Dholpur state
| Dholpur State | |||||||||||
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| 1805–1949 | |||||||||||
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Dholpur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||||
| Capital | Dholpur | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• 1901 | 3,038 km2 (1,173 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1901 | 3,18,347 | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • Type | Sovereign monarchy (1805–1818) Princely state (1818–1947) Constitutional monarchy (1947–1949) | ||||||||||
| Maharaj Rana | |||||||||||
• 1805–1835 | Kirat Singh (first) | ||||||||||
• 1911–1949 | Udai Bhan Singh (last) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1805 | ||||||||||
| 1949 | |||||||||||
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| Today part of | India · Rajasthan | ||||||||||
Dholpur State or Dhaulpur State, ruled by Bamrolia Jat Dynasty was an independent kingdom from 1805 to 1818 and a princely state under British suzerainty from 1818 to 1949 in eastern Rajasthan. It was founded by Rana Kirat Singh, the ruler of Gohad, in 1805 AD. Dholpur State was a salute state entitled to a 15 gun-salute official and 17 gun-salute Personal. The state was merged into the Union of India in April 1949 and Udai Bhan Singh was the last ruling Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur.