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Note: The British ruled India with two administrative systems: British Provinces and 
Indian "princely" states; about 60% of the territory of the Indian sub-continent were 
provinces and 40% were princely states. Provinces were British territories directly administered by the colonial government of British India. Princely states were states with native rulers which had entered into treaty relations with the British. 
     
Except for some states that were extinguished in the 19th century (Arkat, Assam, Awadh, Kodagu, Mahratta states, Pañjab, Utkala), this record contains those Indian ("princely") states that acceded to India with effective date on or after 15 Aug 1947. If no date of accession is noted, 15 Aug 1947 is understood. This list is selective, there were more  than 565 states when Britain granted the Indian independence 15 Aug 1947; about  210 are listed here. However, only "states" are included; "estates" (jagir), "estate revenue grants" (thikana), and "land holders" (zamindar) are excluded, no matter how prominent and/or titled these were. Obsolete but once official English-language names  of the polities are given in parentheses, i.e., Awadh (Oudh). The phrase "British India" is used for U.K. colonial possessions even before 1858, for brevity. The all princely  states of India entered into protectorate/tributary relations with Britain by the end of the 19th century, where exact dates are known they are noted.
 
Ahmadnagar: see Idar


Ajaygarh (Ajaigarh)

[Ajaygarh (Ajaigarh)]

1731                       Ajaygarh state founded.
1855 - 1859                Occupied by British India.

Rajas
1731 - 1758                Jagat Raja
1758 - 1765                Pahar Singh                        (d. 1765)
1765 - 1792                Guman Singh                        (d. 1792)
1792 - 1793                Bakht Singh (1st time)             (b. 17.. - d. 1837)
1793 - 1802                `Ali Bahadur
1802 - 1804                Shamsher Bahadur
1804 - 1807                Lakshman Dada
1807 - 21 Jun 1837         Bakht Singh (2nd time)             (s.a.)
1837 - 1849                Madho Singh                        (d. 1849)
1849 - 22 Jun 1853         Mahipat Singh                      (d. 1853)
1853 - 12 Sep 1855         Bijai Singh                        (d. 1855)
12 Sep 1855 -  4 Sep 1859  Interregnum
 4 Sep 1859 - 1877         Ranjor Singh                       (b. 1848 - d. 1919)
Rulers (title Sawai Maharaja)
1877 - 1919                Ranjor Singh                       (s.a.)
 7 Jun 1919 - 1942         Bhopal Singh                       (b. 1866 - d. 1942)
11 Jul 1942 - 15 Aug 1947  Punya Pratap Singh                 (b. 1884 - d. 1958)



Akalkot

[Akalkot]

Map of  Akalkot
Capital: Akalkot
Population: 82,047 (1901)

 7 Jul 1708                Akalkot state, founded.
1708 - 1848                Vassal of Satara.
 8 Mar 1948                Accedes to India.

Rulers (title Meherban Shrimant Raja)
 7 Jul 1708 - 1760         Fatehsinh I Shivaji Raje Bhonsle   (d. 1760)
1760 - 1789                Shahaji I Fatehsinh Raje Bhonsle   (d. 1789)
1789 - 1822                Fatehsinh II Shahaji Raje Bhonsle  (b. 1770 - d. 1822)
1822 - Apr 1823            Maloji I Fatehsinh Raje Bhonsle    (b. 1803 - d. 1823)
Apr 1823 - 1857            Shahaji II Maloji Raje Bhonsle     (b. 1822 - d. 1857)
Apr 1823 - 1838            .... -Regent
1857 - 1870                Maloji II Shahaji Raje Bhonsle     (b. 1837 - d. 1870)
1866 - 1870                .... -administrator
1870 - 31 Dec 1896         Shahaji III Maloji Raje Bhonsle    (b. 1867 - d. 1896)
1870 - Nov 1891            .... -administrator
31 Dec 1896 -  3 Apr 1923  Fatehsinhrao III Shahaji Raje      (b. 1894 - d. 1923)
                             Bhonsle 
31 Dec 1896 - 20 Aug 1916  Lakshmi Bai Raje Sahib  
                             Bhonsle (f) -Regent
 4 Apr 1923 -  8 Mar 1948  Vijaya Singh Rao Bhonsle           (b. 1915 - d. 1952)
 4 Apr 1923 - 27 Feb 1936  Tara Bai Raje Sahib                (b. 1899 - d. 1942)
                             Bhonsle (f) -Regent



Alipura

1757                       State founded.
1808                       Named Alipura

Rulers (title Rao, from 1877 Rao Bahadur)
1757 - 1790                Achal Singh                       (d. 1790)
1790 - 1835                Pratap Singh
1835 - 1840                Pancham Singh
1840 - 1841                Daulat Singh
1841 - 1871                Hindupat Singh                    (d. 1871)

1871 - 1903                Chhatrapati Singh                 (b. 1853 - d. 1922)
Rulers (title Rao Bahadur Raja)
1903 - 1922                Chhatrapati Singh                 (s.a.)
26 Mar 1922 - Nov 1934     Harpal Singh                      (b. 1882 - d. 1934)
                             (regent 1919 - 1922)
Nov 1934 - 1934            Bhopal Singh
1934 - 15 Aug 1947         Raghuraj Singh                    (b. 1901 - d. 1987)  



Ali Rajpur

[Ali Rajpur]

1437                       Ali Rajpur state founded.

Rulers (title Rana)
.... - ....                Prithi Deo
.... - 1765                Surat Deo
1765 - 1818                Pratap Singh                       (d. 1818)
1818 - 17 Mar 1862         Jashwant Singh                     (b. 1818 - d. 1862)
1862 - Mar 1871            Gang Deo
1871 - 1881                Rup Deo                            (b. 1847 - d. 1881)
1881 - 16 Aug 1890         Bijai Singh                        (b. 18.. - d. 1890)
16 Aug 1890 - 14 Feb 1891  Interregnum
14 Feb 1891 - 1911         Pratap Singh                       (b. 1881 - d. 19..)
Rajas
1911 - 19..                Pratap Singh                       (s.a.)
19.. - 23 Oct 1941         Fateh Singh                        (b. 1904 - d. 1941)
1941 - 15 Aug 1947         Surendra Singh                     (b. 1923 - d. 1996)



Alwar

[Alwar]

Nov 1775                   Alwar state founded (previously part of Jaipur).
14 Nov 1803                British protectorate.

Rulers (title Rao Raja)
Nov 1775 - 26 Sep 1791     Pratap Singh                       (b. 1740 - d. 1791)
                             (personally styled Maharao Rana Shri Sawai)
26 Sep 1791 - 27 Jan 1815  Bakhtawar Singh                    (b. 1779 - d. 1815)
27 Jan 1815 - 1832         Banni Singh                        (b. 1806 - d. 1857)
                           - jointly with following -
1815 - 1826                Balvant Singh                      (d. 1845)

Rulers (title Maharao Raja)
1832 - Aug 1857            Banni Singh                        (s.a.)
Aug 1857 - 11 Oct 1874     Shivdan Singh (installed 1867)     (b. 1845 - d. 1874)

1857 - 1863                .... -Regent
11 Oct 1874 - Apr 1889     Mangal Singh                       (b. 1859 - d. 1892)

Maharajas (title Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja)
Apr 1889 - 22 May 1892     Mangal Singh                       (s.a.)
22 May 1892 - 1933         Jai Singh                          (b. 1882 - d. 1937)
22 May 1892 - 10 Dec 1903  .... -Regent
1933 - 15 Aug 1947         Tej Singh (installed 22 Jul 1937)  (b. 1911 - d. 2009)



Amarnagar

17 Sep 1883                Thana Devli State, known as Amarnagar, founded.

Rulers (title Darbar Shri Wala)
17 Sep 1883 - 12 May 1922  Laksman Meran                      (b. 1849 - d. 1922)
12 Oct 1922 - 19..         Amra Laskman                       (b. 1895 - d. ....)


Amb (Tanawal State): see Pakistani Princely States

Amber: see Jaipur

Ambliara

Rulers (title Thakur Saheb)
1689 - 1724                Roop Singhji
1724 - 1773                Moghaji
1773 - 1796                Bhalji
1796 - ....                Bhathhiji
.... - ....                Naathu Singhji
.... - ....                Amar Singhji                       (b. 1838 - d. ....)
.... - 1908                Jhalamsinghji Amarsinghji
1908 - 1947                Keshrisinghji Jalamsinghji         (b. 1887 - d. 1963)




Angul 

1848                       Annexed to British India.

Rajas
.... - ....                Dhanujjaya Singh Jagadeo
.... - ....                Nityananda Singh Jagadeo
1803                       Krishna Chandra Singh Jagadeo
1803 - 1806                Achala Man Singh Jagadeo
1806 - 1809                Jarawar Singh
1809                       Jaya Singh
1809 - 1813                Prithvi Singh
1814 - 1848                Somanath Singh


Arakan: see Arakan, Shan, and Karen states of Burma


Arkat (Arcot/Carnatic)

[Arcot]

1692                        State of Arkat (Arcot) also called, Karnataka (Carnatic)
                              after the region it dominated, founded subordinate
                              to Haydarabad.
1692 - 1750                 French protectorate.
1763                        Independence recognized under British protectorate.
26 Jul 1801                 Arkat is de facto absorbed by the U.K. colonial government.
 7 Oct 1855                 State extinguished, annexed to British India.

Rulers (title Nawab Subadar)
1692 - 1703                Zulfikar Ali Khan
1703 - 1710                Daud Khan
1710 - 1732                Muhammad Saadatullah Khan I
1732 - 1740                Dost Ali Khan                      (d. 1740)
1740 - 1742                Safdar Ali Khan                    (d. 1742)
1742 - 1744                Muhammad Saadatullah Khan II       (d. 1746)
1744 - 31 Jul 1749         Anwaruddin Khan Bahadur            (b. c.1672 - d. 1749)
31 Jul 1749 - 16 Oct 1795  Muhammad Ali Anwar ud-din Khan     (b. 1717 - d. 1795)
                             Bahadur 
1750 - 1752                Husain Dost Khan (in opposition)
16 Oct 1795 - 15 Jul 1801  Ghulam Husain Ali Khan Bahadur     (b. 1748 - d. 1801)
31 Jul 1801 -  3 Aug 1819  Abdul Ali Khan Bahadur             (b. 1775 - d. 1819)
 3 Aug 1819 - 12 Nov 1825  Muhammad Munawwar Khan Bahadur     (b. 1797 - d. 1825)
23 Dec 1825 -  7 Oct 1855  Ghulam Muhammad Ghaus Khan Bahadur (b. 1824 - d. 1855)
12 Nov 1825 - 25 Aug 1842  Azim Jah Bahadur -Regent



Assam

1228                       The Ahom people (Ahom is a dialectal version of Assam).
                             found a state, frequently under Burmese suzerainty.
Mar 1817 - Apr 1817
       Occupied by Burma.
Mar 1819 - Jun 1825        Occupied by Burma.
1824 - 1826                Occupied by Britain.
24 Feb 1826                Burma formally cedes Assam to Briain
                             (incorporated in Bengal).
1832 - Oct 1838            A briefly revived Ahom state in Upper Assam.

Rajas
1681 - 1696                Gadadhar Singh
1696 - 1714                Rudra Singh 
1714 - 1744                Siva Singh (Xiba Xingha)
1744 - 1751                Pramatta Singh 
1751 - 1769                Rajesvar Singh
1769 - 1780                Sunyeopha Lakshmi Singh
1780 - 1792                Suhitpangpha Gaurinathasimha 
                             Juvaraja (1st time)
1792 - 1793                Baratha Singh Mahamari (1st time)
1793 - 1796                Sarvananda Singh
1796                       Baratha Singh Mahamari (2nd time)
1796 - 1808                Suhitpangpha Gaurinathasimha 
                             Juvaraja (2nd time)
1808 - 1809                Suklingpha Kamaleshvarasimha
1810 - 1818                Sudinpha Chandrakantasimha         (d. 182.)
                             Narendra (1st time)
1818 -  9 Mar 1819         Purendrasimha Narendra (1st time)
Mar 1819 - Apr 1821        Sudinpha Chandrakantasimha         (s.a.)
                             Narendra (2nd time) 
Apr 1821 - 1822            Yogeshvarasimha (1st time)
1822 - 21 Jun 1822         Sudinpha Chandrakantasimha         (s.a.)
                             Narendra (3rd time)
21 Jun 1822 - 1825         Mingyi Maha Thilawa -Burmese official  
1822 - 24 Feb 1826         Yogeshvarasimha (2nd time)
1832 - Oct 1838            Purendrasimha Narendra (2nd time)

British Commanders
1824                       George McMorine                    (b. 1763 - d. 1824)       
1824 - 1826                Arthur Richards
British Agent
1832 - 1838                Adam White                         (b. 1790 - d. 1839)  



Athgarh

13..                       Athgarh state founded.

Rajas
1681 - 1709                Karan Narayana Bawarta Patnaik
1709 - 1741                Karan Rama Krishna Bawarta Patnaik
1741 - 1771                Karan Debia Singh Bawarta Patnaik
1771 - 1821                Karan Gopinath Bawarta Patnaik
1821 - 1825                Karan Krishna Chandra Bawarta 
                             Patnaik
1825 - 1837                Karan Rama Chandra Bawarta 
1837 - 1862                Karan Bhubaneswar Bawarta Patnaik
1862 - 1868                Karan Jagunath Bawarta Patnaik
1869 - 1893                Karan Bhagirathi Bawarta Patnaik   (b. c.1844 - d. ....)
1893 - 25 Jan 1896         Karan Raghunath Bawarta Patnaik
1896 - 22 Jun 1918         Karan Vishvanath Bawarta Patnaik
22 Jun 1918 - 15 Aug 1947  Karan Radhanath Bawarta Patnaik    (b. 1909)



Athmallik

1874                       Athmallik estate is recognized as a state.

Rajas
1874 -  4 Feb 1877         Jogendra Samant                     (b. 1821 - d. 1877)
 4 Feb 1877 - 1902         Narendra Deo Samant                 (b. c.1848 - d. 1902?)
                             (from 1890, personally styled Maharaja)
1902 -  3 Nov 1918         Bibhudendra Deo Samant              (d. 1918)
 3 Nov 1918 - 15 Aug 1947  Kishor Chandra Deo Samant           (b. 1904 - d. c.1971)
 3 Nov 1918 - 24 Dec 1925  
Cobden Ramsay -Regent



Aundh

[Aundh]

1690                       Aundh state founded.

Rulers (title Pant Pratinidhi)
1697 - 27 May 1718         Parusharam Trimbak                 (b. 1660 - d. 1718)
1718 - 25 Nov 1746         Shrinivasrao Parashuram            (d. 1746)
1746 - 1754                Jagjivanrao Parashuram
1754 -  5 Apr 1776         Shrinivasrao Gangadhar             (d. 1776)
1776 - 30 Aug 1777         Bhavanrao                          (d. 1777)
30 Aug 1777 - 11 Jun 1848  Parashuramrao Shrinivas            (b. 1777 - d. 1848)
11 Jun 1848 - 1901         Shrinivasrao Parashuram            (b. 1833 - d. 1901)
1901 - 1905                Parashuramrao Shrinivas
                             "Dada Sahib"                     (b. 1858 - d. 1905)
1905 -  4 Nov 1909         Gopalkrishnarao Parashuram
                             "Nana Sahib"
 4 Nov 1909 - 15 Aug 1947  Bhavanrao Shrinivas "Bala Sahib"   (b. 1868 - d. 1951)

Prime minister
1944 - 1948                Parshuram Rao Pant                 (b. 1912 - d. 1992) 



Avuku

1481                       Avuku state
1805                       Annexed to Haydarabad.

Rulers
1691 - 1735                Pedda Kumara Raghava
1735 - 1737                Appa Naransinha
1737 - 1739                Shellama
1739 - 1743                Narasinha II
1743 - 1751                Kishama
1751 - 1759                Olajapati II
1759 - 1767                Kumara Raghava
1767 - 1771                Venkata Narasinha
1771 - 1785                Narayana
1785 - 1805                Krishna



Awadh (Oudh)

[Awadh (Oudh)]
                 c.1842 - 13 Feb 1856

1732                       A senior official of the Mughal Empire establishes a
                             hereditary polity (under Mughal sovereignty) in Awadh (Oudh).
 1 May 1816                British protectorate.
 8 Oct 1819                The ruler takes the style of padshah (king), signaling 
                             formal independence.
 7 Feb 1856                King deposed and Awadh incorporated into British India.
 5 Jul 1857 -  3 Mar 1858  Brief rebellion by son of deposed king.

Rulers (title Subadar Nawab)
1732 - 19 Mar 1739         Borhan al-Molk Mir Mohammad Amin
                             Musawi Sa`adat `Ali Khan I       (b. c.1680 - d. 1739)
19 Mar 1739 - 28 Apr 1748  Abu´l Mansur Mohammad Moqim Khan
                             (1st time)                       (b. c.1708 - d. 1754)
Ruler (title Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik)
28 Apr 1748 - 13 May 1753  Abu´l Mansur Mohammad Moqim Khan   (s.a.)
                             (acting to 29 Jun 1748)
Rulers (title Subadar Nawab)
 5 Nov 1753 -  5 Oct 1754  Abu´l Mansur Mohammad Moqim Khan   (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) 
 5 Oct 1754 - 15 Feb 1762  Jalal ad-Din Shoja` ad-Dowla       (b. 1732 - d. 1775)
                             Haydar 
Rulers (title Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik)
15 Feb 1762 - 26 Jan 1775  Jalal ad-Din Shoja` ad-Dowla       (s.a.)
                             Haydar 
26 Jan 1775 - 21 Sep 1797  Asaf ad-Dowla Amani                (b. 1748 - d. 1797)
21 Sep 1797 - 21 Jan 1798  Mirza Wazir `Ali Khan              (b. 1780 - d. 1817)
21 Jan 1798 - 11 Jul 1814  Yamin ad-Dowla Nazem al-Molk
                             Sa`adat `Ali Khan II Bahadur     (b. bf.1752 - d. 1814)
11 Jul 1814 - 19 Oct 1818  Ghazi ad-Din Rafa`at ad-Dowla      (b. 1769 - d. 1827)
                             Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Khan
Kings (title Padshah-e Awadh, Shah-e Zaman)
19 Oct 1818 - 19 Oct 1827  Ghazi ad-Din Mo`izz ad-Din         (s.a.)
                             Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Shah 
19 Oct 1827 -  7 Jul 1837  Naser ad-Din Haydar Solayman       (b. 1803 - d. 1837)
                             Jah Shah 
 7 Jul 1837 - 17 May 1842  Mo`in ad-Din Abu´l-Fath Mohammad   (b. 1777 - d. 1842)
                             `Ali Shah 
17 May 1842 - 13 Feb 1847  Naser ad-Dowla Amjad `Ali Thorayya (b. 1801 - d. 1847)
                             Jah Shah 
13 Feb 1847 -  7 Feb 1856  Naser ad-Din `Abd al-Mansur        (b. 1822 - d. 1887)
                             Mohammad Wajed `Ali Shah 
 5 Jul 1857 -  3 Mar 1858  Berjis Qadr (in rebellion)         (b. 1845? - d. 1893)

British Residents (Agents) in Lucknow
1773 - 1774                Nathaniel Middleton (1st time)     (b. 1750 - d. 1807)
1774 - 1776                John Bristow (1st time)            (b. 1750 - d. 1802)
1776 - 1779                Nathaniel Middleton (2nd time)     (s.a.)
1779 - 1780                Purling
1780 - 1781                John Bristow (2nd time)            (s.a.)
1781 - 1782                Nathaniel Middleton (3rd time)     (s.a.)
1782 - 31 Dec 1783         John Bristow (3rd time)            (s.a.)
1784 - 1793                Edward Otto Ives                   (b. 1754 - d. 1809) 
1793 - 1796                George Frederick Cherry            (b. 1761 - d. 1799)
1796 - 1799                James Lumsden 
1799 - 1804                W. Scott 
1804 - 11 Jun 1807         John Ulrich Collins                (d. 1807)
1807 - 1815                John Baillie                       (b. 1772 - d. 1833)
1815 - 1817                Richard Charles Strachey           (b. 1781 - d. 1847)
1818 - 1820                J.R. Monckton                      (d. 1857) 
1820 - 1823                Felix Vincent Raper
1823 - 1827                Mordaunt Ricketts                  (b. 1786 - d. 1862)
1829 - 1831                Thomas Herbert Maddock             (b. 1790 - d. 1870)
1831 - 1842                John Low                           (b. 1788 - d. 1880)
1839 - 1841                James Caulfield (acting for Low) 
1842 - 1843                William Nott                       (b. 1782 - d. 1845)
Dec 1843 - 1844            George Pollock                     (b. 1786 - d. 1872)
1844 - 1849?               Archibald Richmond 
1849 - 1854                William Henry Sleeman              (b. 1788 - d. 1856)
1854 - 1856                James Outram                       (b. 1803 - d. 1863)
Commissioners of Lucknow 
1856                       James Outram                       (s.a.)
1856 - 1857                Henry Montgomery Lawrence          (b. 1806 - d. 1857)
1858 - 1863                Saunders A. Abbott                 (b. 1811 - d. 1894)             


Baad: see Idar


Baghal

c.1643                     Baghal state founded.
1803 - 1815                Occupied by Nepal.

