Misplaced Pages

Chhota Udaipur State

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Princely state of India

Kingdom of Chhota Udaipurછોટાઉદેપુર રિયાસત
1743–1948
Flag of Chhota Udaipur Flag Coat of arms of Chhota Udaipur Coat of arms

Kingdom of Chhota Udaipur (green)
CapitalChhota Udaipur
Area 
• 19012,305 km (890 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901 64,621
History 
• Established 1743
• Accession in
Dominion of India 		1948
Succeeded by
Dominion of India
Today part ofGujarat,
Republic of India

The Chhota Udaipur State or 'Princely State of Chhota Udaipur', (Gujarati: છોટાઉદેપુર; Hindi: छोटा उदैपुर) 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.

History

The erstwhile Princely State of Chhota Udaipur was founded in 1743 by Rawal Udeysinhji, a descendant of Patai Rawal of Champaner.

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.

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)
  • His Highness (HH) Maharaja Aishwarya Pratap Singh Virendra Singh Chauhan is the present ruler of Chhotaudepur.

See also

References

  1. Chhota Udaipur (Princely State)
  2. "Chhota Udepur, Princely state, Vadodara, Tourism Hubs, Gujarat, India". Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. "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: Ministry of Home Affairs. 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 31 August 2022 – via National Archives of India.
  4. "Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

External links

Gun salute princely states (salute states) during the British Raj
21-gun salute
19-gun salute
17-gun salute
15-gun salute
13-gun salute
11-gun salute
9-gun salute
Princely states of the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency during the British Raj
Baroda Agency
Rewa Kantha Agency and others
Stub icon

This article about a location in the Indian state of Gujarat is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: