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Kingdom of Alwar
1770–1949
Flag Coat of arms
Alwar State in The Imperial Gazetteer of India
Capital	Alwar
Area
• 1895	8,547 km (3,300 sq mi)
Population
• 1895	682,926
History
• Established	1770
• Accession in Dominion of India	7 April 1949
Succeeded by Dominion of India
Today part of	India  · Rajasthan

Alwar State is a princely state of Naruka Rajputs with its capital at Alwar in India. Founded in 1770 CE by Pratap Singh Naruka, its reigning ruler, Maharaja Sir Tej Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 7 April 1949.

History

Alwar State was established in 1770,by a Kachwaha Rajput named Pratap Singh Naruka.

Following the Partition of India in 1947, Alwar acceded unto the dominion of India with the state's forces participating in and encouraging the killings and expulsion of its Hindu population. On 18 March 1948, the state merged with three neighbouring princely states (Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karauli) to form the Matsya Union. This union in turn merged unto the Union of India. On 15 May 1949, it was united with certain other princely states and the territory of Ajmer to form the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan.

Rulers of Alwar state

• Pratap Singh Naruka (reign: 1770-1791) Maharaja of Alwar; founder of Alwar kingdom
• Bakhtawar Singh Naruka (reign: 1791–1815), Maharaja of Alwar
• Viney Singh naruka (reign: 1815–1857), Maharaja of Alwar
• Sheodan Singh naruka (reign: 1857–1874), Maharaja of Alwar
• Mangal Singh Naruka (reign: 1874–1892), Maharaja of Alwar
• Jai Singh Prabhakar (reign: 1892–1937), Maharaja of Alwar
• Tej Singh Naruka (reign: 1937-1947), Maharaja of Alwar; remained the titular king up until his death in New Delhi (February 2009).
• Jitendra Singh Naruka, the current Maharaja of Alwar (titular) since February 2009.

Relics

The Alwar City Palace, or Vinay Vilas, built in 1793 by Raja Bakhtawar Singh, is now a district administrative office.

Revenue

The revenue of the state in 1901 was Rs.3,200,000.

See also

• Mughal Empire
• Maratha Empire
• Rajputana
• Alwar
• Alwar fort

References

1. Khalidi, Omar (1998). "From Torrent to Trickle: Indian Muslim Migration to Pakistan, 1947—97". Islamic Studies. 37 (3): 339–352. JSTOR 20837002.
2. Princely States of India
3. In a state of neglect Rana Safvi, The Hindu, MAY 28, 2017
4. "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 5, page 265 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library".

External links

• Media related to Alwar State at Wikimedia Commons
• Indian Durbar (1938) - filmed in Alwar
• Alwar History & Genealogy

27°57′N 76°06′E / 27.950°N 76.100°E / 27.950; 76.100

• States and territories established in 1770
• States and territories disestablished in 1949
• Alwar district
• Princely states of Rajasthan
• 1770 establishments in India
• 1949 disestablishments in India
• Rajput history
• Gun salute princely states