Rulers (title Rana)
1670 - 1727                Prithvi Chand                      (d. 1727)
1727 - 1743                Mehar Chand                        (d. 1743)
1743 - 1778                Bhup Chand                         (d. 1778)
1778 - 1803                Jagat Singh (1st time)             (d. 1828)
                            (in Nalagarh exile 1803 - 1815)
1803 - 1815                occupied by Nepal
 3 Sep 1815 - Aug 1828     Jagat Singh (2nd time)             (s.a.)
1828 - 16 Jan 1840         Shiv Saran Singh                   (b. 1793 - d. 1840)
1840 - 12 Mar 1875         Kishan Singh                       (b. 1817 - d. 1877)
                            (personal style Raja 1860?)
Rajas
12 Mar 1875 - 23 Jul 1877  Kishan Singh                       (s.a.)
Jul 1877 - 12 Oct 1877     Moti Singh                         (d. 1877)
1877 - 1904                Dhian Singh                        (b. 1841? - d. 1904)
23 Apr 1904 -  3 Oct 1922  Bikram Singh                       (b. 1893 - d. 1922)
 3 Oct 1922 - 21 Dec 1945  Surendra Singh                     (b. 1909 - d. 1945)
21 Dec 1945 - 15 Aug 1947  Rajendra Singh                     (b. 1928 - d. 2010)



Baghat

Middle Ages                Baghat state founded.
1839 - 1842                Part of British India.
1849 - 1861                Part of British India.

Rulers (title Rana)
1777 - 1787                Fateh Pal
1787 - 1810                Raghunath Pal                      (d. 1810)
1810 - 11 Jul 1839         Mohindar Singh                     (d. 1839)
1839 - 1842                part of British India
1842 - Jan 1849            Bije Singh                         (d. 1849)
1849 - 1861                part of British India
1861                       Umaid Singh                        (b. 1825 - d. 1861)
1861 - 30 Dec 1911         Dhalip Singh                       (b. 1860 - d. 1911)
1911 -  4 Jun 1928         Durga Singh                        (b. 1901 - d. 1977)
Raja
 4 Jun 1928 - 15 Aug 1947  Durga Singh                        (s.a.)


Bahawalpur: see Pakistani Princely States


Balasinor

[Balasinor]

28 Sep 1758                Balasinor state founded.

Rulers (title Nawab Shri Babi)
28 Sep 1758 - 17..         Muhammad Khanji Bahadur Khanji
17.. - ....                Jamiyat Khanji Muhammad Khanji
.... - May 1820            Salabat Khanji Jamiyat Khanji      (d. 1820)
May 1820 - 1822            Abid Khanji
1822 -  2 Dec 1831         Jalal Khanji (Edal Khanji)         (d. 1831)
 2 Dec 1831 - 30 Nov 1882  Zorawar Khanji                     (b. 1828 - d. 1882)
 2 Dec 1831 - 20 May 1841  Shri Yamuna Bibi                   (d. 1841)
                             Sahiba (f) -Regent
30 Nov 1882 - 24 Mar 1899  Munawar Khanji Zorawar Khanji      (b. 1846 - d. 1899)
24 Mar 1899 -  2 Feb 1945  Jamiyat Khanji Munawar Khanji      (b. 1894 - d. 1945)
                             (suspended from Feb 1938)
24 Mar 1899 -  9 Nov 1915  .... -Regent

 2 Feb 1945 - 15 Aug 1947  Muhammad Salabat Khan II           (b. 1944)
 2 Feb 1945 - 15 Aug 1947  .... -Regent



Balsan

1803 - 1815                Occupied by Nepal.

Rulers (title Thakur)
.... - ....                Jai Singh
.... - 1815                Dharam Singh
1815 - 1858                Jog Raj                            (b. 1800 - d. 1867)
Rulers (title Rana)
1858 - 1867                Jog Raj                            (s.a.)
1867 - 17 Nov 1884         Bhup Singh                         (d. 1884)
1884 - 1918                Bir Singh                          (b. 1860 - d. 19..)
1918 - May 1936            Atar Singh                         (b. 1868 - d. 1936)
May 1936 - 1943            Ran Bahadur Singh                  (b. 1905 - d. 1965)
1943 - 15 Aug 1947         Vidyabushn Singh                   (b. 1938 - d. 1979)


Baltistan: see Pakistani Princely States


Bamra

c.1545                     Bamra state founded according to legend.

Rajas
1673 - 1713                Bhagirath Deb
1713 - 1745                Pratap Deb

1745 - 1779                Sidasar Deb
1779 - 1819                Arjun Deb

1819 - 1832                Balunkabrusabha Deb
1832                       Khageswar Deb
1832 - May 1869            Brajasundar Deb "Tribhuban Singh"
12 May 1869 - 19 Nov 1903  Basu Deb Sudhal Deb                (b. 1850 - d. 1903)
1903 - 11 Mar 1916         Satchitananda Tribhuban Deb
1916 -  1 Jan 1920         Dibyashankar Sudhal Deb            (d. 1920)
 1 Jan 1920 - 15 Aug 1947  Bhanuganga Tribhuban Deb           (b. 1914 - d. 1982)



Banaras (Benares)

[Banaras (Benares)]

....                       Kashi (or Banaras) state
1194                       Part of Oudh.
1740                       Estate transformed into Banaras state.
1775                       British protectorate.
15 Aug 1947                Accedes to India, renamed Varanasi.

Rajas
1740 - 19 Aug 1770         Balwant Singh                      (b. 1717 - d. 1770)
1770 - 16 Aug 1781         Chait Singh                        (d. 1810)
Sep 1781 - Sep 1794        Mahip Narayan Singh                (d. 1794)
1794 - Mar 1835            Udit Narayan Singh                 (d. 1835)
1835 - 13 Jun 1889         Ishvari Prasad Narayan Singh       (b. 1822 - d. 1889)
                             (personal style Maharaja from 1859)
1889 - 1918                Prabhu Narayan Singh               (b. 1855 - d. 1931)

                             (personal style Maharaja)
Rulers (title Maharaja Bahadur)

1918 -  4 Aug 1931         Prabhu Narayan Singh               (s.a.)
 4 Aug 1931 -  5 Apr 1939  Aditya Narayan Singh               (b. 1874 - d. 1939)
 5 Apr 1939 - 15 Aug 1947  Vibhuti Narayan Singh              (b. 1927 - d. 2000)


British Resident

1793 - 14 Jan 1799         George Frederick Cherry            (b. 1761 - d. 1799)



Banda 

1790                       Banda state founded.
1858                       Annexed by British India.

Rulers (title Nawab)
1790 - 1802                Ali Bahadur I
1802                       Zulfiqar Ali (1st time)
1802 - 1825                Shamsher Bahadur
1825 - 1850                Zulfiqar Ali (2nd time)
1850 - 1858                Ali Bahadur II                     (d. 1873)


Bandhora: see Jaso

Bangala: see Bangladesh


Banganapalle

[Banganapalle]

1665                       Banganapalle estate founded.
1783 - 1790                Annexed by Mahisur (Mysore).
1790                       Banganapalle liberated from Mahisur (Mysore), becomes a state.
1831 - 12 Jul 1848         Nominally annexed by Haydarabad (Hyderabad),
                             but under British administration.
 1 Feb 1905 - 21 Apr 1905  Administered by British India.
1939 - 15 Aug 1947
        Administered by British India.

Rulers (title Kiladar)
1686 - 1758                Fadli `Ali Khan I                  (d. 1758)
1758 -  7 Apr 1769         Fadli `Ali Khan II                 (b. 1749 - d. 1769)
1758 - 1767                Muhammad Beg Khan-i-Lang -Regent
 7 Apr 1769 - 26 Aug 1783  Hosayn `Ali Khan                   (d. 1783)
26 Aug 1783 - 1784         Gholam `Ali Khan I (1st time)      (d. 1825)
1784 - 1790                annexed to Mahisur (Mysore)
1784 - 1790                Muhammad Yusuf -Administrator
1790 - 1814                Mozaffar al-Molk Asad `Ali Khan
                           - jointly with following-
1790 -  8 Sep 1822         Gholam `Ali Khan I (2nd time)      (s.a.)
 8 Sep 1822 - 1831         Hosayn `Ali Khan (1st time)        (d. 1848)
12 Jul 1848 - 1848         Hosayn `Ali Khan (2nd time)        (s.a.)

1848 -  7 Oct 1868         Gholam Mohammad `Ali Khan II       (d. 1868)
 7 Oct 1868 - 24 Jan 1876  Fath `Ali Khan                     (b. 1849 - d. 1905)
Rulers (title Nawab)
24 Jan 1876 - 21 Apr 1905  Fath `Ali Khan                     (s.a.)
21 Apr 1905 - 22 Jan 1922  Gholam `Ali Khan III               (b. 1874 - d. 1922)
21 Apr 1905 - 12 Dec 1908  .... -Regent
22 Jan 1922 - 15 Aug 1947  Fadli `Ali Khan III                (b. 1901 - d. 1948)

                             (forced to reside outside state 1939 - 1947)



Bansda

[Bansda]

Rulers (title Raja Sahib; from 1876 Maharaja Sahib)
.... - 1701                Udaisimhji II
1701 - 1716                Virsimhji I
1716 - 1739                Ralbhamji
1739 - 1753                Ghulabsimhji I
1753 - 1770                Udaisimhji III
1770 - 1780                Kiratsimhji Las
1780 - 1789                Virsimhji II
1793 - 1815                Raisimhji
1815 - 28 Oct 1828         Udaisimhji IV                      (d. 1828) 
1828 - 16 Jun 1861         Hamirsimhji
1862 - 13 Feb 1876         Ghulabsimhji II                    (d. 1876)
 6 Mar 1876 - 21 Sep 1911  Pratapsimhji Ghulabsimhji          (b. 1863 - d. 1911)
21 Sep 1911 - 15 Aug 1947  Indrasimhji Pratapsimhji           (b. 1888 - d. 1951)



Banswara

[Banswara]

1527                       Banswara state founded.
16 Nov 1818                British protectorate.

Rulers (title Rawal, from 1747 Maharawal)
1688 - 1702                Ajab Singh
1702 - 1713                Bhim Singh                         (d. 1713)
1713 - 1737                Bishan Singh                       (d. 1737)
1737 - 1747                Udai Singh II                      (d. 1747)
1747 - 1786                Prithvi Singh                      (d. 1786)
1786 - 1816                Bijai Singh                        (b. 17.. - d. 1816)
1816 - 1819                Umaid Singh                        (d. 1819)
1819 -  6 Nov 1838         Bhawani Singh                      (b. c.1803 - d. 1838)
1838 -  2 Feb 1844         Bahadur Singh                      (b. c.1788 - d. 1844)
1844 - 29 Apr 1905         Lakshman Singh                     (b. 1835 - d. 1905)
1905 -  8 Jan 1914         Shambhu Singh                      (b. 1868 - d. 1914)
Rulers (title Sri Raj-i-Rajan Maharawal)
 8 Jan 1914 - 28 Jul 1944  Prithvi Singh                      (b. 1888 - d. 1944)

29 Nov 1944 - 15 Aug 1947  Chandra Vir Singh                  (b. 1909 - d. 1985)


Bantva-Manavadar: see Manavadar


Baoni

[Baoni-Bundelkhand]

1784                       Baoni state founded.
1806                       British protectorate.

Rulers (title Nawab)
1784 -  1 Sep 1800         `Emad al-Molk Ghazi ad-Din Khan    (b. 1736 - d. 1800)
 1 Sep 1800 - 11 May 1815  Naser ad-Dowla                     (b. c.1756 - d. 1815)
11 May 1815 - 18 Oct 1838  Amir al-Molk                       (d. 1838)
18 Oct 1838 - 18 Aug 1859  Mohammad Hosayn                    (d. 1859)
18 Aug 1859 -  5 Oct 1883  Emam ad-Dowla Hosayn               (d. 1895)
 5 Oct 1883 -  2 Aug 1894  Mohammad Hasan Khan                (b. 1863 - d. 1894)
 2 Aug 1894 - 27 Oct 1911  Riaz al-Hasan Khan                 (b. 1876 - d. 1911)
27 Oct 1911 - 15 Aug 1947  Mohammad Moshtaq al-Hasan Khan     (b. 1896 - d. 1977)



Baramba

[Baramba]

1305                       Baramba state founded.

Rulers (title Rawat)
1679 - 1711                Balabhadra Mangaraj
1711 - 1743                Fakir Mangaraj
1743 - 1748                Banadhar Mangaraj
1748 - 1793                Padmanava Birbar Mangaraj
1793 - 1842                Pindik Birbar Mangaraj Mahapatra
1842 - 1869                Gopinath Birbar Mangaraj
1869 - 1874                Daswanathi Birbar Mangaraj         (b. 1851 - d. ....)
                             Mahapatra
Rajas
1874 - 1881                Daswanathi Birbar Mangaraj         (s.a.)
                             Mahapatra
15 Jul 1881 - 20 Aug 1922  Bishambhar Birbar Mangaraj         (b. 1880 - d. 19..)
                             Mahapatra
20 Aug 1922 - 15 Aug 1947  Narayan Chandra Birbar Mangaraj
                             Mahapatra                        (b. 1914 - d. 1954)
20 Aug 1922 - 16 Jan 1935  .... -Regent



Baraundha Pathar Kachhar

bf.1549                     Baraundha Pathar Kachhar state founded.

Rulers (title Thakur)
1790 - 1827                 Mohan Singh                        (d. 1827)
1827 - 1867                 Sarabjit Singh
1867 - 1870                 Dharampal Singh
1870 - 1874                 Chhatarpal Singh                   (d. 1874)
1874 - 1886                 Raghubar Dayal Singh               (d. 1886)
                             (personal style Raja Bahadur from 1877)
18 Aug 1886 -  8 Jul 1908   Pratap Singh                       (b. 1847 - d. 1930)
Rajas 
 8 Jul 1908 - 1930          Pratap Singh                       (s.a.)
1930 - 1933                 Gaya Prasad Singh                  (b. 1865 - d. 1933)
1933 - 15 Aug 1947          Ram Pratap Singh                   (d. af.1970)



Bariya (Baria)

[Baria (Bariya)]

Rajas
.... - 1720                Mansimhji
1720 - 1732                Interregnum
1732 - 17..                Prithiraj
.... - ....                Rayadharji
.... - ....                Gangdasji
.... - ....                Gambhirsimhji
.... - ....                Dhiratsimhji
.... - ....                Sahibsimhji
1803?                      Jashwantsimhji
18.. - Aug 1819            Ganga Das                          (d. 1819)
1819 - 1820                Bhimsimhji Ganga Das
1820 - 1864                Prithirajji Ganga Das
Rulers (title Maharawal)
 5 Mar 1864 - 25 Feb 1908  Mansimhji Prithirajji              (b. 1855 - d. 1908)
25 Feb 1908 - 15 Aug 1947  Ranjitsimhji Mansimhji             (b. 1886 - d. 1949)



Baroda
 
[Baroda]
[Baroda c.1875 - 1936  Maharaja's flag]
           c.1875 - 1936  Maharaja's flag
[Baroda 1936 - 1947  Maharaja's flag]
           1936 - 1947  Maharaja's flag
[Baroda Merchant Flag 1924-1947]
         10 Oct 1924 - 15 Aug 1947  Merchant Flag


Apr 1721                   Baroda state founded by Mahratta general.
1780                       British protectorate.

Rulers (title Maharaja Gaekwar)
Apr 1721 - 14 May 1732     Pilaji Rao Gaekwar                 (d. 1732)
14 May 1732 - 18 Aug 1768  Damaji Rao II Gaekwar              (d. 1768)
18 Aug 1768 - 1771         Govind Rao Gaekwar (1st time)      (d. 1778)
1771 - 1774                Sayaji Rao I Gaekwar (1st time)
1771 - 1774                Fateh Singh I Rao Gaekwar -Regent  (d. 1789)
                             (1st time)
1774 - 1778                Govind Rao Gaekwar (2nd time)      (s.a.)
1778 - 1792                Sayaji Rao I Gaekwar (2nd time)
1778 - 1779                Fateh Singh I Rao Gaekwar -Regent  (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
1779 - 1792                Manaji Rao Gaekwar -Regent         (d. 1793)
1792 - 27 Jul 1793         Manaji Rao Gaekwar                 (s.a.)
27 Jul 1793 - 19 Sep 1800  Govind Rao Gaekwar                 (b. 17.. - d. 1800)
19 Sep 1800 -  2 Oct 1819  Anand Rao Gaekwar                  (b. 17.. - d. 1819)
19 Sep 1800 - 23 Jun 1818  Fateh Singh II Rao Gaekwar -Regent (b. 1769 - d. 1818)
23 Jun 1818 -  2 Oct 1819  Sayaji Rao Gaekwar -Regent         (b. 1800 - d. 1847)
 2 Oct 1819 - 28 Dec 1847  Sayaji Rao II Gaekwar              (s.a.)
28 Dec 1847 - 19 Nov 1856  Ganpat Rao Gaekwar                 (b. 1816 - d. 1856)
19 Nov 1856 - 28 Nov 1870  Khande Rao Gaekwar                 (b. 1828 - d. 1870)
28 Nov 1870 - 19 Apr 1875  Malhar Rao Gaekwar                 (b. 1831 - d. 1882)
                             (regent to 5 Jul 1871; suspended from 13 Jan 1875)
19 Apr 1875 - 25 May 1875  Madhav Rao Tanjochkar
                             (chairman regency council)
25 May 1875 -  6 Feb 1939  Sayaji Rao III Gaekwar             (b. 1863 - d. 1939)
25 May 1875 - 28 Dec 1881  Jamna Bai Sahib Gaekwar (f)-Regent (b. 1853 - d. 1898)
 6 Feb 1939 - 15 Aug 1947  Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwar           (b. 1908 - d. 1968)

Dewans
1743 - 17..                Diwanji Takapir 
                           + Mahadaji Govind Kakirde
17.. - 17..                Madhav Nimbaji Vanikar
17.. - 17..                Ramchandra Basvant
17.. - 17..                Balaji Yamaji
                             (acting for
Basvant)
17.. - 17..                Gopal Naik Tambekar
c.1777                     Antaji Ganesh
17.. - 1780                Govind Pandit
17.. - 17..                Hiramand (acting)
17.. - 17..                Baloba
17.. - 17..                Gumaji Patel
c.1787                     Ramchandra Bhaskar

Dec 1793 - 20 Sep 1800    
Raoji Appaji (1st time)
1800 - 1820
               Vithalrao Devaji (Dewan of Kathiawar)
                           - jointly with following -
20 Sep 1800 - 27 Jan 1801  Shrimant Sardar Khanjirao
                             Maharaja Sahib Gaekwar
27 Jan 1801 - 18 Jul 1803  Raoji Appaji (2nd time)
1803 - 1807                Sitaram Raoji
1807 - Nov 1810            Babaji Rao
1810 - 1812                Vithalrao Bhau (1st time)
                             (Vithal Rao Bhau)
1812 - 14 Jul 1815         Gangadhar Shastri                   (d. 1815)
Jul 1815 - Oct 1819        Bhimashankar
12 Oct 1819 - Jan 1820     Dhakji Dadaji
Jan? 1820 - 1828           Vithalrao Bhau
(2nd time)
                           + Vithalrao Devaji

1828 - 1829                Veniram Aditram
                           + Prabhaka Dikshit
1829 - 1833                Gopal Atmaram Devadar
1833 - 28 Nov 1839         Veniram Aditram

1839 - 1848                Vacant
1848 - 1849                Balasaheb Dhaibar
1849 - 1854                Bhau Tambekar
1854 - 10 Nov 1867         
Govindrav Pandurang Rode
                           + Ganesh Sadashiv Ojhe (to Mar 1861)
17 Nov 1867 - 24 Nov 1869  Bhau Shinde
25 Nov 1869 - Nov 1870     Nimbaji Rao Dhole
(or Davale)
                             (acting)
Nov 1870 - Mar 1871        Hariba Gaikvad
22 Mar 1871 - 1872         Gopal Rav Mairal                   (d. 1872)

Nov 1872? - Mar 1873?      Balvantrav Khanvelkar (Balwant Rao)
1873 - 1874                
Shahabuddin Kazi                   (b. 1832 - d. 1900)
 4 Aug 1874 - Jan 1875     Dadabhai Naoroji
10 May 1875 - 1882         Sir Madhava Rao                    (b. 1828 - d. 1891)
29 Sep 1882 - 31 Jul 1886  Khan Bahadur Kazi Shahabuddin
 1 Aug 1886 - 30 May 1890  
Bahadur Lakshman Jagannath Vaidya
31 May 1890 - 21 Nov 1895  
Manibhai Jasbhai
15 Jul 1896 -  2 Oct 1901  S. Srinivasa Raghava Iyengar       (b. 18.. - d. 1903)
 3 Oct 1901 - 30 Jun 1904
 R.V. Dhamnaskar
 1 Jul 1904 - 28 Feb 1909  
Kersaspji Rustamji Dadachanji
 1 Jun 1909 - 30 Nov 1909  Shri Romesh Chunder Dutt
 1 Dec 1909 -  3 Jan 1912  V.P. Madhava Rao                   (b. 1850 - d. 1930)
 1 Dec 1912 - 16 Mar 1914  Bihari Lal Gupta                   (b. 1849 - d. 1916)
17 Mar 1914 -  7 May 1916  Vishwanath Patankar Madhava Rao    (b. 1850 - d. 1934)
 9 May 1916 - 1927         Manubhai Nandshankar Mehta         (b. 1868 - d. 1946)
1927 - 1945                T. Krishnamachari
Jan 1945 - 1947            Brojendra Lal Mitter               (b. 1875 - d. 1950) 
1947                       Jivraj N. Mehta                    (b. 1887 - d. 1977) 
  

British Residents
11 Jul 1802 - 1809         Alexander Walker (1st time)
1809 - 1810                James Rivett-Carnac (1st time)     (b. 1785 - d. 1846)
                              (acting)
1810       
               Alexander Walker (2nd time)
1810 - May 1820            James Rivett-Carnac (2nd time)     (s.a.)
May 1820                   C. Norris (acting)

May 1820 - Nov 1837        James Williams
Nov 1837 - Jun 1840        James Sutherland
26 Jun 1840 - Jul/Aug 1844 William Sprot Boyd                 (b. 1799 - d. 1845)
Aug 1844 - Jul 1845        T. Ogilvie (acting)
Jul 1845 - Apr 1846        Robert Keith Arbuthnot             (b. 1801 - d. 1873)
Apr 1846 - May 1847        William Charles Andrews (acting)
May 1847 - Oct 1848        James Outram (1st time)            (b. 1803 - d. 1863)
Oct 1848 - May 1850        Patrick Theodor French (acting)
May 1850 - Jan 1852        James Outram (2nd time)            (s.a.)
Jan 1852 - Jun 1853        J.M. Davies
Jun 1853 - Mar 1854        G.B. Seton Karr (acting)
Mar 1854 - May 1854        James Outram (3rd time)            (s.a.)
May 1854 - Nov 1855        D.A. Malcolm

Feb 1856 - Mar 1857        Cuthbert Davidson                  (b. 1810 - d. 1862)
Mar 1857 - May 1859        Sir Richmond Campbell Shakespear   (b. 1812 - d. 1861)
Aug 1859 - Jan 1866        R. Wallace
Jan 1866 - May 1867        J.T. Barr
(1st time)
May 1867 - Nov 1867        E.P. Arthur (acting)
Nov 1867 - Apr 1872        J.T. Barr (2nd time)
Apr 1872 - Mar 1873        A.G. Shortt (acting)

Mar 1873 - Dec 1874        Robert Phayre                      (b. 1820 - d. 1897)
Dec 1874 - Apr 1875        Lewis Pelley                       (b. 1825 - d. 1892)
18 Apr 1875 - Nov 1875     R
ichard John Meade                 (b. 1821 - d. 1899)
Agents
16 Nov 1875 -  2 Apr 1881  Philipp Sandys Melvill (1st time)  (b. 1827 - d. 19..)

