Karauli State

Karauli State was a princely state in India from 1348 to 1949. It is located in the Braj region. Karauli city was the capital while Mandrayal or Mandrail was another important town.

Karauli State
Princely State of British India
1348–1949
Coat of arms of Karauli
Coat of arms

Karauli State (orange) within Rajputana (yellow), in the Imperial Gazetteer of India (1909)
Area 
• 1931
3,216 km2 (1,242 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931
140,525
History
History 
• Established
1348
1949
Succeeded by
Matsya Union
Today part ofIndia
 · Rajasthan
View of Timan Garh Fort in former Karauli State. Its foundations are said to have been built in the 2 century AD.

Geography

The state had an area of 3,178 km2 (1,227 sq mi). In 1901, the population of the state was 156,786, and that of the town was 23,482. Millets, the staple food of the people,[1] was the main agricultural produce. As of the early 20th century, there were no major industries; a little weaving, dyeing, wood-turning, and stone cutting constituted the notable cottage industries.[1] Most goods, as also salt, sugar, cotton, buffaloes, and bullocks, were imported; rice and goats comprised the main exports.[1]

History

Alliance with the British

On 9 November 1817, Karauli became the first state to conclude the treaty with the British Empire. Through an agent in Delhi, its maharaja Harbaksh Pal Deo assented to becoming a protectorate state.[2]

In 1857, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Maharaja Madan Pal supported the British Raj. He concealed English troops from Indian rebels within Karauli or spirited them out of state. He also sent approximately 2300 of his own troops to fight against the rebels, securing the Karauli palace until British reinforcements arrived.[3] For his loyalty to the British Empire, Madan Pal was made a Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India.[4]

The state under Maharaja Ganesh Pal Deo acceded to the Dominion of India on 4 August 1947.[5] Karauli later merged with the Union of India and became part of the state of Rajasthan.

Coinage of Maharaja Manak Pal (1772-1804), Princely State of Karauli. Karauli mint. Struck in the name of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. Dated 1784-5 CE
Karauli. Coinage of Maharaja Arjun Pal (1876-1886), Princely State of Karauli. In the name of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India. Dated 1878 CE.

See also

References
  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Karauli" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 677.
  2. Gaur, Meena (1989). Sati and Social Reforms in India. Publication Scheme. p. 23. ISBN 9788185263571.
  3. The Hind Rajasthani : an annual of the native states of India. Times, Ahmedabad. 1896.
  4. Gaur, D. D. (1978). Constitutional Development of Eastern Rajputana States. Usha Publishing House, 1978. p. 18.
  5. "Instrument of Accession of Karauli State (Rajputana)". Karauli State- Instrument of Accession and Standstill Agreement signed between H.H. Maharaja Ganesh Pal Deo Bahadur Yadukul Chandra Bhal, Ruler of Karauli State and the Dominion of India. New Delhi: States Department, Government of India. 1947. pp. 2–3, 5. Retrieved 31 January 2023-- via National Archives of India.

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