `Ali Khan
1908 - 1925 Mohammad Khurshid `Ali Khan
21 Jul 1925 - 15 Aug 1947 Mohammad Iqtidar `Ali Khan (b. 1912)
Dungarpur
1197 Dungarpur state founded
Faridkot
1643 Kot Kapura state founded
1763 joint rulers split Kot Kapura into Kot Kapura and Faridkot
1807 Kot Kapura incorporated into Pañjab
Gangpur
Rulers
*1827* Parsharam Shekhar Deo
28 Oct 1858 - 1874 Raghunath Shekhar Deo (b. 1849 - d. 1917)
Rajas
1874 - 1917 Raghunath Shekhar Deo (s.a.)
10 Jun 1917 - 5 May 1930 Bhawani Shankar Shekhar Deo (b. 1898 - d. 19...)
1930 - 15 Aug 1947 Bir Mitra Pratap Shekhar Deo
Gondal
1634 Gondal state founded
Gwalior
c.900 Gwalior state founded
1232 - 1398 annexed by Dihli (Delhi) sultanate
1518 - 1731 annexed by Mughal empire
1731 Sindhya (Scindia) state refounded by Mahratta general
1766 Gwalior capital of the state, gives it its name
Haydarabad (Hyderabad)
1724 Mughal governor with style Nizam al-Molk establishes
quasi-independent state at Haydarabad
15 Aug 1947 Nizam refuses to accede to India
17 Sep 1948 India occupies Haydarabad militarily
24 Nov 1949 accession to India agreed to as of Indian Republic Day
Rulers (title Nizam al-Molk [from 24 Oct 1936, Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar])
- Asaf Jahi dynasty -
1724 - 22 May 1748 Qamar ad-Din Chin Qilij Khan
(from 1738:) Asaf Jah I (b. 1671 - d. 1748)
22 May 1748 - 5 Dec 1750 Nasir Jang Mir Ahmad (b. 1712 - d. 1750)
5 Dec 1750 - 13 Feb 1751 Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat (b. ... - d. 1751)
Feb 1751 - 16 Oct 1752 Ghazi ad-Din (in rebellion) (b. ... - d. 1752)
13 Feb 1751 - 18 Jul 1761 Asaf ad-Dowla Mir Ali Salabat Jang (b. 1718 - d. 1763)
18 Jul 1761 - 6 Aug 1803 Ali Khan Asaf Jah II (b. 1734 - d. 1803)
7 Aug 1803 - 21 May 1829 Mir Akbar Ali Khan Asaf Jah III (b. 1768 - d. 1829)
21 May 1829 - 17 May 1857 Naser ad-Dowla Farkhunda Ali
Asaf Jah IV (b. 1794 - d. 1857)
18 May 1857 - 26 Feb 1869 Afzal ad-Dowla Mahbub Ali I Khan
Asaf Jah V (b. 1827 - d. 1869)
26 Feb 1869 - 29 Aug 1911 Fath Jang Mahbub Ali II Khan
Asaf Jah VI (b. 1866 - d. 1911)
29 Aug 1911 - 26 Jan 1950 Fath Jang Mir Osman Ali Khan
Asaf Jah VII (b. 1886 - d. 1967)
Hindol
1554 Hindol state founded
Rajas
... - 1803 Kishan Chandra Mardraj Jagadeb
18.. - 1877 Phokar Singh Mardraj Jagadeb
18 Jul 1877 - 10 Feb 1906 Janardan Mardraj Jagadeb
10 Feb 1906 - 15 Aug 1947 Naba Kishor Chandra Mardraj
Jagadeb (b. 1891 - d. 19...)
Idar
c.1200 Idar state founded
1791 Idar split into five: Idar, Ahmadnagar, Morasa,
Baad (also called Bayar), and Soor
1821 Morasa absorbed by Ahmadnagar
1826 Baad absorbed by Idar and Ahmadnagar
1843 Idar reunited
Ahmadnagar
Rajas
1791 - 1798 Sangram Singh
1798 - 1835 Karan Singh
1835 - 1839 Prithvi Singh
1839 - 1841 ...