 2 Apr 1881 - 10 Apr 1881  J.H. Seller (acting)
11 Apr 1881 -  1 Jul 1881  W.G. Waterfield (acting)
 2 Jul 1881 -  2 Jan 1881
 Philipp Sandys Melvill (2nd time)  (s.a.)
 3 Jan 1882 - 15 Sep 1883  John Watson (1st time)
16 Sep 1883 - 15 Nov 1883  F.H Jackson (1st time)(acting)
16 Nov 1883 - 26 Aug 1885
 John Watson (2nd time)
27 Aug 1885 - 24 Oct 1885  C.K.M. Walter (acting)
25 Oct 1885 -  3 Mar 1886
 John Watson (3rd time)
 4 Mar 1886 -  4 Nov 1886  F.H Jackson (2nd time)(acting)
 4 Dec 1886 -  7 Jul 1886  James Cavan Berkeley (1st time)
 8 Jul 1886 - 10 Jul 1886  F.H Jackson (3rd time)(acting)
10 Aug 1886 - 29 Dec 1887  James Cavan Berkeley (2nd time)
30 Dec 1887 -  1 Oct 1888  Sir Oliver Beauchamp Coventry      (b. 1837 - d. 1891)
                             St. John 
 2 Oct 1888 - 17 Jan 1889  F.H Jackson (4th time)(acting)
18 Jan 1889 - 26 Mar 1889  Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast  (b. 1834 - d. 1913)
                             (1st time)
27 Mar 1889 - 22 Oct 1889
 F.H Jackson (5th time)(acting)
23 Oct 1889 - Apr 1890     Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast  (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)

Apr 1890 - Jul 1890        F.H Jackson (6th time)(acting)
Jul 1890 -  6 Feb 1891     Harry North Dalrymple Prendergast  (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)

 6 Mar 1891 -  4 Jan 1893  Edward Swalman Reynolds
11 Jan 1893 - 27 Apr 1893  John Biddulph (1st time)           (b. 1840 - d. 1922)
27 Apr 1893 - 27 Jul 1893  P.W. Snell (acting)
28 Jul 1893 - 24 Feb 1895
  John Biddulph (2nd time)           (s.a.)
25 Feb 1895 - 23 Jul 1896  Norton Charles Martelli (1st time)
24 Jul 1896 - Oct 1896     P.Z. Cox (acting)
Oct 1896 - 1899
           Norton Charles Martelli (2nd time)
Residents
30 Aug 1899 - 13 Mar 1901  Charles Withers Ravenshaw          (b. 1835 - d. 1935)
14 Mar 1901 -  9 Oct 1901  W.H.M. Stewart (acting)
 4 Nov 1901 -  2 May 1902  Malcolm John Meade (1st time)      (b. 1854 - d. 1933)
 3 May 1902 -  3 Nov 1902  H.C.J. Carnegy (acting)
 4 Nov 1902 - 30 Mar 1906  Malcolm John Meade (2nd time)      (s.a.)
31 Mar 1906 - 13 Apr 1906  H. Harrison (acting)
14 Apr 1906 - 11 Dec 1906  C.H. Pritchard (acting)
12 Dec 1906 -  3 Sep 1908
 Malcolm John Meade (3rd time)      (s.a.)
 4 Sep 1908 - 29 Oct 1908  R.S. Pottinger (acting)
30 Oct 1908 - 18 Feb 1909  Malcolm John Meade (4th time)      (s.a.)
19 Feb 1909 - 30 Sep 1910  O.V. Bossaquet (acting)
 1 Oct 1910 -  1 May 1912  Henry Venn Cobb                    (b. 1864 - d. 1949)
 5 May 1912 - 13 Mar 1914  Lawrence Impey (1st time)          (b. 1862 - d. 1944)

                             (acting to 17 May 1913)
14 Mar 1914 - 11 Apr 1914  W.M.P. Wood (acting)
12 Apr 1914 - 14 Dec 1914  W.E. Jardine (acting)
15 Dec 1914 -  3 Mar 1917
  Lawrence Impey (2nd time)          (s.a.)
 4 Mar 1917 - 16 Feb 1918  F.W.P. Macdonald (acting)
17 Feb 1918 - 23 Mar 1918  K.S. Pitze (acting)
23 Mar 1918 -  7 Apr 1919  Charles Lennox Russell
                             (acting to 19 Apr 1918)
 8 Apr 1919 -  5 May 1919  T.B. Russell (acting)
 6 May 1919 - 28 May 1919  
William Pell Barton (1st time)     (b. 1871 - d. 1956)
 1 Jun 1919 -  9 Sep 1919  W.H. Wilkinson (acting)
10 Sep 1919 -  2 Feb 1920  William Pell Barton (2nd time)     (s.a.)
 3 Feb 1920 - 30 Oct 1920  Charles Joseph Windham             (b. 1867 - d. 1941)
31 Oct 1920 - 21 Jul 1921  Denys B. Blakeway                  (b. 1870 - d. 19..)
22 Jul 1921 - 12 Dec 1922  L.M. Crump (acting)
13 Dec 1922 - 1923         Reginald I.R. Glancy

1923 - 1927                Herbert Kealy
1927 - 1929                Richard J.C. Burke
1930 - 1932                Frederick M. Bailey
1932 - 1933                Arthur Cunningham Lothian          (b. 1887 - d. 1962)
1933 - 1937                James Leslie Rose Weir
1933 - 1939?               Elliott James Dowell Colvin        (b. 1885 - d. 1950)
1939 - 1940                Clive K. Daly

1940 - 1942                Cosmo G.N. Edwards
1943 - 1944                Lionel W. Jardine
Residents for Baroda, Western India States and Gujarat
 5 Nov 1944 -  6 May 1947  Sir Cyril P. Hancock               (b. 1896 - d. 1990)

                             (acting to 4 Jul 1945)
 7 May 1947 - 14 Aug 1947  L.G. Coke-Wallis



Barwani

[Barwani]

bf.1500                    Barwani state founded.
1861 - 1873                British India administration.

Rulers (title Rana)
1675 - 1700                Jodh Singh                         (d. 1700)
1700 - 1708                Parbat Singh                       (d. 1708)
1708 - 1730                Mohan Singh I                      (d. 1731)
1730 - 1760                Anup Singh                         (d. 1760)
1760 - 1794                Umed Singh                         (d. 1794)
1794 - 1839                Mohan Singh II                     (d. 1839)
1839 - 1861                Jashwant Singh (1st time)          (d. 1880)
1861 - 1873                Vacant
1873 - 1880                Jashwant Singh (2nd time)          (s.a.)
15 Aug 1880 - 1894         Indrajit Singh                     (b. 1840 - d. 1894)
14 Dec 1894 - 21 Apr 1930  Ranjit Singh                       (b. 1888 - d. 1930)
21 Apr 1930 - 15 Aug 1947  Devi Sahib Singhji                 (b. 1922 - d. 2007)



Bashahr

1412                       Bashahr state founded.
1803 - 1815                Occupied by Nepal.

Ruler (title Rana)
.... - 1708                Vijay Singh
1708 - 1725                Udai Singh
1725 - 1761                Ram Singh                           (d. 1761)
1761 - 1785                Udar Singh                          (d. 1785)
1785 - 1803                Ugar Singh                          (d. 1810)
1803 - 1815                occupied by Nepal
Rajas
1815 - 1850                Mahendra Singh                      (b. 1809 - d. 1850)
1850 - 1887                Shamsher Singh (1st time)           (b. 1838 - d. 1914)
1887 - Feb 1898            Raghunath Singh                     (d. 1898)
1898 -  5 Aug 1914         Shamsher Singh (2nd time)           (s.a.)
1914 - Nov 1917            A.A. McMitchell -Manager
 5 Aug 1914 - Apr 1947     Padam Singh                         (b. 1873 - d. 1947)
                             (recognized by British from 30 Nov 1917)
Apr 1947 - 15 Aug 1947     Virbhadra Singh
                    (b. 1934)



Basoda

1753                       Basoda state founded as a vassal state of Gwalior.

Rulers (title Nawab)
1753 - 1786                Ahsan Allah Khan                    (d. 1786)
1786 - 1800                Baqa´ Allah Khan
18.. - 1864                Asad `Ali Khan
 6 Feb 1864 - 1896         `Omar `Ali Khan                     (b. c.1830 - d. ....)
1897 -  2 Jul 1929         Haydar `Ali Khan
1929 - 15 Aug 1947         Mohammad Ayyub `Ali Khan



Basohli

c.750 AD                   Basohli state founded.
1836                       Incorporated into Jammu.

Rulers (title Raja)
1693 - 1725                Diraj Pal                           (d. 1725)
1725 - 1736                Medini Pal                          (b. 1717? - d. 1736)
1736 - 1757                Ajit Pal                            (d. 1757)
1757 - 1776                Amrit Pal                           (b. 1745 - d. 1776)
1776 - 1806                Vijay Pal                           (b. 1763 - d. 1806)
1806 - 1813                Mahendra Pal                        (d. 1813)
1813 - Nov 1834            Bhupendra Pal                       (b. c.1806 - d. 1834)
17 Dec 1834 - 1836         Kalyan Pal                          (b. 1834 - d. 1857) 



Bastar

[Bastar]

14..                       Bastar state founded.

Rajas
1680 - 1709                Digpal Deo
1709 - 1721                Rajpal Deo
1721 - 1731                Mama
1731 - 1774                Dalpat Deo
1774                       Daryao Deo (1st time)
1774 - 1777                Ajmar Singh Deo
1777 - bf.1819             Daryao Deo (2nd time)
1819?                      Mahipal Deo
1830 - 1853                Bhopal Deo
27 Aug 1853 - Jul 1891     Bhairam Deo                        (b. 1839 - d. 1891) 
1891 - 1921                Rudra Pratap Deo                   (b. 1885 - d. 1921)
23 Nov 1922 - 28 Feb 1936  Prafulla Kumari Devi (f) -Rani     (b. 1910 - d. 1936)
Maharaja
28 Oct 1936 - 15 Aug 1947  Pravir Chandra Bhanj Deo           (b. 1929 - d. 1966)

Diwans
1846 - 1863                Lal Dalganjan Singh                (d. 1863)
1863 - 1867                Moti Singh
1867 - 1876                Gopinath Kapurdar
18.. - Feb 1881            Durjan Singh                       (d. 1881)
1882 - 188.                Lal Kalendra Singh
188. - 1888                Krishna Rao
1888 - Mar 1890            Ganpat Rao Gokle
1890 - 1891                Gopinath Guru                      (d. 1891)
.... - ....                Pandit Alamchand
.... - ....                Rama Krishna Rao (superintendent)
.... - ....                Pandit Alamchand (superintendent)
.... - ....                L.J. Fagan (administrator)
.... - ....                G.W. Gayer (administrator)
.... - ....                R.B. Panda Baijnath (superintendent)
Diwan
.... - ....                R.B. Panda Baijnath



Baudh

[Baudh]

21 May 1874                Baudh estate becomes a state.

Rajas
21 May 1874 - 1879         Pitambar Deo
 5 Oct 1879 - 10 Mar 1913  Jogendra Deo                       (b. c.1857 - d. 1913)
10 Mar 1913 - 15 Aug 1947  Narayan Prasad Deo                 (b. 1904 - d. bf.1971)


Bayar: see Idar

Benares: see Banaras

Bengal: see Bangladesh

Beri-Bundelkhand

[Beri-Bundelkhand]

Rulers (title Rao)
1753 - 17..                Achharaji Singh
17.. - 1780                Kuman Singh 
1780 - 1814                Jugal Prasad Singh
1814 - 1857                Pheran Singh
1857 - 1861                Vishvanath Singh                    (d. 1861)
18 Mar 1862 - 1880         Vijay Singh                         (b. 1848 - d. ....)
1880 - 1904                Raghuraj Singh
1904 - 1945                Lokendra Singh
Raja
1945 - 1947                Yadvendra Singh                     (b. 1918 - d. 1984)



Bhadrawa (Bhadrawah)

1483                       Bhadrawa founded possibly as a jagir, later becoming a state.
Jun 1821                   Annexed to Chamba.
16 Mar 1846                Annexed to Jammu and Kashmir.

Rajas
1691 - 1707                Abhaya Pal              (d. 1707)
1707 - 1735                Medini Pal
1735 - 1770                Sampat Pal              (b. 1710 - d. 1770)
1770 - 1790                Fateh Pal               (b. 1732 - d. 1790)
1790 - 1794                Daya Pal (1st time)     (b. 1756 - d. 1810)
1794 - ....                Bhup Chand
.... - 1810
               Daya Pal (2nd time)     (s.a.)
1810 - Jun 1821            Pahar Chand             (b. 1789 - d. 18..)



Bhajji

bf.1800                    Bhajji state founded.
1803 - 1815                Occupied by Nepal.

Rulers (title Rana)
.... - ....                Amrit Pal
.... - 1803                Rudra Pal (1st time)               (d. 1842)
1803 - 1815                occupied by Nepal
1815 - 1842                Rudra Pal (2nd time)               (s.a.)
1842 - 1875                Ran Bahadur Singh                  (d. 1875)
18 Nov 1875 - 1913         Durga Singh                        (b. 1842 - d. 1913)
 9 May 1913 - 1940         Bir Pal                            (b. 1906 - d. 1961)
 8 Sep 1940 - 15 Aug 1947  Ram Chandra Pal Singh              (b. 1928)



Bharatpur
 
[Bharatpur 1880-1943]
                    1880 - 1943
[Bharatpur c.1943-1948]
                  c.1943 - 1948

1752                       Bharatpur founded and becomes name of state.
18 Jan 1828                British protectorate.

Ruler (title Raja Mahendra)
1752 - 21 May 1755         Badan Singh                        (d. 1755)
Maharajas
21 May 1755 - 25 Dec 1763  Suraj Mal                          (b. 1707 - d. 1763)

25 Dec 1763 - 27 Aug 1768  Jawahir Singh                      (d. 1768)
27 Aug 1768 - 11 Apr 1769  Ratan Singh                        (d. 1769)
22 Aug 1768 - 11 Apr 1769  Dan Shahi -Regent
11 Apr 1769 - 28 Mar 1778  Keshri Singh                       (b. 1766 - d. 1778)
11 Apr 1769 - 11 Aug 1775  Nihal Singh -Regent                (b. 17.. - d. 1775)
11 Aug 1775 - 28 Mar 1778  Ranjit Singh -Regent               (d. 1805)
28 Mar 1778 -  6 Dec 1805  Ranjit Singh                       (s.a.)
 6 Dec 1805 -  7 Oct 1823  Randhir Singh                      (d. 1823)
 7 Oct 1823 - 26 Feb 1825  Baldeo Singh                       (d. 1825)
26 Feb 1825 - 28 Mar 1825  Balwant Singh (1st time)           (b. 1819 - d. 1853)
28 Mar 1825 - 19 Jan 1826  Durjan Sal (usurper)
19 Jan 1826 - 21 Mar 1853  Balwant Singh (2nd time)           (s.a.)
19 Jan 1826 - 1835         Gangawaue Miraj Kaur (f) -Regent
21 Mar 1853 - 12 Dec 1893  Jashwant Singh                     (b. 1851 - d. 1893)
21 Mar 1853 - 10 Jun 1869  .... -Regent
12 Dec 1893 - 27 Aug 1900  Ram Singh                          (b. 1873 - d. 1929)

                             (suspended from 10 Aug 1900)
27 Aug 1900 - 27 Mar 1929  Kishen Singh                       (b. 1899 - d. 1929)

27 Aug 1900 - 28 Nov 1918  Bibiji Girraj Kaur (f) -Regent     (b. 18.. - d. 1922)
27 Mar 1929 - 15 Aug 1947  Brijendra Singh                    (b. 1918 - d. 1995)
27 Mar 1929 - 22 Oct 1939  .... -Regent



Bhavnagar
 
[Bhavnagar]
                        to 1947
[Bhavnagar Merchant flag 1924-1947]
        10 Oct 1924 - 15 Aug 1947  Merchant Flag

1240                       Predecessor state of Sejakpur founded.
1309                       Umrala state.
1570                       Sihor state.
1723                       Bhavnagar founded and becomes name of state.

Rulers (title Thakur Sahib)
1660 - 1703                Ratanji II                         (d. 1703)
1703 - 1764                Bhavsinhji I Ratanji               (b. 1683 - d. 1764)
1764 - 1772                Akherajji III Bhavsimhji           (b. 1714 - d. 1772)
1772 - 1816                Wakhatsimhji Akherajji             (b. 1748 - d. 1816)
1816 - 1852                Wajesimhji Wakhatsimhji            (b. 1780 - d. 1852)
1852 - 1854                Akherajji IV Bhavsimhji            (b. 1817 - d. 1854)
1854 - 11 Apr 1870         Jashwantsimhji Bhavsimhji          (b. 1827 - d. 1870)
11 Apr 1870 - 29 Jan 1896  Takhatsimhji Jashwantsimhji        (b. 1858 - d. 1896)
11 Apr 1870 -  5 Apr 1878  .... -Regent
29 Jan 1896 -  1 Jan 1918  Bhavsimhji II Takhatsimhji         (b. 1875 - d. 1919)

                             (personal style Maharaja Rao from 1 Jan 1909)
Rulers (title Maharaja Rao)
 1 Jan 1918 - 16 Jul 1919  Bhavsimhji II Takhatsimhji         (s.a.)
16 Jul 1919 - 15 Aug 1947  Krishnakumarsimhji Bhavsimhji      (b. 1912 - d. 1965)
16 Jul 1919 - 18 Apr 1931  .... -Regents

Diwans
1846 - 1879                Gaurishankar Udayashankar          (b. 1805 - d. 1891)
1902 - 19..                Patani Brabhasankar Dalpatram      (b. 1862 - d. 19..)



