Bharatpur State
Kingdom of Bharatpur | |||||||||
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| 1722–1947 | |||||||||
Flag from 1722 to 1880. Flag from 1880 to 1943. | |||||||||
Bharatpur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
| Capital | Bharatpur | ||||||||
| Common languages | Braj Hindi | ||||||||
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| Maharaja | |||||||||
• 1722–1755 (first) | Badan Singh | ||||||||
• 1929–1947 (last) | Brijendra Singh | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early-modern India | ||||||||
• Established | 18 November 1722 | ||||||||
| 15 August 1947 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Rajasthan (India) | ||||||||
Bharatpur was a princely state under British suzerainty. It was ruled by the Sinsinwar clan of the Hindu Jats. The state was founded by Maharaja Badan Singh in 1722. Suraj Mal played an important role in the development and expansion of the state. During Suraj Mal's reign (1755–1763), the annual revenue of the state was 17,500,000 gold coins.
Under Suraj Mal leadership, the major architecture of this state include the Lohagarh Fort, Deeg Palace and the Keoladeo National Park, a royal hunting reserve, is a World Heritage Site.