1841 - 1843 Takht Singh
Morasa
Rajas
1791 - 1806 Zalim Singh
1806 - 1821 Pratap Singh
Baad
Raja
1791 - 1826 Amir Singh
Soor
Raja
1791 - ... Indra Singh
Indaur (Indore)
1731 Indaur state founded by Mahratta general
Thanadars of Jafarabad
c.1650 - 16.. Fath Khan
16.. - 1678 Sambhol Yaqut Khan
1678 - 1734 Qasim Yaqut Khan
1734 - 1762 Surur Khan
Wazirs of Janjira
1702 - 1733 Rasul Khan (b. ... - d. 1733)
1733 `Abd Allah Khan
1733 - 1739 `Abd al-Rahman Khan
1739 - 1745 Hasan Khan
1745 - 1746 Allana (usurper)
1746 - 1762 Ibrahim I Khan
Thanadars of Jafarabad and Wazirs of Janjira
- Sidi dynasty -
1762 - 177. Yaqut Khan (usurper)
177. - 1784 `Abd al-Rahim Khan
1784 - 1791 `Abd al-Karim Yaqut Khan
1791 - 1802 Jowhar Khan (possibly regent)
1802 - 1826 Ibrahim II Khan
1826 - 18.. Mohammad I Khan
Rulers (title Nawab)
- Sidi dynasty -
18.. - 1848 Mohammad I Khan
1848 - 1879 Ibrahim III Khan (b. ... - d. 1879)
11 Jun 1879 - 2 May 1922 Ahmad Khan (b. 1862 - d. 1922)
2 May 1922 - 15 Aug 1947 Mohammad II Khan (b. 1914)
Jaipur
1093 Dhundhar state founded
Nov 1727 new capital, Jaipur (Jayapura), founded; state takes
name from capital
Maharajas
- Kachhvaha dynasty -
1699 - 21 Sep 1743 Sawai Jai Singh I (b. 1688 - d. 1743)
1743 - 12 Dec 1750 Sawai Ishwari Singh (b. 1721 - d. 1750)
1750 - 5 Mar 1768 Sawai Madho Singh I (b. 1728 - d. 1768)
1768 - 13 Apr 1778 Sawai Prithvi Singh II (b. c.1762 - d. 1778)
1778 - 1803 Sawai Pratap Singh (b. 1764 - d. 1803)
1803 - 21 Nov 1818 Sawai Jagat Singh II (b. ... - d. 1818)
22 Dec 1818 - 25 Apr 1819 Mohan Singh (regent) (b. c.1809 - d. ...)
25 Apr 1819 - 6 Feb 1835 Sawai Jai Singh III (b. 1819 - d. 1835)
Feb 1835 - 18 Sep 1880 Sawai Ram Singh II (b. 1835 - d. 1880)
18 Sep 1880 - 7 Sep 1922 Sawai Madho Singh II (b. 1861 - d. 1922)
7 Sep 1922 - 15 Aug 1947 Sawai Man Singh II (b. 1911 - d. 1970)
Jaisalmir
bf.800 Deogarh state founded
1156 new capital Jaisalmir founded; state takes name from capital
Jambughoda
Rulers (title Thakur Sahib)
- Parmar dynasty -
... - 27 Sep 1917 Gambhirsinhji (b. ... - d. 1917)
27 Sep 1917 - 15 Aug 1947 Ranjitsinhji Gambhirsinhji (b. 1892 - d. 19...)
Jamkhandi
1811 Jamkhandi state founded
Rajas
- Patwardhan dynasty -
1811 - 18.. Ramchandra Rao Parashuram Rao
18.. - 1840 Gopal Rao Ramchandra Rao
18 Nov 1840 - 1897 Ramchandra Rao Gopal Rao
"Appa Sahib Patwardhan"
1897 - 25 Feb 1924 Parashuram Rao Ramchandra Rao
"Bhav Sahib Patwardhan"
25 Feb 1924 - 15 Aug 1947 Shankar Rao Parashuram Rao
"Appa Sahib Patwardhan" (b. 1906 - d. ...)