Bhopal

[Bhopal]

Map of Bhopal
Capital: Bhopal
Population: 730,000 (1931)

1723                       Bhopal state founded
1817                       British protectorate.
26 Aug 1947                Accession to India

Rulers (title Nawab)
1723 - Mar 1728            Dost Mohammad Khan                 (b. 1672 - d. 1728)
Mar 1728 - 1742            Soltan Mohammad Khan               (b. 1720 - d. ....)
Mar 1728 - 30 Aug 1728     Sardar Aqil Muhammad Khan -Regent
30 Aug 1728 - 1742         Yar Mohammad Khan -Regent          (b. 1709 - d. 1742)
1742 - 12 Dec 1777         Fayz Mohammad Khan                 (b. 1731 - d. 1777)
12 Dec 1777 - 17 Nov 1807  Hayat Mohammad Khan                (b. 1736 - d. 1807)
17 Nov 1807 - 28 Aug 1826  Ghows Mohammad Khan                (b. 1767 - d. 1826)
23 Nov 1808 - 16 Mar 1816  Wazir al-Molk Wazir Mohammad       (b. 1765 - d. 1816)
                             Khan -Regent
17 Mar 1816 - 11 Nov 1819  Naser al-Dowla Naser Mohammad      (b. c.1798 - d. 1819)
                             Khan -Regent
11 Nov 1819 - 30 Nov 1837  Qodsiyya Begam (f) -Regent         (b. 1801 - d. 1881)
28 Aug 1826 - 30 Nov 1837  Mo'izz Mohammad Khan               (d. 1869)
30 Nov 1837 -  9 Dec 1844  Jahangir Mohammad Khan             (b. 1816 - d. 1844)
Nawab Begam
 9 Dec 1844 - 30 Apr 1860  Soltan Shah Jahan Begam (f)        (b. 1838 - d. 1901)
                             (1st time)              
21 Jan 1845 -  3 Jan 1847  Fawdjar Mohammad Khan -Regent      (b. 1811 - d. af.1847)
 3 Jan 1847 - 30 Apr 1860  Sikander Begam (f) -Regent         (b. 1818 - d. 1868)
30 Apr 1860 - 30 Oct 1868  Sikander Begam (f)                 (s.a.)
 2 Nov 1868 - 16 Jun 1901  Soltan Shah Jahan Begam (f)        (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)             
16 Jun 1901 - 29 Apr 1926  Soltan Kaykhosrow Jahan Begam (f)  (b. 1858 - d. 1930)
Nawab
29 Apr 1926 - 26 Aug 1947  Mohammad Hamidollah Khan Iskandar
                             Sowlat Iftikhar al-Molk Bahadur  (b. 1894 - d. 1960)

British Political Agents (seat first in Sehore)‏
1818 - 24 Jun 1824         William Henley                     (d. 1824)
1824 - 1828                Thomas Herbert Maddock             (b. 1790 - d. 1870)
1828 - 1834                Nathaniel Alves
1834 - 1841                Lancelot Wilkinson                 (d. 1841)  
1841 -  9 Dec 1845         Henry Willoughby Trevelyan         (b. 1803 - d. 1876)
1845 - 1846                William Frederick Eden (1st time)  (b. 1814 - d. 1867)
                             (acting)
1846 - 1849                Joseph Davey Cunningham            (b. 1812 - d. 1851)
1849 - 1853                Henry Marion Durand                (b. 1812 - d. 1871)
1853 - 1854                Samuel Charteris MacPherson        (b. 1806 - d. 1860)
1854 - Aug 1856            William Frederick Eden (2nd time)  (s.a.)
Aug 1856 - 1858            William Henry Rickards
1858 - 1860?               A.R.E. Hutchinson
1860 - 1862?               A.L. MacMullen
1862 - 1874                John William Willoughby Osborne    (b. 1833 - d. 1881)
                             (1st time)
1869 - 1870                Edward Thompson (acting)
1870                       Ousely (acting)
Feb 1874 - Oct 1875        Henry Clement Barstow (acting)     (b. 1838 - d. 1922)
1875 - 1876                John William Willoughby Osborne    (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
Aug 1876 - Jul 1878        William Kincaid
1878 - 1879                John William Willoughby Osborne    (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
Mar 1879 - Nov 1880        William Francis Prideaux           (b. 1840 - d. 1914)
1880 - 1881                Patrick Wilson Bannerman           (b. 1833 - d. 1912)
Jun 1881 - 1887            Malcolm J. Meade (1st time)        (b. 1854 - d. 1933)
Feb - May 1885             Donald Robertson (acting)
Mar 1887 - 1890            Henry Wylie                        (b. 1844 - d. 1918)
Jul 1890 - 1891            Arthur Henry Temple Martindale     (b. 1854 - d. 1942)
Dec 1891 - 1897            Malcolm J. Meade (2nd time)        (s.a.)
May - Jun 1895             Lawrence Impey (1st time)(acting)
May 1897 - 1900            Lindsay Sherwood Newmarch          (b. 1857 - d. 1930)
1899 - 1900                Oswald Vivian Bosanquet (acting)   (b. 1866 - d. 1933)
Dec 1900 - Mar 1902        John Lang
Mar 1902 - Jun 1904        Lawrence Impey (2nd time)
Jun 1904 - 1905            John Manners-Smith
Mar 1905 - 1906?           Charles Hamerton Pritchard
1906 - 1911?               Steuart Farqharson Bayley         (b. 1863 - d. 1938)
                             (1st time)
1911 - 1912                P.T.A. Spence
Mar 1912 - Jul 1920        William Stewart Davis             (b. 1865 - d. 19..)
1913 - 1914                Steuart Farqharson Bayley         (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(acting)
1918 - 1919                C.A. Smidt (acting)
1920 - 1921                C.B. McConaghy (acting)
Apr 1921 - 1923            Charles Eckford Luard             (b. 1869 - d. 1927)
1922                       H.B.N. Pritchard (acting?)
1923 - 1924                L.M. Crump
1924 - 1925                Arthur Roylance Jelf
1925 - 1926                Cecil Hamilton Gabriel            (b. 1879 - d. 1947)
1926 - 1929?               Walter Gordon Neale               (b. 1880 - d. 19..)
1929                       W.J. Simpson (acting)
1929 - 1930                L.G.L. Evans
1930 - 1931                Duncan Mackenzie
1931 - 1932                Reginald Graham Hinde             (b. 1887 - d. 1971)
1932 - 1933                L.E. Lang
1933 - 1939?               James Ferguson Dyer
1934                       H.W.C. Robson (acting?)
1939 - 1940                Philip Gaisford                   (b. 1891 - d. 1973)
1940                       Leonard Coke Wallis               (b. 1900 - d. 1974)
1940 - 1942                Cosmo Grant Niven Edwards         (b. 1896 - d. 1964)
1942 - 1944?               George Arthur Falconer            (b. 1894 - d. 1981)
1943 - 1944                Cecil Walter Lewery Harvey
1945 - 1947                Basil Woods-Ballard
1947 - Aug 1947            Edward Gains Davy
                            (to 1949 as political advisor to 
Nawab)      



Bhor

[Bhor]

1697                       Bhor state founded.

Rulers (title Pant Sachiv)
1697 - 1707                Shankarji Narayan 
1707 - 1737                Naro
1737 - 1757                Chimnaji I 
1757 - 1787                Sadasiv Rao
1787 - 1791                Raghunath Rao I
1797 - 1798                Shankr Rao I
1798 - 1827                Chimnaji Rao II
1827 - 1837                Raghunath Rao II Chimnaji Rao
1837 - 1871                Chimnaji Rao III Raghunath Rao     (d. 1871)
1871 - 17 Jul 1922         Shankr Rao II Chimnaji Rao         (b. 1854 - d. 1922)
1922 - Jun 1936            Raghunath Rao III Shankar Rao      (b. 1878 - d. 1951?)
                             "Baba Sahib"
Raja
Jun 1936 - 15 Aug 1947     Raghunath Rao Shankar Rao          (s.a.)
                             "Baba Sahib"


Bhutan (Bhootan): see Bhutan

Bihar see: Koch Bihar


Bija

bf.1803                    Bija state founded.
1803 - 1815                Occupied by Nepal.

Rulers (title Thakur)
1815 - 1817                Man Chand
1817 - 1841                Pratap Chand
1841 - 1905                Udai Chand                         (b. 1829 - d. 19..)
1905 - 15 Aug 1947         Puran Chand



Bijawar

1765                       Bijawar state founded.

Rajas
1765 - 1793                Bir Singh Deo                      (d. 1793)
1793 - 1802                Himmat Bahadur
1802 - Dec 1810            Keshri Singh                       (d. 1810)
1811 - 1833                Ratan Singh                        (d. 1833)
1833 - 1847                Lakshman Singh
23 Nov 1847 - 1866         Bham Pratap Singh                  (b. 1842 - d. 1899)
Maharajas (title from 1877 Sawai Maharaja)
1866 - 15 Sep 1899         Bham Pratap Singh                  (s.a.)
15 Sep 1899 - 30 Oct 1940  Savant Singh                       (b. 1877 - d. 1940)
30 Oct 1940 - 15 Aug 1947  Govind Singh                       (b. 1934 - d. 1983)



Bikanir (Bikaner)

[Bikanir (Bikaner)]

1465                       Bikanir state founded.
 9 Mar 1818                British protectorate.

Maharajas (title Maharajadhiraj Narendra Maharaja)
19 Jun 1698 - 15 Dec 1700  Sarup Singh                        (b. 1689 - d. 1700)
15 Dec 1700 - 16 Dec 1735  Sujan Singh                        (b. 1690 - d. 1735)
16 Dec 1735 - 15 May 1746  Zorawar Singh                      (b. 1713 - d. 1746)
15 May 1746 - 25 Mar 1787  Gaj Singh                          (b. 1723 - d. 1787)
25 Mar 1787 - 25 Apr 1787  Raj Singh II                       (b. 1744 - d. 1787)
25 Apr 1787 -  9 Oct 1787  Pratap Singh                       (b. 1781 - d. 1787)
25 Apr 1787 - 25 Mar 1828  Surat Singh (Regent to 9 Oct 1787) (b. 1766 - d. 1828)
25 Mar 1828 -  7 Aug 1851  Ratan Singh                        (b. 1790 - d. 1851)
 7 Aug 1851 - 16 May 1872  Sardar Singh                       (b. 1818 - d. 1872)
16 May 1872 - 19 Aug 1887  Dungar Singh                       (b. 1854 - d. 1887)
19 Aug 1887 -  2 Feb 1943  Ganga Singh                        (b. 1880 - d. 1943)
19 Aug 1887 - 16 Dec 1898  British Political Agent -Regent
 2 Feb 1943 - 15 Aug 1947  Sadul Singh                        (b. 1902 - d. 1950)

Prime Ministers (Dewans)
1898 - ....                Amir Mohammad Khan
1916 - 19..                Shri Bhairon Singh
1920 - 1925                Kunwar Sardul Singh
1927 - 1934                Manubhai Nandshankar Mehta         (b. 1868 - d. 1946)

1939 - 1948                Kavalam Madhava Panikkar           (b. 1895 - d. 1963)



Bilaspur

[Bilaspur]

c.697                      Kahlur state (later called Bilaspur) founded.

Rajas
1665 - 1712                Bhim Chand                         (d. c.1712)
1712 - 1741                Ajmer Chand                        (d. 1741)
1741 - 1778                Devi Chand                         (d. 1778)
1778 - 1824                Mohan Chand                        (b. 1772 - d. 1824)
1824 - 29 Mar 1839         Kharak Chand                       (b. 1813 - d. 1839)
Apr 1839 - 1850            Jagat Chand                        (d. 1857)
1850 - Jan 1883            Hira Chand                         (b. 1835 - d. 1883)
Jan 1883 -  3 Feb 1889     Amar Chand                         (b. 1854 - d. 1889)
 3 Feb 1889 - 18 Feb 1927  Bijai Chand                        (b. 1873 - d. 1931)
18 Feb 1927 - 15 Aug 1947  Tikka Anand Chand                  (b. 1913 - d. 1983)
18 Feb 1927 -  9 Jan 1933  .... -Regent


Bonai

Rajas
1804 - 1851                Dayanidhi Chandra Deo
1851 - 1876                Chandra Deo
12 Sep 1876 - 1898         Indra Deo                          (b. c.1836 - d. 1898)
1898 - 1902                Nilambar Chandra Deo               (d. 1902)
19 Feb 1902 - 1947?        Dharani Dhar Deo                   (b. 1884 - d. 19..)



Bundi

[Bundi (Indian Princely State) royal flag]                        18.. - 1947  Royal flag
[Bundi (Indian Princely State)]                             to 1947 State flag

1342                       Bundi state founded.
10 Feb 1818                British protectorate.

Rulers (title Rao Raja, from 1821 Maharao Raja)
1696 - 1735                Budh Singh                         (d. 1739)
1735 - 1749                Dalel Singh
1749 - 1770                Umaid Singh (1st time)             (b. 1729 - d. 1804)
1770 - 1773                Ajit Singh                         (d. 1773)
1773 - 1804                Umaid Singh (2nd time)             (s.a.)
1804 - 14 May 1821         Bishan Singh                       (d. 1821)
1821 - 28 Mar 1889         Ram Singh                          (b. 1811 - d. 1889)
1889 - 26 Jul 1927         Raghubir Singh                     (b. 1869 - d. 1927)
 8 Aug 1927 - 23 Apr 1945  Ishvari Singh                      (b. 1893 - d. 1945)
1945 - 15 Aug 1947         Bahadur Singh                      (b. 1920 - d. 1977)



Calicut (Kozhikkode)

1766                       Annexed by Mahisur (Mysore).

Rulers (title Zamorin)
1684 - 1705                Bharani Tirunal
1705 - 1711                ....
1711 - 1729                ....
1729 - 1741                Manavikrama
1741 - 1746                ....
1746 - 1758                Putiya Kovilakam
1758 - 1766                Kilakke Kovilakam


Cambay: see Kambay


Cannanore
 
[Cannanore 18th-19th cent.]
              18th cent. - 19th cent.
[Cannanore]
                             to  1947?

1545                       Cannanore founded.
1783                       British protectorate.

Rulers (title Ali Raja/Ali Raja Bibi)
1691 - 1704                Ali Adi II
1704 - 1720                Kunhi Amsa Adee I
1720 - 1728                Mohammed Ali Adi IV
1728 - 1732                Harrabichi Kadavube Adi Bibi (f)
1732 - 1745                Junumabe Adi Bibi I (f)
1745 - 1777                Kunhi Amsa Adee II
1783 - 1819                Junumabe Adi Bibi II (f)
1819 - 1838                Mariambe Adi Bibi (f)
1838 - 1862                Hayashabe Adi Bibi (f)
1862 - 1870                Abdu Rahiman Adi I
15 Nov 1870 - 1899         Musa Ali Adi                       (b. 1830 - d. ....)
1899 - 1907                Muhammad Ali Adi V
1907 - 1911                Imbichi Bibi Adi (f)
1911 - 1921                Ahamid Ali Adi
1921 - 1931                Ayisha Bibi Adi (f)
1931 - 1946                Abdu Rahiman Ali Adi               (b. 1881 - d. 1946)
1946 - 15 Aug 1947         Mariyumma Bibi Adi (f)


Carnatic: see Arkat


Chamba

[Chamba]

c.550                      Chamba state founded.
900                        Capital moved to Chamba.
1809 - 1846                Tributary to Jammu.
 9 Mar 1846                British protectorate.

Rajas (title Paramanabhattaraka Maharajadhiraja; from 1808 Raja Shri)
1690 - 1720                Udai Singh                         (d. 1720)
1720 - 1735                Ugra Singh -Regent                 (d. 1735)

1735 - 1748                Dalel Singh
1748 - 13 May 1764         Umed Singh                         (b. 1725 - d. 1764)
13 May 1764 - 1794         Raj Singh                          (b. 1755 - d. 1794)
1794 - 1808                Jit Singh                          (b. 1775 - d. 1808)
1808 - 1844                Charhat Singh                      (b. 1803 - d. 1844)
1808 - 1821                Rani Sarada Sahiba (f) -Regent
1844 -  3 Oct 1870         Sri Singh                          (b. 1839 - d. 1870)
 3 Oct 1870 - 17 Apr 1873  Gopal Singh                        (b. 1840 - d. 1895)
17 Apr 1873 - 22 Jan 1904  Sham Singh                         (b. 1866 - d. 1905)
17 Apr 1873 - 10 Nov 1884  .... -Regent
22 Jan 1904 -  6 Oct 1919  Bhuri Singh                        (b. 1869 - d. 1919)

 6 Oct 1919 -  7 Dec 1935  Ram Singh                          (b. 1890 - d. 1935)
 7 Dec 1935 - 15 Aug 1947  Lakshman Singh                     (b. 1924 - d. 1971)
 7 Dec 1935 -  8 May 1945  .... -Regent



Chang Bhakar (Changbhakar)

1819                       Changbhakar estate recognized as a state. 
 

Rulers (title Bhaiya)
1819 - 18..                Man Singh Deo
1848 - 1865                Janjit Singh Deo
 1 Dec 1865 - 1897         Balabhadra Singh Deo
1897 - 1932                Mahabir Singh Deo
1932 - 1947                Krishna Pratap Singh Deo



Chanderi 

1858                       Annexed by Gwalior.

Rulers
1646 - 1714                Debi Singh
1717 - 1733                Duraj Singh
1733 - 17..                Durjan Singh
17.. - 1760                Man Singh
1760 - 1774                Anirudh Singh
1774 - 1778                Hati Singh
1778 - 1802                Ram Chand
1802                       Parjapal
1802 - 1842                Mur Pahlad
1842 - 1858                Mardan Singh



Charkhari

[Charkhari]

1765                       Charkari state founded.

Rajas
1765 - 1782                Khuman Singh                       (d. 1782)
1782 - Nov 1829            Bikramajit Singh                   (d. 1829)
1829 - 1860                Ratan Singh                        (b. 1815 - d. 1860)
1860 - 1880                Jai Singh Deo                      (b. 1850 - d. 1880)
Maharajas
1880 -  6 Jul 1908         Malkhan Singh                      (b. 1872 - d. 1908)
 6 Jul 1908 - 1914         Jujhar Singh
1914 -  5 Oct 1920         Ganga Singh
1920 -  8 Nov 1941         Arimardan Singh                    (b. 1903 - d. 1941)
 8 Nov 1941 - 15 Aug 1947  Jagendra Singh                     (b. 1929 - d. 1977)



Chhatarpur

[Chhatarpur]

1785                       Chhatarpur state founded.

Rajas
1785 - 1816                Kunwar Sone Shah                   (d. 1816)
1816 - 1854                Pratap Singh                       (d. 1854)
                             (from 1827 Raja Bahadur)      
1854 - Nov 1867            Jaghat Singh                       (b. 1846 - d. 1867)
1867 - 1895                Vishvanath Singh                   (b. 1866 - d. 1932)
Maharajas
1895 -  4 Apr 1932         Vishvanath Singh                   (s.a.)
 5 Apr 1932 - 15 Aug 1947  Bhawani Singh                      (b. 1921 - d. 2006)


Chhaya: see Porbandar


Chhota Udaipur

[Chhota Udaipur]

1743                       Chhota Udaipur state founded.

Rulers (title Maharawal)
1743 - 17..                Pratapsinhji
1762 - 1771                Arsisinhji
1771 - 1777                Hamirsinhji II
1777 - 1822                Bhimsinhji
1822 - 1851                Gumansimhji
1851 - 1881                Jitsimhji                          (b. 1832 - d. 1881)
 7 Jul 1881 - 1895         Motisimhji Jitsimhji               (b. 1859 - d. 1895)
1895 - 29 Aug 1923         Fatehsinhji Motisimhji             (b. 1884 - d. 1923)
29 Aug 1923 - 15 Oct 1946  Natwarsinhji Fatehsinhji           (b. 1906 - d. 1946)
15 Oct 1946 - 15 Aug 1947  Virendrasinhji Natwarsinhji        (b. 1937 - d. 2005)



Chhuikadan

[Chhuikadan]

1750                       Chhuikadan state founded.

Rulers (title Mahant)
1750 - 1780                Rup Das
1780 - ....                Tulsi Das
.... - 1845                Balmakund Das
1845 - Dec 1887            Lakshman Das
13 Dec 1887 - 1896         Shyam Kishor Das                   (b. 1838 - d. 1896)
Apr 1897 - 1898            Radha Ballabh Kishor Das           (d. 1898)
1898 - 30 Sep 1903         Digvijay Yugal Kishor Das          (b. c.1883 - d. 1903)
30 Sep 1903 - 15 Aug 1947  Bhudav Kishor Das                  (b. 1891 - d. 19..)


Chitral: see Pakistani Princely States

Chuda

Rulers (title Thakur Shri)
1706 - 1747                Abhasinhji                         (d. 1747)
1747 - 1768                Raisinhji Abhasinhji               (d. 1768)
1768 - 1780                Gajsinhji Raisinhji                (d. 1780) 
1780 - 1820                Hathisinhji Gajsinhji              (d. 1820)
1820 - 1830                Abhasinhji Hathisinhji
1830 - 1854                Raisinhji Abhasinhji
27 Jul 1854 - 13 Jan 1908  Bacharsinhji Raisinhji             (b. 1840 - d. 1908)
1908 - 21 Dec 1920         Jorawarsinhji Bacharsinhji         (b. 1886 - d. 1921)
21 Dec 1920 - 1947         Bahadursinhji Jorawarsinhji        (b. 1909 - d. ....)


Cochin: see Kochin

Cooch Behar: see Koch Bihar

Coorg: see Kodagu

Cutch: see Kachh


Danta

[Danta]

Rulers (title Maharana Sri)
1687 - 1743                Prithvisimhji
1743 - 17..                Karansimhji
17.. - 17..                Ratansimhji
17.. - 1795                Abhaisimhji
1791 - 1800                Mansimhji
1800 - 1823                Jagatsimhji
1823 - 1847                Narsimhji
1847 - 1859                Jalamsimhji
1859 - 1860                Sardarsimhji
1860 - 1876                Harisimhji                         (b. 1817 - d. ....)
 1 Dec 1876 - 1908         Jashwantsimhji Harisimhji          (b. 1850 - d. 1908?)
16 Jun 1908 - 1925         Hamirsimhji                        (b. 1869 - d. 19..)
20 Nov 1925 - 15 Aug 1947  Bhavanisimhji Hamirsimhji          (b. 1899 - d. 1953)


Daphlapur

1680                       Daphlapur state
27 Jan 1917                Annexed to Jath.
 
Rulers (title Deshmukh)
1680 - 1703                Satvaji Rao I
1703 - 1704                Bovaji Rao
1704 - 1744                
Yesu Bai "Au Sahib" (f)            (d. 1754)
1744 - 1748                Bhurji Pandi
1748 - 1759                
Yeshwant Rao                       (d. 1759)
1759 - 1790                Amrit Rao I                        (d. 1790)
1790 - 1810                Khanji Rao                         (b. 17.. - d. 1810)
1810 - 1822                Ranibai Renukabai (f) -Regent      (d. 1822)
                             (administrator from 1816)
1822 - 1885                Satvaji Rao II                     (b. 1797 - d. 1885)
1885 - 13 Jan 1917         Ranibai Lakshmibai (f)             (b. 1825 - d. 1917)



Darkoti

10..                       Darkoti state founded.
1803 - 1815                Occupied by Nepal.

Rulers (title Thakur)
.... - 1787                ....
1787 - 1819                Bal Ram                            (d. 1819)

1819 - 1838                Jathu Ram                          (d. 1838)
1838 - 1854                Sutes Ram                          (d. 1854)
1854 - 1856                Paras Ram                          (d. 1856)
1856 - 1883                Ram Singh                          (b. 1815 - d. 1883)
15 Oct 1883 - 24 Sep 1918  Ram Saran Singh                    (b. 1843 - d. 1918)
24 Sep 1918 - 15 Aug 1947  Raghunath Singh                    (b. 1881 - d. 1951)



Daspalla

[Daspalla]

15th cent.                 Daspalla state founded.

Rulers
1653 - 1701                Chakradhar 
1701 - 1753                Padmanav 
1753 - 1775                Trilochan
1775 - 1795                Makunda Bhank
1795 - 1805                Guri Charan Deo
1805 - 1845                Krishna Chanda 
1845 - 1861                Madhusudan Deo 
1861 - Jan 1873            Narsimha 
21 Jan 1873 - 21 May 1874  Chaitan Deo                        (b. 1854 - d. ....)
Rajas
21 May 1874 - 1896         Chaitan Deo                        (s.a.)
1896 - 11 Dec 1913         Narayan Deo 
11 Dec 1913 - 15 Aug 1947  Kishor Chandra Deo                 (b. 1908 - d. 1965)
11 Dec 1913 -  3 Mar 1930  .... -Regent



Datia

1626                       Datia state founded.
15 Mar 1801                British protectorate.

Rulers (title Rao)
1683 - 1706                Dalpat Singh
1706 - 1733                Ramchandra Singh                   (d. 1733)
1733 - 1762                Indrajit Singh
1762 - 1801                Satrujit Singh
1801 - 182.                Parichhat Singh
Rajas
182. - 1839                Parichhat Singh
1839 - 20 Nov 1857         Bijai Singh                        (b. 1826 - d. 1857)
20 Nov 1857 - 1865         Bhavani Singh                      (b. 1846 - d. 1907)
Maharajas (title from 1877 Maharaja Lokindra)
1865 -  4 Aug 1907         Bhavani Singh                      (s.a.)
 5 Aug 1907 - 15 Aug 1947  Govind Singh                       (b. 1886 - d. 1951)



Dewas (Dewas Junior Branch)

[Dewas Junior]

1728                       Dewas (Dewas Junior Branch) state founded.
12 Dec 1818                British protectorate.

Rajas
1728 - 15 Aug 1774         Jivaji Rao Puar                    (d. 1774)
15 Aug 1774 -  2 Dec 1790  Sadashiv Rao I Puar                (d. 1790)
 2 Dec 1790 - 1817         Rukmangad Rao Puar                 (b. 17.. - d. 1817)
1817 - 1840                Anand Rao Puar                     (d. 1840)
1840 - 12 May 1864         Haibat Rao Puar                    (d. 1864)
12 May 1864 - 19 Jan 1892  Narayan Rao Puar "Dada Sahib"      (b. 1860 - d. 1892)
12 May 1864 - 1877         Yamuna Bai Saheb -Regent
                           + Rao Bahadur R.J. Bhide
                             (superintendent)
19 Jan 1892 -  1 Jan 1918  Malhar Rao Puar "Bhava Sahib"      (b. 1877 - d. 1934)
1898 - c.1908              Lala Bisheshas Nath -Regent
Maharajas

 1 Jan 1918 -  4 Feb 1934  Malhar Rao Puar "Bhava Sahib"      (s.a.)
 4 Feb 1934 -  2 Dec 1943  Sadashiv Rao II Puar "Khasi Sahib" (b. 1887 - d. 1943)
 2 Dec 1943 - 15 Aug 1947  Yeshwant Rao Puar "Bhav Sahib"     (b. 1905 - d. 1965)



Dewas (Dewas Senior Branch)

[Dewas Junior]

1728                       Dewas (Dewas Senior Branch) state founded.
12 Dec 1818                British protectorate.

Rajas
1728 - 16 Nov 1754         Tukaji Rao I Puar                  (b. c.1696 - d. 1754)
16 Nov 1754 - 24 Mar 1789  Krishnaji Rao I Puar               (b. 1740 - d. 1789)
24 Mar 1789 - 28 Sep 1827  Tukaji Rao II Puar                 (b. 1783 - d. 1827)
24 Mar 1789 -  4 Oct 1794  Rani Gangabai (f) -Regent
28 Sep 1827 - 26 Jul 1860  Rukmangad Tukaji Rao Puar          (b. 1821 - d. 1860)
                             "Khasi Sahib" 
26 Jul 1860 - 12 Oct 1899  Krishnaji Rao II Puar              (b. 1849 - d. 1899)
                             "Baba Sahib" 
26 Oct 1860 - 23 Mar 1867  Maharani Yamunabai (f) -Regent     (b. 1829 - d. 1909)
12 Oct 1899 -  4 Apr 1900  Interregnum
 4 Apr 1900 -  1 Jan 1918  Tukaji Rao III Puar "Kesho Rao     (b. 1888 - d. 1937)

                             Bapu Sahib" 
Maharajas
 1 Jan 1918 - 21 Dec 1937  Tukaji Rao III Puar "Kesho Rao     (s.a.)
                             Bapu Sahib"
                             (from 26 Jul 1934
in Pondicherry exile)
21 Dec 1937 - 23 Mar 1947  Vikramasimha Rao Puar              (b. 1910 - d. 1983)
                             (administrator from 26 Jul 1934)
11 Aug 1941 - 15 May 1943  Maharani Pramilabai (f) -Regent    (b. 1910)
                             (1st time)

23 Mar 1947 - 15 Aug 1947  Krishnaji Rao III Puar             (b. 1932 - d. 1999)
23 Mar 1947 - 15 Aug 1947
 Maharani Pramilabai (f) -Regent    (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)



Dhami

[Dhami]

.... - 1803                Tributary to Bilaspur.
1803 - 1815                Occupied by Nepal.

Rulers (title Rana)
1778 - 1803                Dalel Singh                        (d. 1803)
1803 - 1813                Pritam Singh                       (d. 1813)
1815 - 1868                Govardhan Singh                    (b. c.1802 - d. 1868)
1868 - 1894                Fateh Singh                        (b. 1855 - d. 1894)
1894 - 1920                Hira Singh                         (b. 1878 - d. 1920)
1920 - 15 Aug 1947         Dhalip Singh                       (b. 1908 - d. 1987)



Dhar

[Dhar]

1728                       Dhar state founded.
10 Jan 1819                British protectorate.
19 Jan 1858 -  1 May 1860  State briefly confiscated by British India.

Rajas
1728 - 1732                Udaji Rao I Puar                   (d. 1732)
1732 - 1736                Anand Rao I Puar                   (d. 1749)
1736 -  6 Jan 1761         Jashwant Rao I Puar                (b. 1724 - d. 1761)
 6 Jan 1761 - 1782         Khande Rao Puar                    (b. c.1758 - d. 1782)
 6 Jan 1761 - 17..         Rani Gahena Bai (f) -Regent
1782 - 10 Jun 1807         Anand Rao II Puar                  (b. 1782 - d. 1807)

1782 - 1798                Rani Nubadha Bai (f) -Regent
Dec 1807 - 1810            Ramchandra Rao I Puar              (b. 1807 - d. 1810)
Dec 1807 - 1810            Maina Bai (f) -Regent
1810 - Oct 1833            Ramchandra Rao II Puar             (b. 1805 - d. 1833)
21 Apr 1834 - 23 May 1857  Jashwant Rao II Puar               (b. 1823 - d. 1857)
23 May 1857 - 19 Jan 1858  Anand Rao III Puar (1st time)      (b. 1844 - d. 1898)
23 Jan 1857 - 19 Jan 1858  Draupadi Bai (f) -Regent
19 Jan 1858 -  1 May 1860  Vacant

 1 May 1860 - 29 Jul 1898  Anand Rao III Puar (2nd time)      (s.a.)
                             (personal style Maharaja from 11 Jan 1877)
 1 May 1860 -  1 Oct 1864  .... -Regent
29 Jul 1898 -  1 Jan 1918  Udaji Rao II Puar "Baba Sahib"     (b. 1886 - d. 1926)

                             (personal style Maharaja from 31 Jun 1899)
29 Jul 1898 -  6 Dec 1907  .... - Regent
Maharajas

 1 Jan 1918 - 30 Jul 1926  Udaji Rao II Puar "Baba Sahib"     (s.a.)
 1 Aug 1926 - 15 Aug 1947  Anand Rao IV Puar                  (b. 1920 - d. 1989)
30 Jul 1926 - 30 Oct 1931  Maharani Lakshmi Devi              (d. 1931)  
                             Bai (f) -Regent

30 Oct 1931 - 16 Mar 1940  .... - Regent



Dharampur

[Dharampur]

1262                       Dharampur state founded.
1766                       Capital moved to Mandvegan and renamed
Dharampur.
31 Dec 1802                British protectorate.

Rulers (title Maharajadhiraj Maharana Shri)
Oct 1680 - 1711            Sahadevji  
1711 - 1758                Ramdevji II                       (d. 1758)
1758 - 1774                Dharamdevji                       (d. 1774)
1774 - 1777                Narandevji (Guman Singh)          (d. 1777)
1774 - 1777                Maharani Baiji Kushal             (d. 1784)
                             Kunverba (f) (1st time) -Regent  
1777 - 1784                Somdevji II (Abhay Singh)
1777 - 1784                Maharani Baiji Kushal             (s.a.)
                             Kunverba (f) (2nd time) -Regent      
1787 - 1807                Rupdevji
1787 - 1800                Maharani Baiji Kushal Kunverba
                             Sahib (f) -Regent
1807 - 1857                Vijaidevji I                      (d. 1857)
1857 - 20 Jan 1860         Ramdevji III Vijayadevji          (d. 1860)
20 Jan 1860 - 17 Sep 1891  Narayandevji Ramdevji             (b. 1840 - d. 1891)
17 Sep 1891 - 26 Mar 1921  Mohandevji Narayandevji           (b. 1863 - d. 1921)
26 Mar 1921 - 15 Aug 1947  Vijaidevji II Mohandevji          (b. 1884 - d. 1952)



Dhenkanal

[Dhenkanal]

c.1530                     Dhenkanal state founded.

Rajas
1682 - 1708                Nru Singh Bhramarbar
1708 - 1728                Kunja Behari Bhramarbar
1728 - 1741                Braja Behari Bhramarbar
1741 - 1743                Damodar Bhramarbar
1743 - 1785                Trilochan Singh Mahendra 
1785 - 1796                Dayanidhi Mahendra
1796 - 1807                Ramchandra Mahendra
1807 - 1822                Krishna Chandra Mahendra 
1822 - 1830                Shyam Chandra Mahendra
1830 - 1877                Bhagirath Mahendra
                             (from 1869, personal style Maharaja)
1877 - 1885                Dinabhandu Mahendra
29 Aug 1885 - 16 Oct 1918  Shura Pratap Mahendra              (b. 1884 - d. 1918)
16 Oct 1918 - 15 Aug 1947  Shankar Pratap Singh Dev Mahendra  (b. 1904 - d. 1965)



Dholpur
 
[Dholpur to c.1780]
                      to c.1780
[Dholpur]
                       c.1780 - 1947

c.700                      Dholpur (Dhavalapura) state founded.
1505                       Gohad state founded.
1740 - 1756                Occupied by Gwalior.
1761 - 1775                Dholpur annexed to Bharatpur.

1782 - Dec 1805            Dholpur annexed by Gwalior.
21 Jul 1783 - 1804         Gohad annexed by Gwalior.
 2 Dec 1779                British protectorate.
1806                       Ruler of Gohad merges Gohad into Dholpur.

Rulers of Gohad (title Rana Shri)
1699 - 1713                Gaj Singh                          (d. 1713)
1713 - 1717                Jaswant Singh                      (d. 1717)
1717 - 1756                Bhim Singh                         (d. 1756)
1756 - 1757                Pratap Singh                       (d. 1757)
1757 - 23 Feb 1784         Chhatrapat Singh                   (d. 1788) 
                             (personal style Maharaj Rana from 1771)
1784 - 1803                Interregnum
1803 - 1806                Kirat Singh                        (b. 1763 - d. 1836)

Rulers of Dholpur (title Maharajadhiraja Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana)
1806 - 21 Apr 1836         Kirat Singh                        (s.a.)
1836 - Dec 1836            Pohap Singh                        (d. 1836)
Dec 1836 -  7 Feb 1873     Bhagwant Singh                     (b. 1824 - d. 1873)
 7 Feb 1873 - 28 Jul 1901  Nihal Singh                        (b. 1863 - d. 1901)
 7 Feb 1874 - 1884         Maharani Sateha Devi
                             Bhawa
(f) -Regent
28 Jul 1901 -  2 Apr 1911  Ram Singh                          (b. 1883 - d. 1911)

28 Jul 1901 - Mar 1905     .... -Regent
 2 Apr 1911 - 15 Aug 1947  Udai Bhan Singh                    (b. 1893 - d. 1954)
 2 Apr 1911 -  9 Oct 1913  .... -Regent



Dhrangadhra
 
[Dhrangadhra to 1946]
                      c.1911 - 1946
[Dhrangadhra]
                        1946 - 1948

1090                       Jhalawad state founded.
1735                       New capital Dhrangadhra founded; state renamed (earlier
                             names: Kuwa, Halwad; the state is sometimes styled 
                             Halwad-Dhrangadhra).

Rulers (title Maharana Raj Sahib)
1672 - 1718                Jaswantsimhji I Gajsimhji          (d. 1718)
1718 - 1729                Pratapsimhji Jaswantsimhji         (d. 1729)
1729 - 1744                Raisimhji II Pratapsimhji          (d. 1744)
1744 - 1782                Gajsimhji II Raisimhji             (d. 1782)
1782 - 1801                Jashwantsimhji II Gajsimhji        (d. 1801)
                             (in opposition in Halwad from 1758)
1758 - 1782                Raniji Jijibai Kunverba (f) -Regent

                             (for Jashwantsimhji II; in opposition in Halwad)
1801 - 1804                Raisimhji III Jashwantsimhji       (b. 1761 - d. 1804)

1804 -  9 Apr 1843         Amarsimhji II Raisimhji            (b. 1782 - d. 1843)
 9 Apr 1843 - 16 Oct 1869  Ranmalsimhji Amarsimhji            (b. 1809 - d. 1869)
16 Oct 1869 -  2 Dec 1900  Mansimhji II Ranmalsimhji          (b. 1837 - d. 1900)
 2 Dec 1900 -  4 Feb 1911  Ajitsimhji Jashwantsimhji          (b. 1872 - d. 1911)
 4 Feb 1911 -  1 Jan 1918  Ganshyamsimhji Ajitsimhji          (b. 1889 - d. 1942)
Rulers (title Maharaja Shri Raj Sahib)
 1 Jan 1918 -  4 Feb 1942  Gabshyamsimhji Ajitsimhji          (s.a.)
 4 Feb 1942 - 15 Aug 1947  Mayurdhwajsimhji Meghraji III      (b. 1923 - d. 2010)
                             Ganshyamsimhji



Dhrol

c.1539                     Dhrol state founded.

Rulers (title Thakur Sahib)
1644 - 1706                Kaloji I Panchanji
1706 - 1712                Junhoji I Kaloji
1712 - 1715                Ketoji Junoji
1715 - 1716                Kaloji II Junoji                   (d. 1716)
1716 - 1760                Vaghji Junoji
1760 - 1781                Jaysimhji I Vaghji
1781 - 1789                Junoji II Jaysimhji
1789 - ....                Nathoji Junoji
.... - 1803                Modji Nathoji 
1803 - 1844                Bhuptasimhji Modji 
1845 - 1886                Jaysimhji II Bhuptasimhji          (b. 1824 - d. 1886)
26 Oct 1886 - 31 Jul 1914  Harisimhji Jaisimhji               (b. 1846 - d. 19..)
 2 Sep 1914 - 31 Aug 1937  Daulatsimhji Harisimhji            (b. 1864 - d. 1937)
31 Aug 1937 - 1939         Jorawarsimhji Dipsinhji            (b. 1910 - d. 1939)
10 Oct 1939 - 15 Aug 1947  Chandrasimhji Dipsinhji            (b. 1912 - d. ....)



Dhurwai

[Dhurwai-Bundelkhand]

Rulers (title Diwan)
.... - ....                Prithvi Raj
14 Jan 1851 - ....         Ranjor Singh                       (b. c.1833 - d. ....)
.... - ....                ....
.... - ....                Jugal Prasad Singh


Dir: see Pakistani Princely States


Dujana

[Dujana]

1806                       Dujana state founded.

Rulers (title Nawab)
1806 - 1825                `Abd as-Samad Khan
1825 - 1850                Dondi Khera Khan
1850 - 1867                Hasan `Ali Khan
1867 - 15 Oct 1879         Mohammad Sa`adat `Ali Khan         (b. 1840 - d. 1879)
1879 - 1908                Momtaz `Ali Khan                   (b. 1865 - d. 19..)
1908 - 1925                Mohammad Khurshid `Ali Khan
21 Jul 1925 - 15 Aug 1947  Mohammad Iqtidar `Ali Khan         (b. 1912 - d. bf.1970)



Dungarpur

[Dungarpur]

1197                       Dungarpur state founded.
11 Dec 1818                British protectorate.

Rulers (title Rawal)
1691 - 1702                Khuman Singh
1702 - 1730                Ram Singh
1730 - 1785                Shiv Singh
1785 - 1790                Vairi Sal
1790 - 1808                Fateh Singh
Rulers (title Maharawal; from 1898 Rai-e-Rajan Maharawal)
1808 - 19 Dec 1845         Jashwant Singh                     (d. 1845)
1825 - 1846                Dalpat Singh -Regent               (b. 1808 - d. 1864)
1846 - 1898                Udai Singh                         (b. 1838 - d. 1898)
13 Feb 1898 - 15 Nov 1918  Bijai Singh                        (b. 1887 - d. 1918)
15 Nov 1918 - 15 Aug 1947  Lakshman Singh                     (b. 1908 - d. 1989)



Faridkot

[Faridkot]

1643                       Kot Kapura state founded.
1763                       Joint rulers split Kot Kapura into Kot Kapura and Faridkot.
1807 -  3 Apr 1809         Ooccupied by Pañjab.
1807 - 1846                Kot Kapura incorporated into Pañjab.
 3 Apr 1809                British protectorate.

Rulers (title Chaudhuri) of Kot Kapura
1643 - 1708                Kapur Singh
1708 - 1720                Interregnum
1720 - 1732                Sukhia Singh
1732 - 1767                Jodh Singh
1767 - 1806                Tej Singh
1806 - 1807                Jagat Singh                        (d. 1825)
Rulers (title Sardar) of Faridkot
1643 - 1708                Kapura Singh                       (b. 1628 - d. 1708)
1708 - 1710                Sajja Singh                        (d. 1710)
1710 - 1731                Sukha Singh                        (b. 1681 - d. 1731)
1732 - 1782                Hamir Singh                        (d. 1782)
1782 - 1798                Mohr Singh                         (d. 1798)
1798 - 1804                Charat Singh                       (d. 1804)
1804                       Dal Singh                          (d. 1804)
1804 -  5 Nov 1826         Ghulab Singh                       (b. c.1797 - d. 1826)
 5 Nov 1826 - Aug 1827     Attar Singh                        (b. 1823 - d. 1827)
 5 Nov 1826 - Aug 1827     Pahar Singh -Regent                (b. 1799 - d. 1849)
Aug 1827 - 15 Apr 1846     Pahar Singh                        (s.a.)
Rajas (title from 12 Jul 1858, Brar Bans Bahadur Raja)
15 Apr 1846 - Apr 1849     Pahar Singh                        (s.a.) 
Apr 1849 - 22 Apr 1874     Wazir Singh                        (b. 1828 - d. 1874)
22 Apr 1874 - 20 Aug 1898  Vikram Singh                       (b. 1842 - d. 1898)
20 Aug 1898 - 11 Feb 1906  Balbir Singh                       (b. 1869 - d. 1906)
11 Feb 1906 -  1 Jan 1918  Brij Indar Singh                   (b. 1896 - d. 1918)
11 Feb 1906 - Nov 1916     .... -Regent
Maharaja

 1 Jan 1918 - 22 Dec 1918  Brij Indar Singh                   (s.a.)
Raja
23 Dec 1918 - 15 Aug 1947  Har Indar Singh                    (b. 1915 - d. 1989)
23 Dec 1918 - 17 Oct 1934  .... -Regent



Farrukhabad 

1714                       Farrukhabad state founded.
1802                       Reduced to an estate.

Rulers (title Nawab)
1714 - 1743                Mohammad Khan Ghanzanfar Jang     (b. 1654? - d. 1743)
1743 - 22 Nov 1748         Kaim Khan                         (d. 1748)
1748 - 1750                Imam Khan
1750 - Nov 1771            Ahmad Khan Ghalib Jang            (d. 1771)
1771 - 1796                Dilar Himmat Khan Muzaffar Jang   (b. 1758 - d. 1796)
1796 - 1802                Imdad Husain Khan Nasir Jang      (d. 1813)



Gangpur

Rulers
.... - ....                Baijnath Shekhar Deo
1804 - 1820                Indra Shekhar Deo 
1820 - 1827                Parsharam Shekhar Deo
1827 - 1833                ....
1833 - 1852                Jagadev Shekhar Deo