Jaora
1817 Jaora state founded
Jasdan
bf.1665 Jasdan state founded
Rulers
- Kathi Kshatriya dynasty -
*1806* Vajsur Khachar
1852 - 1919 Ala Chela Khachar Shri Vajdur Oda
11 Jun 1919 - 15 Aug 1947 Darbar Shri Khachar Shri Ala
Vajsur (b. 1905)
Jaso (Jassu)
1732 Jaso state founded
17.. state split into Bandhora and Jaso
17.. Jaso state reunited
Bandhora
Jath
1686 Jath state founded
Jawhar
5 Jun 1343 Jawhar state founded
Rajas
1798 - 1821 Vikramshah III
1821 - Jun 1865 Patangshah III Vikramshah
29 Jun 1865 - Jul 1865 Vikramshah IV Patangshah
Jul 1865 - 1905 Patangshah IV Vikramshah Mukni
1905 - 1917 Krishnashah Patangshah
1917 - 10 Dec 1927 Vikramshah V Patangshah (b. ... - d. 1927)
10 Dec 1927 - 15 Aug 1947 Patangshah V Vikramshah (b. 1917 - d. 1978)
Jhabua
c.1600 Jhabua state founded
Rajas
- Rathor dynasty -
*1770* Rassa Singh
... - 1821 Bhim Singh
1821 - 1832 Pratap Singh
1832 - 1840 Ratan Singh (b. ... - d. 1840)
Nov 1841 - 1894 Gopal Singh
26 Apr 1895 - 1943 Udai Singh (b. 1875 - d. af.1945)
1943 - 15 Aug 1947 Dhalip Singh (b. 1905 - d. af.1963)
Jigni
1730 Jigni state founded
Jind
1763 Jind state founded
Rajas
- Phulkian dynasty -
1763 - 1789 Gajpat Singh (b. c.1738 - d. 1789)
1789 - 1819 Bhag Singh (b. 1768 - d. 1819)
1819 - 3 Feb 1822 Fateh Singh (b. 1789 - d. 1822)
1822 - 2 Nov 1834 Sangat Singh (b. 1811 - d. 1834)
1834 - 1837 vacant
1837 - 26 Jan 1864 Sarup Singh (b. c.1812 - d. 1864)
1864 - 1881 Raghubir Singh (b. 1832 - d. 1887)
Rulers (title Raja-i Rajgan)
- Phulkian dynasty -
1881 - 7 Mar 1887 Raghubir Singh (s.a.)
1887 - 1911 Ranbir Singh (b. 1879 - d. 1948)
Maharaja
- Phulkian dynasty -
1911 - 15 Aug 1947 Ranbir Singh (s.a.)
Jobat
14.. Jobat state founded
Jodhpur
c.1250 Marwar state founded
c.1450 new capital Jodhpur founded; state later named after capital
Maharajas
- Rathor dynasty -
19 Feb 1679 - 24 Jun 1724 Ajit Singh (b. 1679 - d. 1724)
24 Jun 1724 - 18 Jun 1749 Abhai Singh (b. 1702 - d. 1749)
18 Jun 1749 - Jul 1751 Ram Singh (1st time) (b. 1730 - d. 1772)
Jul 1751 - 21 Sep 1752 Bakht Singh (b. 1706 - d. 1752)
21 Sep 1752 - 1753 Bijay Singh (1st time) (b. 1724 - d. 1793)
1753 - Sep 1772 Ram Singh (2nd time) (s.a.)
1772 - 17 Jul 1793 Bijay Singh (2nd time) (s.a.)
13 Apr 1792 - 20 Mar 1793 Bhim Singh (in rebellion) (b. ... - d. 1803)
17 Jul 1793 - 19 Oct 1803 Bhim Singh (s.a.)
19 Oct 1803 - 4 Sep 1843 Man Singh (b. 1783 - d. 1843)
19 Apr 1817 - 6 Jan 1818 Chhatra Singh (regent) (b. c.1800 - d. 1818)
14 Oct 1843 - 13 Feb 1873 Takht Singh (b. 1819 - d. 1873)
13 Feb 1873 - 11 Oct 1895 Jashwant Singh II (b. 1838 - d. 1895)
11 Oct 1895 - 21 Mar 1911 Sardar Singh (b. 1880 - d. 1911)
21 Mar 1911 - 3 Oct 1918 Sumer Singh (b. 1898 - d. 1918)
3 Oct 1918 - 9 Jun 1947 Umaid Singh (b. 1903 - d. 1947)
9 Jun 1947 - 15 Aug 1947 Hanwant Singh (b. 1923 - d. 1952)
Jubbal
bf.1800 Jubbal state founded
1803 - 1815 occupied by Nepal
1832 - 1840 occupied by British India
Junagadh
1748 Junagadh state founded
15 Aug 1947 accedes to Pakistan
15 Sep 1947 accession to Pakistan accepted
9 Nov 1947 occupied by India
24 Feb 1948 referendum approves accession to India
25 Feb 1948 accession to India in effect