1852 - 1858                Chandrabhanu Shekhar Deo
1859                       Madan Mohand Shekhar Deo
1860 - 1865                Danardan Shekar Deo
1865 - 1874                Raghunath Shekhar Deo              (b. 1849 - d. 1917)
Rajas
1874 - 1917                Raghunath Shekhar Deo              (s.a.)
10 Jun 1917 -  5 May 1930  Bhawani Shankar Shekhar Deo        (b. 1898 - d. 19..) 
1930 - 1938                Bir Mitra Pratap Shekhar Deo       (b. 1920 - d. 1938)
1930 - 1938                Rani Janaki Rathnayammarjee 
                             of Kurupam (f) -Regent
1938 - 15 Aug 1947         Bir Pratap Shekhar Deo             (b. 1923 - d. 1967)
1938 - 1944
               Rani Janaki Rathnayammarjee 
                             of Kurupam (f) -Regent 


Gilgit: see Pakistani Princely States


Gohad: see Dholpur


Gondal

1634                       Gondal state founded.

Rulers (title Thakur Shri)
1679 - 1714                Sagramji I                         (b. 1634 - d. 1714)
1714 - 1753                Haloji                             (b. 1676 - d. 1753)
1753 - 1790                Kumbhoji II                        (b. 1712 - d. 1790)
1790 - 1792                Malubhai                           (b. 1755 - d. 1792)
1792 - 1800                Dajibhai Muluji                    (b. 1776 - d. 1800)
1800 - 1812                Devabhai (Devaji)                  (b. 1757 - d. 1812)
1812 - 1814                Nathubhai (Nathuji Devaji)         (d. 1814)
1814 - 1821                Kanuji Devaji                      (d. 1821)
1821 - 1841                Chandrasimhji II Devaji            (d. 1841)
1841 - 1851                Bhakabhai Devaji                   (d. 1851)
1851 - 14 Dec 1869         Sagramji II Devaji                 (b. 1822 - d. 1869)
14 Dec 1869 - 10 Mar 1944  Bhagwatsimhji Sagramji             (b. 1865 - d. 1944)
                            (personal style Maharaja from 1 Jan 1888)
27 Apr 1870 - 24 Aug 1884  Regency
                           - Lloyd (to 10 Jun 1872)
                           - Goodfellow
                             (acting for Lloyd
27 Apr 1870 - Feb 1871)
                           - Phillips (
Jun 1872 - 1875)
                           - W. Scott (1875 - May 1882)
                           - Reeves (acting for Scott 1876-77)
                           - Salmon (acting for Scott 1877-78)
                           - Jayashankar Lalshankar
                             (
16 Sep 1878 - Feb 1882)
                           - Bhagvat Sinhji
                             (
Feb 1882 - 24 Aug 1884)
                           - Hancock
                             (acting for Scott
Oct 1880 - Feb 1881)
                           - Nutt (
May 1882 - 24 Aug 1884;
                              acting for Scott
Aug 1881 - Jan 1882)
 9 Mar 1944 - 15 Aug 1947  Bhojrajji 
Bhagwatsimhji            (b. 1883 - d. 1952)
                            (personal style Maharaja)



Guler

1415                       Guler state founded
1813                       Annexed to British India.

Rajas
1695 - 1741                Dalip Singh                        (b. 1688 - d. 1741)
1730 - 1741                Govardhan Singh -Regent            (b. 1713 - d. 1773)
1741 - 1773                Govardhan Singh                    (s.a.)
1773 - 1790                Prakash Singh                      (b. 1748 - d. 1820)
1790 - 1813                Bhup Singh                         (b. 1765 - d. 1826)



Gwalior
 
[Gwalior]
 
[Gwalior Maharaja's flag]
           c.1909 - 1947 Maharaja's flag

c.900                      Gwalior state founded.
1232 - 1398                Annexed by Dihli (Delhi) sultanate.
1518 - 1731                Annexed by Mughal empire.
1731                       Sindhya (Scindia) state refounded by Mahratta general.
1766                       Gwalior capital of the state, gives it its name.
13 Dec 1781                British protectorate (and 30 Dec 1803). 

Rulers (title Maharaja Sindhya)
1731 - 19 Jul 1745         Ranojirao Scindia                  (d. 1745)
19 Jul 1745 - 25 Jul 1755  Jayapparao Scindia                 (d. 1755)
25 Jul 1755 - 15 Jan 1761  Jankojirao I Scindia               (b. 1745 - d. 1761)
25 Jul 1755 - 10 Jan 1760  Dattaji -Regent                    (d. 1760)
15 Jan 1761 - 25 Nov 1763  Interregnum
25 Nov 1763 - 10 Jul 1764  Kadarjirao Scindia
10 Jul 1764 - 18 Jan 1768  Manajirao Scindia
18 Jan 1768 - 12 Feb 1794  Madhavrao I Scindia                (b. c.1727 - d. 1794)
12 Feb 1794 - 21 Mar 1827  Daulatrao Scindia                  (b. 1779 - d. 1827)
21 Mar 1827 - 17 Jun 1827  Maharani Baija Bai (f) -Regent     (d. 1863)
17 Jun 1827 -  7 Feb 1843    (1st time)
17 Jun 1827 -  7 Feb 1843  Jankojirao II Scindia              (b. 1805 - d. 1843)
17 Jun 1827 - Dec 1832     Maharani Baija Bai (f) -Regent     (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
 7 Feb 1843 - 20 Jun 1886  Jayajirao Scindia                  (b. 1835 - d. 1886)

 7 Feb 1843 - 19 Jan 1845  Maharani Tara Bai (f) -Regent      (b. 1831 - d. ....)
1843 - Jan 1844            Dada Khasjiwallah (in rebellion)
20 Jun 1886 -  5 Jun 1925  Madhavrao II Scindia               (b. 1876 - d. 1925)
17 Aug 1886 - 15 Dec 1894  Maharani Sakhya Bai (f) -Regent    (b. 1862 - d. 1919)
 5 Jun 1925 - 15 Aug 1947  George Jivaji Rao Scindia          (b. 1916 - d. 1961)
 5 Jun 1925 23 Nov 1931  Maharani Chinku Bai (f) -Regent    (d. 1932)
23 Nov 1931 - 22 Nov 1936  Maharani Gajra Bai (f) -Regent     (d. 1943)

British Residents
Nov 1781 - Dec 1783        David Anderson 
Dec 1783 - Aug 1784        James Anderson (acting)
20 Dec 1786 - 15 Oct 1787  William Kirkpatrick                (b. 1754 - d. 1812)
Apr 1787 - Jun 1787        James Macpherson (acting)
15 Oct 1787 - Sep 1797     William Palmer                     (d. 1814)
Sep 1797 - 10 Oct 1798     Paris Bradshaw (acting)
10 Oct 1798 -  3 Aug 1803  John Collins                       (d. 1807)

Aug 1803 - Jan 1804        Vacant
12 Jan 1804 - 13 May 1804  Sir John Malcolm                   (b. 1769 - d. 1833)

13 May 1804 -  9 Nov 1804  Josiah Webbe (acting)              (b. 1768 - d. 1804) 
 9 Nov 1805 - Dec 1805     Richard Jenkins (acting)           (b. 1785 - d. 1853)
18 Dec 1805 - 29 May 1808  Graeme Mercer (1st time)
29 May 1808 - 11 Jul 1808  Mountstuart Elphinstone            (b. 1799 - d. 1859)
11 Jul 1808 - 22 Dec 1809  Robert Close (1st time)
22 Dec 1809 - 28 Jul 1810  Graeme Mercer (2nd time) 
28 Jul 1810 - 13 Apr 1811  Charles Theophilus Metcalfe        (b. 1785 - d. 1846)
13 Apr 1811 - 19 Nov 1815  Richard Charles Strachey           (b. 1781 - d. 1847) 
                             (1st time)
19 Nov 1815 - 16 Mar 1816  Gerald Wellesley 
Mar 1816 - Apr 1818        Robert Close (2nd time)
24 May 1817 - 14 Jun 1817  James Tod (acting for Close)
24 Apr 1818 - 1821         Josiah Stewart (1st time)
1821 - 1823                Sir Richard Strachey               (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
1822                       Johnstone (acting)
1823 - 1824                Robert Close (3rd time)
1824 - 1828                Josiah Stewart (2nd time)
1829 - 1831                George Fielding (1st time) 
1831                       Sir John Low                       (b. 1788 - d. 1880)
1831 - 1832                George Fielding (2nd time) 
1832                       John Dixon Dyke 
1832 - 1835                Richard Cavendish 
1835 - 1837                John Sutherland 
1837 - 1838                Dundas
1838 - 1843                Alexander Speirs 
1843 - 1844                Sir William Henry Sleeman          (b. 1788 - d. 1856)
1844 - 1848                Sir Richmond Campbell Shakespear   (b. 1812 - d. 1861)
                             (1st time)
1848 - 1849                D. Ross
1849                       Sir Richmond Campbell Shakespear   (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
1849 - 1852                Sir Henry Marion Durand            (b. 1812 - d. 1871)
1852 - 1854                Duncan A. Malcolm 
1854 - 1859                Samuel Charters Macpherson         (b. 1806 - d. 1880) 
1859 - 1862                Sir Richard John Meade             (b. 1821 - d. 1894)
1862 - 1863                Richard Harte Keatinge             (b. 1825 - d. 1904)
1863 - 1867                Alexander Ross Elliott Hutchinson
1867 - 1868                Sir Henry Dermot Daly              (b. 1821 - d. 1895)
1868 - 1869                Charles L. Showers 
1869 - 1872                Sir Crawford Trotter Chamberlain   (b. 1821 - d. 1902) 
1872 - 1874                Eugene Clutterbuck Impey           (b. 1830 - d. 1904) 
1874 - 1877                John William Willoughby Osborne    (b. 1833 - d. 1881) 
                             (1st time)
1877                       Sir John Watson (1st time)         (b. 1829 - d. 1919)
1877 - 1880                William Tweedie (1st time)         (b. 1836 - d. 1914)
1880 -  8 Oct 1881         John William Willoughby Osborne    (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
1881 - 1882                Sir John Watson (2nd time)         (s.a.)
1882                       William Tweedie (2nd time)         (s.a.)
1882 - 1883                Patrick W. Bannerman (1st time)    (b. 1833 - d. 1912)
1883 - 1884                James Cavan Berkeley 
1884 - 1886                Patrick W. Bannerman (2nd time)    (s.a.)
1886 - 1887                Sir David William Keith Barr       (b. 1846 - d. 1916)
                             (1st time) 
1887 - 1888                Patrick W. Bannerman (3rd time)    (s.a.)
1888 - 1892                Sir David William Keith Barr       (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
1892 - 1893                John Biddulph (acting)             (b. 1840 - d. 1922)
1893 - 1894                Edward Swarman Reynolds 
Feb 1894 - Apr 1895        Sir Donald Robertson (1st time)    (b. 1847 - d. 1930)
1895 - 1896                Charles Withers Ravenshaw          (b. 1851 - d. 1935) 
1896                       Sir Donald Robertson (2nd time)    (s.a.)
1896 - 1897                Ivor Mac Iver
1897                       Joseph Henry Newill
1897 - 1901                Thomas Caldwell Pears (1st time)
1901                       Charles Herbert (1st time)
1901 - 1902                Thomas Caldwell Pears (2nd time)
1902 - 1904                Charles Hamerton Pritchard 
1904                       Sir Stuart Mitford Fraser          (b. 1864 - d. 1963)
1904                       Charles Herbert (2nd time) 
Apr 1905 - 1907            Henry Venn Cobb                    (b. 1864 - d. 1949)
1907                       Herbet Lionel Showers
1907 - 1909                Sir Alexander Fleetwood Pinhey     (b. 1861 - d. 1916)
1909 - 1912                Charles Arnold Kemball
1912 - 1924                William Ellis Jardine              (b. 1867 - d. 1944)
1914                       Francis Granville Beville
                             (acting for Jardine)
1922                       Edward Herbert Kealy 
                             (acting for Jardine)
Apr 1924 - 1929            Leslie Maurice Crump               (b. 1875 - d. 1929)
1928 - 1929                Terence Humphrey Keyes             (b. 1877 - d. 1939)
                             (acting for Crump)
1929 - 1932?               Cecil Hamilton Gabriel             (b. 1879 - d. 19..)
1932? - 1934               ....
1934 - 1937                Edmund C. Gibson
1937 - 1940                Gerald Fisher
1940 - 1942                George G.B. Gillan
1942 - 1944                Charles Gordon Herbert
1944 - 1946                ....
1946 - 1947                A.A. Russell                       (b. 1898 - d. 1967)


Halwad-Dhrangadhra: see Dhrangadhra

Hunza: see Pakistani Princely States


Haydarabad (Hyderabad)
 
[Haydarabad (Hyderabad) to c.1900]
               c.1724 - c.1900
 
[Haydarabad (Hyderabad) c.1900-c.1945]
                           c.1900 - c.1945
 
[Haydarabad (Hyderabad)]
                             c.1945 - 1950
 
Map of Haydarabad
Capital: Haydarabad
(Hyderabad)
Constitution
Population: 16,338,500 (1941)

1512 - 1687                Part of the Kingdom of Golkonda.
1687                       Part of the Mughal Empire.
20 Jun 1720                Mughal governor with style Nizam al-Molk establishes
                             a quasi-independent state.
 7 Dec 1724                Haydarabad made capital of the state.
12 Nov 1766                British protectorate (and 22 Aug 1809).
15 Aug 1947                Nizam refuses to accede to India.
17 Sep 1948                India occupies Haydarabad militarily.
24 Nov 1949                Accession to India agreed to as of Indian Republic Day,
                             effective 26 Jan 1950.

Rulers (title Nizam al-Molk [from 13 Nov 1936, Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar])
20 Jun 1720 -  1 Jun 1748  Qamar ad-Din Chin Qilij Khan       (b. 1671 - d. 1748) 
                             (from 12 Jul 1737:) Asaf Jah I
 1 Jun 1748 - 16 Dec 1750  Nasir Jang Mir Ahmad               (b. 1712 - d. 1750)
16 Dec 1750 - 13 Feb 1751  Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat (d. 1751)
Feb 1751 - 16 Oct 1752     Ghazi ad-Din (in rebellion)        (d. 1752)
13 Feb 1751 -  8 Jul 1762  Asaf ad-Dowla Mir Ali Salabat Jang (b. 1718 - d. 1763)
 8 Jul 1762 -  6 Aug 1803  Ali Khan Asaf Jah II               (b. 1734 - d. 1802)
 7 Aug 1803 - 21 May 1829  Mir Akbar Ali Khan Asaf Jah III    (b. 1768 - d. 1829)
21 May 1829 - 16 May 1857  Naser ad-Dowla Farkhunda Ali       (b. 1794 - d. 1857)
                             Asaf Jah IV
18 May 1857 - 26 Feb 1869  Afzal ad-Dowla Mahbub Ali I Khan   (b. 1827 - d. 1869) 
                             Asaf Jah V
28 Feb 1869 - 29 Aug 1911  Fath Jang Mahbub Ali II Khan Asaf  (b. 1866 - d. 1911) 
                             Jah VI
28 Feb 1869 -  5 Feb 1884  .... -Regent
29 Aug 1911 - 26 Jan 1950  Fath Jang Mir Osman Ali Khan       (b. 1886 - d. 1967)

                             Asaf Jah VII 
Indian Military Governor
17 Sep 1948 - Dec 1949     Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri             (b. 1908 - d. 1983)

Dewans (chief ministers)
1724 - 1730                Muhammad Iwaz Khan
1730 - 1742                Anwarullah Khan
1742 - 1748?               Khuda Banda Khan
1748 - 1750                Shah Nawaz Khan (1st time)
1750 - 1752                Raja Ragunath Dass
1752 - 1755                Syed Lashkar Khan
1755 - 1758                Shah Nawaz Khan (2nd time)
1758 - 1761                Basalat Jung
1761 - 1765                Vithal Sundur
1765 - 1775                Musa Khan Nawab Rukn ud-Daula
1775 - 1781                Viqar-ud-Daula
                           + Shams-ul-Mulk (to 1778)
1781 -  9 May 1804         Ghulam Sayyed Khan Aristu Jah
                            (Mahratta hostage 1795-97)
1795 - 1797                Mir Alam (1st time)
                            (acting for Aristu Jah)
1804                       Raja Rajindra
1804 - 1808                Mir Alam (2nd time)
1808 - 1832                Munir ul-Mulk
                           - together with -
1808 -  6 Sep 1843         Chandu Lal
1843 - 1846                Ram Baksh (1st time)
1846 - 1848                Siraj ul-Mulk (1st time)            (d. 1853)
Nov 1848 - Dec 1848        Amjad ul-Mulk
Dec 1848 - May 1849        Shams ul-Umara
Sep 1849 - Apr 1851        Ram Baksh (2nd time)
Apr 1851 - Jun 1851        Ganesh Rao
1851 - May 1853            Siraj ul-Mulk (2nd time)            (s.a.)

May 1853 -  8 Feb 1883     Mir Turab Ali Khan Salar Jung I     (b. 1829 - d. 1883) 
Feb 1883 - Apr 1887        Laiq Ali Khan Salar Jung II         (b. 1868? - d. 1889)
1887 - 1893                Bashir-ud-Daula Asman Jah
1893 - 1901                Nawab Sir Vikar-ul-Umra             (d. 1902)
Prime ministers (presidents of the Executive Council)
1901 - 11 Jul 1912         Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad         (b. 1862 - d. 1940)

                             (1st time)
Jul 1912 - Nov 1914        Nawab Yusuf Ali Khan Salar Jung III (b. 1889 - d. 1949)
Nov 1914 - 1919            the Nizam
Aug 1919 -  5 Sep 1922     Sir Sayyid Ali Imam
                (b. 1869 - d. 1932)
 5 Sep 1922 -  1 Apr 1924  Nawab Sir Faridoon-ul-Mulk Bahadur  (d. 1928)
 1 Apr 1924 - 25 Nov 1926  Wali-ud-Daula Bahadur

25 Nov 1926 - 18 Mar 1937  Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad         (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
18 Mar 1937 - Sep 1941     Sir Akbar Hydari                    (b. 1869 - d. 1941)
Sep 1941 - 1946            Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan  (b. 1889 - d. 1983)
                             Chhatari (1st time)
Aug 1946 - May 1947        Sir Mirza Muhammad Ismail           (b. 1883 – d. 1959)
1947 - 29 Oct 1947         Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan  (s.a.)
                             Chhatari (2nd time)
 1 Nov 1947 - 28 Nov 1947  Nawab Mehdi Yar Jung (acting) 
29 Nov 1947 - 19 Sep 1948  Mir Laik Ali (provisional)          (d. 1971)
 

British Residents
Apr 1779 - 1781            John Holland
 2 Jul 1781 - 1784         James Grant
20 Jan 1784 - 1788         Richard Johnson                     (b. 1750 - d. 1802)
28 Apr 1788 - 1797         John Kennaway                       (b. 1758 - d. 1836)
15 Nov 1797 - 1798         William Kirkpatrick
15 Sep 1798 - 1805         James Achilles Kirkpatrick          (b. 1764 - d. 1805)
 1 Sep 1805 - Dec 1805     Henry Russell (1st time)(acting)    (b. 1783 - d. 1852)
 3 Jan 1806 - 1810         Thomas Sydenham                     (b. 1780 - d. 1816)
20 May 1810 - Mar 1811     Charles Russell (acting)
17 Apr 1811 - Dec 1820     Henry Russell (2nd time)            (s.a.)
 1 Dec 1820 - Aug 1825     Charles Theophilus Metcalfe         (b. 1785 - d. 1846)
29 Sep 1825 - 1830         William Byam Martin
1827 - 1830                John Sutherland (1st time)
                             (acting for Martin)
 7 Aug 1830 - Nov 1830     Edward Cockburn Ravenshaw (acting)

 6 Nov 1830 - Jan 1838     Josiah Stewart
1833 - 1834                John Sutherland (2nd time)
                             (acting for Stewart)
12 Jan 1838 - 15 Jun 1838  John Cameron (acting)               (d. 1838)
16 Jun 1838 - Jul 1838     James Wahab 
(acting)  
 8 Jul 1838 -  1 Sep 1838  George Tomkyns (acting)  
 1 Sep 1838 - Dec 1852     James Stuart Fraser                 (b. 1783 - d. 1869)
1841                       William J. Eastwick
                             (acting for Fraser)               
11 Dec 1852 - Mar 1853     Cuthbert Davidson (1st time)
       (b. 1810 - d. 1862)
Mar 1853 - Sep 1853        John Low (acting)                   (b. 1788 - d. 1880)
 5 Sep 1853 -  1 Dec 1853  Cuthbert Davidson (2nd time)      
  (s.a.)
 2 Dec 1853 - 31 Dec 1856  George Alexander Bushby             (b. 1800 - d. 1856)
31 Dec 1856 - Apr 1857     Anthony Robert Thornhill (1st time)
                             (acting)
1857 - 21 May 1862         Cuthbert Davidson (3rd time)        (s.a.)
 3 Aug 1862 - Jan 1863     Anthony Robert Thornhill (2nd time)
                             (acting)
31 Jan 1863 - 1867         George Udny Yule                    (b. 1813 - d. 1886)
14 Apr 1867 - Jan 1868     Sir Richard Temple                  (b. 1826 - d. 1902)
 5 Jan 1868 - Mar 1868     John Graham Cordery (1st time)
      (b. 1833 - d. 1900)
                             (acting)
28 Mar 1868 - 10 May 1868  Arthur Austin Roberts               (d. 1868)

11 May 1868 - Jun 1868     John Graham Cordery (2nd time)      (s.a.)
                             (acting)
10 Jun
1868 - Dec 1875     Charles Burslem Saunders            (b. 1821 - d. 1888)
16 Jul 1872 - Oct 1872
     Peter Stark Lumsden                 (b. 1829 - d. 1918) 
                             (acting for Saunders)  
 5 Dec 1875 - 1881         Richard John Meade                  (b. 1821 - d. 1894)
24 Mar 1881 - Apr 1882     Steuart Colvin Bayley               (b. 1836 - d. 1925)
 1 Jun 1882 - 30 Jun 1882  George Herbert Trevor (acting)
30 Jun 1882 - Apr 1883     William Brittain Jones              (b. 1834 - d. 1912)
21 Apr 1883 - 1888         John Graham Cordery (3rd time)      (s.a.)
10 Apr 1884 - Jul 1884     Sir Olivier Beauchamp Coventry
                             St. John (acting for
Cordery)
12 Apr 1886 - Oct 1886     Edward Charles Ross
                             (
acting for Cordery)
 1 Nov 1887 - 30 Nov 1887  Donald Robertson (acting for Cordery)
14 Mar 1888 - Aug 1889     Arthur Pearse Howell (acting)
 6 Aug 1889 - 1891         Sir 
Dennis Fitzpatrick              (b. 1827 - d. 1920)  
12 Nov 1891 - 1900         Trevor John Chichele Chichele-      (b. 1846 - d. 1905)
                             Plowden
23 Mar 1895 - Oct 1895     Kenneth James Loch Mackenzie
                             (acting for Chichele-Plowden
30 Jul 1898 - Oct 1898     James Adair Crawford
                             (acting for
Chichele-Plowden
1900 - 1905                David William Keith Barr            (b. 1846 - d. 1916)
1905 - 1908                Charles Stuart Bayley               (b. 1854 - d. 1935)
1908 - 1910                Michael Francis O'Dwyer             (b. 1864 - d. 1940)
1911 - 1916                Alexander Fleetwood Pinhey          (b. 1861 - d. 1918)
1916 - 1919                Sir Stuart Mitford Fraser           (b. 1864 - d. 1963)
1919 - 1925                Charles Lennox Russell
1925 - 1930                William Pell Barton                 (b. 1871 - d. 1956)
1930 - 1933                Terence Humphrey Keyes              (b. 1877 - d. 1939)
1933 - 1938                Duncan Mackenzie
1938 - 1942                Claude H. Gidney                    (b. 1887 - d. 1968)
1942 - 1946                Arthur Cunningham Lothian           (b. 1887 - d. 1962)
1946 -  4 Aug 1947         Charles Gordon Herbert
Indian Agent General
1947 - 19 Sep 1948         Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi         (b. 1887 - d. 1971)


Hill Tipperah: see Tripura


Hindol

1554                       Hindol state founded.

Rajas
1691 - 1701                Achyuta Singh Narendra
1701 - 1733                Bhagabat Singh Narendra
1733 - 1770                Damodar Singh Narendra
1770 - 1781                Radhakant Singh Mardraj Jagadeb
1781 - 1786                Ram Chandra Singh Mardraj Jagadeb 
1786 - 1829                Kishan Chandra Mardraj Jagadeb
1829 - 1841                Harihar Singh Mardraj Jagadeb
1841 - 1874                Ishwar Singh Mardraj Jagadeb
1874 - 1877                Pakir Singh Mardraj Jagadeb        (b. 1853 - d. ....)
18 Jul 1877 - 10 Feb 1906  Janardan Mardraj Jagadeb           (b. 1855 - d. 19..)
10 Feb 1906 - 15 Aug 1947  Naba Kishor Chandra Mardraj        (b. 1891 - d. 1960)
                             Jagadeb 


Hyderabad: see Haydarabad


Idar

[Idar]
                           Adoptd 1741

c.1200                     Idar state founded.
1791                       Idar split into five: Idar, Ahmadnagar, Morasa,
                             Baad (also called Bayar), and Soor.
1821                       Morasa absorbed by Ahmadnagar.
1826                       Baad absorbed by Idar and Ahmadnagar.
Oct 1843                   Idar reunited.

Rajas (from 1843 with personal style Maharaja)
1679 - 1729                anarchy
1729 - 20 Nov 1751         Anand Singh                        (d. 1751)
                           - jointly with the following -
1731 - 20 Nov 1751        
Rai Singh
20 Nov 1751 - 1791         Shiva Singh                        (b. 1736 - d. 1791)
20 Nov 1751 - 1758         Rai Singh -Regent
1791  (12 days)            Bhawan Singh                       (b. 1755 - d. 1791)
1791 - 12 Aug 1833         Gambhir Singh                      (b. 1781 - d. 1833)
12 Aug 1833 - 26 Dec 1868  Jawan Singh                        (b. 1830 - d. 1868)
12 Aug 1833 - 1847         Council of Regency
26 Dec 1868 - 20 Feb 1901  Keshri Singh                       (b. 1864 - d. 1901)

26 Dec 1868 - 1880         Council of Regency
 4 Oct 1901 - 30 Nov 1901  Krishna Singh                      (b. 1901 - d. 1901) 
30 Nov 1901 - Jan 1902     Interregnum
Jan 1902 - 1902            Pratap Singh                       (b. 1845 - d. 1922)
Maharajas
1902 - May 1911            Pratap Singh                       (s.a.)
May 1911 - 14 Apr 1931     Daulat Singh                       (b. 1878 - d. 1931)
14 Apr 1931 - 15 Aug 1947  Hirmat Singh Daulat Singh          (b. 1899 - d. 1960)


Ahmadnagar

Rajas
1791 - 1798                Sangram Singh                      (d. 1798)
1798 -  6 Feb 1835         Karan Singh                        (b. 1787 - d. 1835)
1835 -  6 Dec 1839         Prithvi Singh                      (b. c.1818 - d. 1839)
1840 - 23 Sep 1841         Balwant Singh                      (b. 1840 - d. 1841)
1839 - 23 Sep 1841         
Takht Singh -Regent                (b. 1819 - d. 1873)
23 Sep 1841 - 29 Oct 1843  Takht Singh                        (s.a.)


Morasa

Rajas
1791 - 1806                Zalim Singh                        (d. 1806)
1806 - 1821                Pratap Singh                       (d. 1821)


Baad

Raja
1791 - 1826                Amir Singh                         (d. 1826)


Soor (Sur)

Rajas
1791 - ....                Indar Singh
.... - ....                Hamir Singh
.... - ....                Jagat Singh



Indaur (Indore)
 
[Indaur (Indore) c.1731]
                  c.1731 - ....
[Indaur (Indore)]
                            .... -  1947

1731                       Indaur state founded by Mahratta general.
 6 Jan 1818                British protectorate.

Rulers (title Maharaja Holkar)
1731 - 20 May 1766         Malhar Rao I Holkar I              (b. 1693 - d. 1766)
20 May 1766 -  5 Apr 1767  Male Rao Holkar II                 (b. 1745 - d. 1767)
Apr 1767 - 13 Aug 1795     Ahalya Bai Holkar (III) (f)        (b. 1725 - d. 1795)
13 Aug 1795 - 29 Jan 1797  Tukoji Rao I Holkar IV             (b. 1723 - d. 1797)
                             (also listed as co-ruler from Apr 1767)
29 Jan 1797 - Jan 1799     Kashi Rao Holkar V                 (b. 17.. - d. 1808)

Jan 1799 - Sep 1806        Khande Rao I Holkar VI             (b. 1798 - d. 1806)
1806 - 27 Oct 1811         Yashwant Rao I Holkar              (b. 1776 - d. 1811)
                             (Jan 1799 - Sep 1806 regent)
1808 - Nov 1811            Tulsi Bai (f) -Regent (1st time)   (d. 1817)
Nov 1811 - 27 Oct 1833     Malhar Rao III Holkar VII          (b. 1801 - d. 1833)
Nov 1811 - 20 Dec 1817     Tulsi Bai (f) -Regent (2nd time)   (s.a.)
27 Oct 1833 -  2 Feb 1834  Martand Rao Holkar VIII            (b. 1830 - d. 1849)

 2 Feb 1834 - 24 Oct 1843  Hari Rao Holkar IX                 (b. 1795 - d. 1843)
24 Oct 1843 - 17 Feb 1844  Khande Rao II Holkar X             (b. 1828 - d. 1844)
24 Oct 1843 - 17 Feb 1844  Maharani Maji (f)-Regent (1st time)(d. 1849)        
27 Jun 1844 - 17 Jun 1886  Tukoji Rao II Holkar XI            (b. 1835 - d. 1886)

27 Jun 1844 - Sep 1849     Maharani Maji (f)-Regent (2nd time)(s.a.)
17 Jun 1886 - 31 Jan 1903  Shivaji Rao Holkar XII             (b. 1859 - d. 1908)

31 Jan 1903 - 26 Feb 1926  Tukoji Rao III Holkar XIII         (b. 1890 - d. 1978)
26 Feb 1926 - 15 Aug 1947  Yashwant Rao II Holkar XIV         (b. 1908 - d. 1961)
26 Feb 1926 -  9 Nov 1930  ... -Regent

Diwans
1873 - 1875                Sir Madhava Rao                    (b. 1828 - d. 1891)
1875 - c.1930              ....
Prime ministers

c.1930 - 15 Aug 1947       ...


British Residents in Indore

1840 - 1844                Sir Claude Martin Wade             (b. 1794 - d. 1861)
1845 - 1859                Robert North Collie Hamilton       (b. 1802 - d. 1887)

1859 - 1861                Sir Richmond Campbell Shakespear   (b. 1812 - d. 1861)
1861 - 1869                Richard John Meade                 (b. 1821 - d. 1899)
1869 - 1881                Henry D. Daly
1881 - 1888                Henry Lepel-Griffin
                (b. 1838 - d. 1908)
1888 - 1890                P.F. Henvey
1890 - 1894                R.J. Crosthwaite
1894 - 1899                David W.K. Barr

1899 - 1902                Robert Henry Jennings
1902 - 1903                Francis Younghusband               (b. 1863 - d. 1942)
1903 - 1907                
Oswald Vivian Bosanquet (1st time) (b. 1866 - d. 1933)
1907 - 1909                James Levett Kaye                  (b. 1861 - d. 1917)
1909 - 1910                Charles Beckford Luard
1910 - 1916                Charles Lennox Russell

1916 - 1919                Oswald Vivian Bosanquet (2nd time) (s.a.)
1919? - 1921               Francis Granville Beville
1921 - 1924                Denys Brooke Blakeway              (b. 1870 - d. 1933)
1924 - 1929                Sir Reginald Glancy
Mar 1927 - Oct 1927        Edward Herbert Kealy
                             (acting for Glancy)
1929 - 1930                H.R.N. Pritchard
1930 - 1931                Frederick Bailey
1931 - 1932                G.M. Ogilvie
1933 - 1935?               Rawdon James MacNabb
1935 - 1940                Kenneth S. Fitze
1940 - 1942                Gerald Thomas Fisher
1942 - 1946                Walter F. Campbell

1946 - 1947                Henry Mortimer Poulton             (b. 1898 -  d. 1973)

Agents to the Governor-General for Central India Agency
1845 - 1854                R
obert North Collie Hamilton       (s.a.)
1854 - 1899                the British Residents in Indore
1899 - 1900                David W.K. Barr
Mar 1900 - 1905            Charles S. Bayley
1905 - 1910                Hugh Daly
1910 - 1912                Michael Francis O'Dwyer            (b. 1864 - d. 1910)
1912 - 1913                John B. Wood
1913 - 1916                Oswald Vivian Bosanquet            (s.a.)
1916 - 1944                
the British Residents in Indore
1944 - 1946                Walter Campbell
1946 - 1947                
Henry Mortimer Poulton             (b. 1898 - d. 1973)



Jafarabad (Jafrabad) and Janjira
 
[Jafarabad (Jafrabad) and Janjira to c.1945]
           1924 - c.1945
[Jafarabad (Jafrabad) and Janjira]
                     c.1945 - 1947
[Jafarabad (Jafrabad) and Janjira Merchant Flag 1924-1947]
        10 Oct 1924 - 15 Aug 1947  Merchant Flag

c.1650                     Jafarabad state founded.
1676                       Janjira state founded.
 6 Dec 1733                Defensive and offensive treaty signed with the British.
1759                       Jafarabad and Janjira states enter into personal union.
1834                       British protectorate.

Thanadars of Jafarabad
c.1650 - 16..              Fath Khan
16.. - 1678                Sambhol Yaqut Khan
1678 - 1734                Kasim Yaqut Khan
1734 - 1759                Surur Khan
Wazirs of Janjira
1676 - May 1703            Kasim Yaqut Khan II                (d. 1703)
                             (personal title Nawab)
1703 - 1707                Amabat
Yaqut Khan II
1707 - 1732                Surur Yakut Khan II 
              (d. 1732)
                             (personal title Nawab)
1732 - 1734                Hassan Khan (1st time)             (d. 1746)

1734 - 1737                Sumbul Khan
1737 - 1740                Abdul Rahman Khan
1740 - 1745
               Hassan Khan (2nd time)             (s.a.)
1745 - 1757                Ibrahim I Khan (1st time)          (d. 1761)
1757                      
Mohammad I Khan                    (d. 1757)
1757 - 1759                Ibrahim I Khan (2nd time)          (s.a.)
Thanadars
of Jafarabad and Wazirs of Janjira

1759 - 1761                Ibrahim I Khan                     (s.a.)
1761 - 1772                Yaqut Khan (usurper to 6 Jun 1772) (d. 1772)

1772 - 1784                Abdul Rahman Khan                  (d. 1784)
1784 - 1789                Jowhar Khan                        (d. 1789)
1789 - 1792                Ibrahim II Khan (1st time)         (d. 1826)
1792 - 1803                Jumrud Khan                        (d. 1803)
Rulers (title Nawab)
1803 - 1826                Ibrahim II Khan (2nd time)         (s.a.)
1826 - 31 Aug 1848         Mohammad II Khan                   (s.a.)

31 Aug 1848 - 28 Jan 1879  Ibrahim III Khan                   (b. 1825 - d. 1879)
28 Jan 1879 -  2 May 1922  Ahmad Khan                         (b. 1862 - d. 1922)
28 Jun 1879 - 11 Oct 1883  .... -Regent
 2 May 1922 - 15 Aug 1947  Mohammad II Khan                   (b. 1914 - d. 1972)

 2 May 1922 -  9 Nov 1933  Kulsum Begum (f) -Regent           (b. 1897 - d. 1959)



Jaipur
 
[Jaipur, c.1699 - 1818]
            c.1699 - 1818
 
[Jaipur,  c.1630 - c.1699 and 1818 - 1877]
        c.1630 - c.1699, 1818 - 1877
 
[Jaipur, 1877-1922]
                     1877 - 1922
 
[Jaipur, 1922-1946]
                            1922 - 1946
[Jaipur, 1946]
                   Adopted 1946

1093                       Dhundhar state founded.
1300's - Nov 1727          Also known as Amber.
Nov 1727                   New capital, Jaipur (Jayapura), founded;
                             state takes name from capital.
25 Apr 1819                British protectorate.

Maharajas (title Sri Sawai Maharaja)
31 Dec 1699 - 21 Sep 1743  Sawai Jai Singh I                  (b. 1688 - d. 1743)
1743 - 12 Dec 1750         Sawai Ishwari Singh                (b. 1721 - d. 1750)
1750 -  5 Mar 1768         Sawai Madho Singh I                (b. 1728 - d. 1768)
1768 - 13 Apr 1778         Sawai Prithvi Singh II             (b. c.1762 - d. 1778)
1778 - 1803                Sawai Pratap Singh                 (b. 1764 - d. 1803)
1803 - 21 Nov 1818         Sawai Jagat Singh II               (d. 1818)
22 Dec 1818 - 25 Apr 1819  Mohan Singh (Man Singh II) -Regent (b. c.1809 - d. 18..)
25 Apr 1819 -  6 Feb 1835  Sawai Jai Singh III                (b. 1819 - d. 1835)
27 Sep 1835 - 17 Sep 1880  Sawai Ram Singh II                 (b. 1835 - d. 1880)
Maharajadhiraj (title Saramand-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Raj Rajindra
Sri Maharajadhiraj
)

17 Sep 1880 -  7 Sep 1922  Sawai Madho Singh II               (b. 1861 - d. 1922)
 7 Sep 1922 - 15 Aug 1947  Sawai Man Singh II                 (b. 1911 - d. 1970)


Chief ministers (Dewans)
17.. -  9 Feb 1747         Raja Ayamal Khatri
Feb 1747 - Aug 1750        Keshavdas Khatri
Aug 1750 - c.1753          Hargovind Natani
c.1755                     Jago Pandit
c.1768 - Jul 1781          Khushhali Ram Bohra
Jul 1781 - 178.            Daulat Ram Haldia
178. - 1784                Khushhali Ram Haldia               (d. 1784)
1784 - Apr 1786            Daulat Ram Haldia
Apr 1786 - Jan 1787        Khushhali Ram Bohra
1787 - 27 Aug 1791         Roda Ram Khawas
Aug 1791 - 1794            Daulat Ram Haldia                  (d. 1794)
1794 - 1798                Khushhali Ram Bohra (?)
1798 - 1800                Dinaram Bohra
1800 - 1808                Rai Chand
1808 - 1810                Rao Chaturbhuj Haldia
1810 - 1811                Megh Singh
Jul 1811 - 22 Apr 1812     Kushhali Ram Bohra                 (d. 1812)
1812 - 1815?               Misra Sheo Narayan
1815 - 1818                Purohit Manji Das
1818 - 1819                Nazir Mohan Ram
1819 - 1824                Rawal Berisal
1824 - 1826                Megh Singh
1826 - 1828                Rao Chand Singh
1828 - 1835                Jhota Ram Saraogi
1835 - 1838                Rawal Bairi Sal
1838 - 1854                Sheo Singh Nathawat
1854 - 1860?               Lachman Singh
1860 - 1863                Pandit Sheodin
1863 - 186.                Bishin Berdin
186. - c.1869              Hari Mohan Sen
18.. - 1873                Faiz Ali Khan
1873 - 1881                Thakur Fateh Singh Champawat
1881 - 1901                Shri Kanti Chandra Mukherjee
1901 - 1906                Mohammad Fayaz Ali Khan
1906 - 1909                Shri Sansar Chandra
1909 - 19..                Avinash Sen
19.. - 19..                Amar Nath Atal
1921 - 1923                Charles Cleveland
1923                       S.B.A. Paterson
1923 - Apr 1924            B.J. Glancy
Apr 1924 - 1925            L.W. Reynolds
1925  (6 months)           G.D. Ogilvie (acting)
Oct 1925 - Mar 1927        L.W. Reynolds
Mar 1927 - Mar 1929        H.R. Lawrence
 8 Mar 1929 - 30 Sep 1929  A.S. Meek
30 Sep 1929 - 1930         Arthur Lothian
1930 - 1932                B.J. Glancy
1932 - 1933                
the Maharajadhiraj
1933 - 1939                Beauchamp St. John                 (b. 1874 - d. 1954)
1939                       .... [unknown British officer]
1939 - 1942                Raja Gyan Nath

Jun 1942 - Jul 1946
       Sir Mirza Muhammad Ismail          (b. 1883 – d. 1959)
Aug 1946 - Apr 1949        Vangal Thiruvenkatachari           (b. 1881 - d. 1964)
                             Krishnamachari


British Political Agent

1860 - 1870                John Cheape Brooke                 (b. 1818 - d. 1899)
British Resident
1900 - 1903                
Henry Venn Cobb                    (b. 1864 - d. 1949)



Jaisalmer

[Jaisalmer]

c.731                      Deogarh state founded.
1156                       New capital Jaisalmir founded; state takes name from capital.
11 Dec 1818                British protectorate.

Rulers (title Maharawal, from 1891 Maharajadhiraj Maharawal)
1661 - 1702                Amar Singh                         (b. 16.. - d. 1702)
1702 - 1708                Jaswant Singh                      (d. af.1722)
1708 - 1722                Budh Singh                         (d. 1722)
1722 - 1762                Akhai Singh
22 Oct 1762 -  8 Oct 1819  Mulraj Singh II                    (d. 1819)
18 Feb 1820 - 11 Nov 1846  Gaj Singh                          (b. 1800 - d. 1846)
1846 - Jun 1864            Ranjit Singh
1864 - 14 Jan 1891         Bairi Sal                          (b. 1848 - d. 1891)
10 Mar 1891 - 11 Apr 1914  Salivahan Singh III                (b. 1887 - d. 1914)
26 Jun 1914 - 15 Aug 1947  Jawahir Singh                      (b. 1882 - d. 1949)

Diwan
1911 - 19..                Ali Mohammed Niya                  (b. 1866 - d. 19..)



Jaitpur 

1849                       Annexed by British India.

Rajas
.... - 1758                Jagat Rai
1758 - 1765                Pahar Singh
1765 - ....                Gaj Singh
.... - 1812                Kesri Singh
1812 - 1842                Parikhat Singh
1842 - 1849                Khet Singh                         (d. 1849)



Jalaun 

1840                       Annexed to British India

Rajas
1776 - 1822                Govindrao I
1822 - 1832                Balarao
1831 - 1840                Govindrao II                       (d. 1840)



Jambughoda

[Jambughoda]

13..                       Jambugodha state founded.

Rulers (title Meherban Rana Shri)
.... - ....                Dipsinhji Jagatsinhji -Thakur      (b. 1841 - d. ....)
.... - 27 Sep 1917         Gambhirsimhji                      (d. 1917)
27 Sep 1917 - 15 Aug 1947  Ranjitsinhji Gambhirsinhji         (b. 1892 - d. 1962)



Jamkhandi

[Jamkhandi]

1811                       Jamkhandi state founded.

Rulers (title Shrimant, from 1935 Raja Sahib Shrimanta
1811 - 18 Nov 1840         Gopal Rao Ramchandra Rao           (b. 1799 - d. 1840)
18 Nov 1840 - 12 Jan 1897  Ramchandra Rao Gopal Rao           (b. 1833 - d. 1897)
                             "Appa Sahib Patwardhan"
12 Jan 1897 - 25 Feb 1924  Parashuram Rao Ramchandra Rao      (b. 1883 - d. 1924)
                             "Bhav Sahib Patwardhan"
25 Feb 1924 - 15 Aug 1947  Sankar Rao Parashuram Rao          (b. 1906 - d. 1947)
                             "Appa Sahib Patwardhan" 


Jammu and Kashmir see under: India

Janjira: see Jafarabad and Janjira


Jaora
 
[Jaora to 1895]
                  c.1865 - 1895
[Jaora]
                  1895 - 1947

 6 Jan 1818                Jaora state founded.
 6 Jan 1818                British protectorate.

Rulers (title Nawab)
 6 Jan 1818 -  9 Sep 1825  Abdul Ghafur Mohammad Khan         (b. 1775 - d. 1825)
 9 Sep 1825 - 29 Apr 1865  Ghows Mohammad Khan                (b. 1823 - d. 1865)
 9 Sep 1825 - 1827         Musharraf Begum (f) -Regent        (d. 1827)
                           + Jahangir Khan
1827 - 1842                Borthwick -Regent
30 Apr 1865 -  6 Mar 1895  Ehtesam al-Dowla Mohammad Isma´il
  (b. 1855 - d. 1895)
                             Khan                          
30 Apr 1865 - 1872         .... -Regent
 6 Mar 1895 - 15 Aug 1947  Fakhr al-Dowla Mohammad Eftekhar   (b. 1883 - d. 1947)
                             `Ali Khan                    
 6 Mar 1895 - 20 May 1906  Sahibzada Yar Muhammad Khan -Regent



Jasdan

[Jasdan]

bf.1665                    Jasdan state founded.

Rulers (title Darbar Shri)
16.. - 1683                Vika Khachar                       (d. 1683)
1683 - ....                Chela Vika Khachar I
.... - ....                Odha Chela Khachar
1787 - 1809                Vajsur Odha Khachar                (d. 1809)
1809 - 27 Oct 1851         Chela Vajsur Khachar II            (d. 1851) 
1852 - 1904                Ala Chela Khachar                  (b. 1831 - d. 1904)
1904 - 21 Dec 1912         Odha Ala Khachar II                (d. 1912)
1912 - 10 Jul 1919         Vajsur Odha Khachar II             (d. 1919)
11 Jul 1919 - 15 Aug 1947  Ala Vajsur Khachar                 (b. 1905 - d. 1973)
11 Jul 1919 -  1 Dec 1924  .... -Regent 



Jashpur

[Jashpur]

Rajas
.... - c.1813              Ranjit Singh                       (d. c.1813)
c.1813 - 1826              ....
1826 - 18..                Ram Singh

24 Oct 1845 - 1900         Pratap Narayan Singh               (b. 1822 - d. 19..)
Apr 1900 - 1924            Bishan Pratap Singh                (b. 1864 - d. 19..) 
1924 - 1926                Deo Saran Singh
 8 Feb 1926 - 1947         Vijay Bhushan Singh                (b. 1926 - d. 1982)



Jaso (Jassu)

1732                       Jaso state founded.
1750?                      State split into Bandhora and Jaso.
17..                       Jaso state reunited.

Rulers (title Dewan)
1732 - 1750                Bharti Chand                       (d. 1750)
1750 - 1775                Hari Singh
1775 - 1786                Chet Singh
1786 - 1830                Murat Singh
1830 - 1860                Ishwari Singh                      (d. 1860)
1860 - 1865                Ram Singh                          (d. 1865)
1865 - 1869                Shatrujit Singh
1869 - 1888                Bhopal Singh
1888 - 1905                Gajraj Singh
1905 - 1915                Girwar Singh
1915 - 1942                Ram Pratap Singh I                 (d. 1942)
1942 - 15 Aug 1947         Ram Pratap Singh II


Bandhora

Rulers (title Dewan)
1750?- 17..                Durjan Singh
17.. - 17..                Medni Singh



Jaswan

1170                       Jaswan state founded.
1815                       Annexed by British India.

Rajas
.... - ....                Ram Singh 
.... - ....                Ajit Singh 
.... - ....                Jaghar Singh 
.... - ....                Abhirai Singh 
.... - ....                Jagrup Singh 
.... - ....                Prit Singh 
1800 - 1815                Ummed Singh                        (d. 1849)



Jath (Joth)

[Jath (Joth)]

1686                       Jath state founded.

Rulers (title Deshmukh)
1686 - Jul 1706            Satvaji Rao                        (b. 16.. - d. 1706)
Jul 1706 - 1754            Yesu Bai "Au Sahib" (f)            (d. 1754)
1754 - 1759                Yeshwant Rao                       (d. 1759)
1759 - 1790                Amrit Rao I                        (d. 1790)
1790 - 1810                Khanji Rao                         (b. 17.. - d. 1810)
1810 - 1822                Renuka Bai (f)                     (d. 1822)
1822 - Dec 1823            Sali Bai (f)                       (d. 1823)
Dec 1823 - Aug 1835        Ram Rao I Narayan Rao              (d. 1835)
                             "Aba Sahib Daphle" 
Aug 1835 - 29 Jul 1846     Bhagirathi Bai (f)                 (d. 1846)
29 Jul 1846 - 11 Jan 1892  Amrit Rao II "Rao Sahib Daphle"    (b. 1835 - d. 1892)
                             (suspended 1874 - 1885)
29 Jul 1846 - 1855         .... -Regent
1874 - 1885                .... -Administrator
13 Jan 1892 - 14 Aug 1928  Ram Rao II Amrit Rao               (b. 1886 - d. 1928)

                             "Aba Sahib Daphle"
11 Jan 1892 - 28 Mar 1897  Lakshmi Bai Raje Sahib             (b. 1843 - d. 1897)
                             Daphle (f) -Regent  

28 Mar 1897 - 11 Jul 1907  .... -Regent
14 Aug 1928 - 23 Jun 1936  Vijayasingh Rao Ram Rao            (b. 1909 - d. 1998)

                             "Baba Sahib Daphle"
14 Aug 1928 - 12 Jan 1929  .... -Regent
Raja

23 Jun 1936 - 15 Aug 1947  Vijayasingh Rao Ram Rao            (s.a.)
                             "Baba Sahib Daphle" 



Jawhar

[Jahwar]

 5 Jun 1343                Jawhar state founded.
1761 - 1768                Placed under managers appointed by the Peshwa.

Rulers (title Shrimant Raja)
1678 - 17..                Patangshah I                       (d. 17..)
17.. - 1742                Krishnashah II                     (d. 1742)
1742 - 1758                Vikramshah II                      (d. 1758)
1758 - 1765                Krishnashah III                    (d. 1765)                   
1765 - 1768                Interregnum
1768 - 1798                Patangshah II                      (d. 1798)

1798 - 1821                Vikramshah III                     (d. 1821)
1821 - 11 Jun 1865         Patangshah III Vikramshah          (b. 1821 - d. 1865)
1821 - 11 Jun 1865         Rani Saguna Bai (f) -Regent
11 Jun 1865 - 23 Jul 1865  Vikramshah IV Patangshah           (b. 1839 - d. 1865)
24 Jul 1865 - 1905         Patangshah IV Vikramshah Mukni     (b. 1854 - d. 1905)
24 Jul 1865 - 28 Mar 1875  Rani Gopika Bai (f) -Regent        (d. 1875)
1905 - 16 Nov 1917         Krishnashah IV Patangshah          (b. 1879 - d. 1917)
16 Nov 1917 - 10 Dec 1927  Vikramshah V Patangshah            (b. 1885 - d. 1927)
10 Dec 1927 - 15 Aug 1947  Patangshah V Vikramshah            (b. 1917 - d. 1978)
10 Dec 1927 - 16 Jan 1938  ... -Regent



Jhabua

[Jhabua]

1584                       Jhabua state founded.

Rulers (title Raja)
1677 - 1723                Kushal Singh
1723 - 1727                Anup Singh
1727 - 1758                Sheo Singh                         (d. 1758)
1758 - 1770                Bahadur Singh
1770 -  4 Apr 1829         Bhim Singh                         (d. 1829)
1829 - 1832                Pratap Singh                       (d. 1832)
1832 - 1840                Ratan Singh                        (d. 1840) 
Oct 1841 - 1895            Gopal Singh                        (b. 1841 - d. 1895)
26 Apr 1895 - 1942         Udai Singh                         (b. 1875 - d. af.1945)
1942 - 15 Aug 1947         Dhalip Singh                       (b. 1905 - d. 1965)



Jhalawar

[Jhalawar]

 8 Apr 1838                Jhalawar state founded from part of Kotah.
 1 Aug 1838                British protectorate.
 2 Mar 1896                Territories of the state united with Kotah
.
 1 Jan 1899                Two former districts of Shahabad and Chaumahla formed into a 
                             new Jhalawar state, remainder annexed to Kotah.

Rulers (title Maharaj Rana Shri)
 8 Apr 1838 - 1845         Madan Singh                        (b. 1808 - d. 1845)
1845 - 29 Aug 1875         Prithvi Singh                      (b. 1830 - d. 1875)
29 Aug 1875 -  2 Mar 1896  Zalim Singh                        (b. 1864 - d. 1912)
29 Aug 1875
 - 21 Feb 1884  .... -Regent
 2 Mar 1896 -  1 Jan 1899  Interregnum 

 1 Jan 1899 - 13 Apr 1929  Bhawani Singh                      (b. 1874 - d. 1929)
13 Apr 1929 -  2 Sep 1943  Rajendra Singh                     (b. 1900 - d. 1943)
 2 Sep 1943 - 15 Aug 1947  Harisch Chandra Singh              (b. 1921 - d. 1967)



Jhansi

[Jhansi]

 6 Feb 1801                British protectorate.
21 Nov 1853                Part of British India.

Rulers (title Rao)
.... - 1729                Chattrasal Bundela
1729 - 1740                Bajirao I (Pahila Bajirao)         (b. 1698 - d. 1740)
1742 - 1757                Naroshanker 
1757 - 17..                Madhav Govind Kakirde
17.. - 1766                Babulal Kanahai 
1766 - 1769                Vishwas Rao Laxman
1769 - 1796                Raghunath Rao I                    (d. 1796) 
1796 - 1814                Sheo Rao Bhow                      (d. 1814)
1814 - 1835                Ram Chand Rao                      (b. 1806 - d. 1835)
                             (from 1832, Maharajadhiraj)
1835 - 1838                Raghunath Rao II                   (d. 1838)
1838 - 21 Nov 1853         Gangadhar Rao                      (b. 1834 - d. 1853)
1853 - 1854                Damodar Rao (not recognized)       (b. 1848 - d. af.1898)
                             (unlawful adoption by L
akhsmi Bai)
1857 - 17 Jun 1858         Lakhsmi Bai (f)(in rebellion)      (b. 1835 - d. 1858)



Jigni

1730                       Jigni state founded.

Rulers (title Rao)
1730 - 1790                Padam Rao                          (d. 1790)
1790 - 1806                Lakshman Singh I
1806 - 1830                Pirthi Singh                       (d. 1830)
1830 - 1870                Bhopal Singh                       (b. 1830 - d. 1870)
1870 - 1892                Lakshman Singh II                  (b. 1860 - d. 1892)
1892 - 1925                Bhanu Pratap Singh                 (d. 1925)
1926 - 15 Aug 1947         Bhupendra Vijai Singh



Jind

1763                       Jind state founded.
25 Apr 1809                British protectorate.

Rajas
1763 - 11 Nov 1789         Gajpat Singh                       (b. 1738 - d. 1789)
                             (imprisioned in Delhi 1767 - 1770)
11 Nov 1789 - 16 Jun 1819  Bhag Singh                         (b. 1768 - d. 1819)

Mar 1813 - 23 Jun 1814     Rani Sri Sobrahi Kaur (f) -Regent  (d. 1814)
23 Jun 1814 - 16 Jun 1819  Fateh Singh -Regent                (b. 1789 - d. 1822)
16 Jun 1819 -  3 Feb 1822  Fateh Singh                        (s.a.)
 3 Feb 1822 -  4 Nov 1834  Sangat Singh                       (b. 1810 - d. 1834)
30 Jul 1822 - 1827         Rani Sri Mai Sahib Kaur (f)-Regent (d. af.1847)
                             (1st time)
 4 Nov 1834 -  8 Mar 1837  Rani Sri Mai Sahib Kaur (f)-Regent (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)

 8 Mar 1837 - 26 Jan 1864  Sarup Singh                        (b. 1812 - d. 1864)
26 Jan 1864 - 24 May 1881  Raghubir Singh                     (b. 1834 - d. 1887)
Rulers (title Raja-i Rajgan)
24 May 1881 -  7 Mar 1887  Raghubir Singh                     (s.a.)
 7 Mar 1887 - 12 Dec 1911  Ranbir Singh                       (b. 1879 - d. 1948)
 7 Mar 1887 - 10 Nov 1899  .... -Regent
Maharaja

12 Dec 1911 - 15 Aug 1947  Ranbir Singh                       (s.a.)



Jobat

14..                       Jobat state founded.

Rulers (title Rana)
.... - ....                Sabat Singh
18.. - 1864                ....
1864 - 1874                Ranjit Singh
1874 - 1897                Sarup Singh                        (b. 1866 - d. 18..)
1897 - Mar 1916            Indrajit Singh
1916 - 20 May 1917         .... -Regent
20 May 1917 - 15 Aug 1947  Bhim Singh                         (b. 1915 - d. 1968)



Jodhpur

[Jodhpur/Marwar]
                 Adopted 1877

c.1250                     Marwar state founded.
c.1450                     New capital Jodhpur founded; state later
                             named after capital.
 6 Jan 1818                British protectorate.
 9 Apr 1949               
Jodhpur integrated into Rajasthan state.

Maharajas (title from 1751, Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan
Maharajadhiraja Maharaja

19 Feb 1679 - 24 Jun 1724  Ajit Singh                         (b. 1679 - d. 1724)
24 Jun 1724 - 18 Jun 1749  Abhai Singh                        (b. 1702 - d. 1749)
18 Jun 1749 - 27 Nov 1750  Ram Singh (1st time)               (b. 1760 - d. 1772)
27 Nov 1750 - 21 Sep 1752  Bakht Singh                        (b. 1706 - d. 1752)
21 Sep 1752 - 1753         Bijay Singh (1st time)             (b. 1724 - d. 1793)
1753 - Sep 1772            Ram Singh (2nd time)               (s.a.)
Sep 1772 - 17 Jul 1793     Bijay Singh (2nd time)             (b. 1724 - d. 1793)
13 Apr 1792 - 20 Mar 1793  Bhim Singh (in rebellion)          (d. 1803)
17 Jul 1793 - 19 Oct 1803  Bhim Singh                         (s.a.)
19 Oct 1803 -  4 Sep 1843  Man Singh                          (b. 1783 - d. 1843)
19 Apr 1817 -  6 Jan 1818  Chhatra Singh -Regent              (b. c.1800 - d. 1818)
14 Oct 1843 - 13 Feb 1873  Takht Singh                        (b. 1813 - d. 1873)
13 Feb 1873 - 11 Oct 1895  Jashwant Singh II                  (b. 1838 - d. 1895)
11 Oct 1895 - 20 Mar 1911  Sardar Singh                       (b. 1880 - d. 1911)
11 Oct 1895 - 18 Feb 1898  Pratap Singh, Raja of Idar -Regent (b. 1845 - d. 1922)
                             (1st time)
21 Mar 1911 -  3 Oct 1918  Sumer Singh                        (b. 1898 - d. 1918)
21 Mar 1911 - 26 Feb 1916  Pratap Singh, Raja of Idar -Regent (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
 3 Oct 1918 -  9 Jun 1947  Umaid Singh                        (b. 1903 - d. 1947)
 3 Oct 1918 -  4 Sep 1922  Pratap Singh, Raja of Idar -Regent (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
 9 Jun 1947 - 15 Aug 1947  Hanwant Singh                      (b. 1923 - d. 1952)

Chief ministers
1878 - 1902                Pratap Singh, Raja of Idar         (s.a.)
1902 - 1920                ....
1920 - 22 Apr 1929         Zalim Singh                        (b. 1865 - d. 1929)
1929 - 1931
               ....
1931 - 1932                Kunwar Sir Maharaj Singh
1935 - 1946                Donald Mayle Field 
1946 - Feb 1948            Cadambi Sheshachar Venkatachar     (b. 1899 - d. 1999) 


British Political Agents

 9 Sep 1839 - Jan 1844     J. Ludlow
20 Jan 1844 - Jan 1845     P.T. French
16 Jan 1845 - 1848         H.H. Greathed
Nov 1846 -  1 Feb 1847     Sutherland (acting for 
Greathed)
1848 - 1851                D.A. Malcolm
Aug 1851 - 30 Dec 1851     E. Hardcastle (acting for Malcolm)
30 Dec 1851 - 28 Mar 1857  Richmond Shakespear
28 Mar 1857 - Jun 1857     
George Henry Monck Mason (acting)  (b. 1825 - d. 1857)
Oct 1857 - 1858            R. Morrieson (acting)
1858                       W. Anderson
1858 - 1859               
John Cheape Brooke (1st time)      (b. 1818 - d. 1899)
                             (acting)
1859 - 1865                J.P. Nixon
1865 - 1868                E.C. Impey (1st time)
1868 - 1870               
John Cheape Brooke (2nd time)      (s.a.)
1870 - 1873                E.C. Impey (2nd time)
1873 - 1877                C.K.M. Walter
1877 - 1878                Thomas Cadell
1878 - 1879                David W.K. Barr
1879                       Thomas Cadell
1879 - 1880                A.R.T. Macrae
Residents of Western Rajputana States Agency (Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Sirohi)  
Jan 1880 - 1880            P.W. Powlett (1st time)
1880 - 1881                W. Tweedie
1881 - 1884                P.W. Powlett (2nd time)
1884                       C.A. Bayley (acting)
1884 - 1886                P.W. Powlett (3rd time)
1886 - 1889                C.A. Bayley
1889                       W. Loch (acting)
1889 - Apr 1892            P.W. Powlett (4th time)
1892 - 1893                H.B. Abbott (1st time)
1893                       W.H.C. Wyllie (1st time)(acting)
1893 - 1895                H.B. Abbott (2nd time)
Mar 1895 - 1895            J.H. Newill (acting)
Jun 1895 - 1895            A.H.T. Martindale
1895 - 1897                H.B. Abbott (3rd time)
1897 - 1898                A.H.T. Martindale
1898                       C.E. Yate (acting)
1898 - 1899                W.H.C. Wyllie (2nd time)
1899                       C.E. Yate (acting)
1899 - 1900                W.H.C. Wyllie (3rd time)
1900 - 1901                A.P. Thornton (1st time)
Apr 1901 - 1902            Keith David Erskine (1st time)         
1902                       A.P. Thornton (2nd time)
1902 - Feb 1903            Keith David Erskine (2nd time)
1903 - 1905                R.H. Jennings
1905 - 1908                W.R. Stratton
1908                       
Henry Venn Cobb                    (b. 1864 - d. 1949)
1908 - 1909                E.V. Gabriel
1910 - 1918                Charles J. Windham
1919 - 1924                Leonard W. Reynolds
1925 - 1926                A.D. Macpherson
1926 - 1927                H S Strong
1928 - 1931?               C.H. Gabriel
1931 - 1932                D.G. Mackenzie
26 Mar 1933 - 1934?        Arthur C Lothian
1934 - (1936)              Wightwick
1937 - 1939                George V.B. Gillan
1939 - 1940                William Edgerton
1940 - 1943?               N.S. Alington
1943? - 194.               ....
c.1947                     G.B. Williams



Jubbal

c.1100                     Jubbal state founded.
1803 - 1815                Occupied by Nepal.
1832 - 1840                Occupied by British India.

Rulers (title Rana)
1699 - 1720                Gohar Chand                        (b. c.1660 - d. 1720)
1720 - 1738                Narpat Chand                       (b. 1680 - d. 1738)
1738 - 1758                Yog Chand                          (b. 1712 - d. 1758)
1768 - 1773                Hukam Chand                        (b. 1740 - d. 1773)
1773 - 1802                Paras Chand                        (b. 1753 - d. 1802) 
1802 - 1803                Puran Chand (1st time)             (b. 1772 - d. 1843)
1803 - 1815                occupied by Nepal
18 Nov 1815 - 1839         Puran Chand (2nd time)             (s.a.)
1839 - 17 Mar 1877         Karam Chand                        (b. 1835 - d. 1877)
17 Mar 1877 - 1898         Padma Chand                        (b. 1862 - d. 1898)
1898 - 29 Apr 1910         Gyan Chand                         (b. 1887 - d. 1910)
29 Apr 1910 - 1918         Baghat Chand                       (b. 1888 - d. 1951)
Raja Ranas
1918 - 12 Oct 1946         Baghat Chand                       (s.a.)
12 Oct 1946 - 15 Aug 1947  Digvijay Chand                     (b. 1913 - d. 1966)



Junagadh
 
Junagadh flag 1877-1947
                 1877 - 1947
 

[Junagadh Merchant flag 1924-1947]
         10 Oct 1924 - 15 Aug 1947 Merchant Flag

             

Map of Junagadh
Capital: Junagadh
Population: 545,000 (1947)

1748                       Junagadh state founded.
1807                       British protectorate.
15 Aug 1947                Accedes to Pakistan.
15 Sep 1947                Accession to Pakistan accepted.
 9 Nov 1947                Occupied by India.
24 Feb 1948                Referendum approves accession to India.
25 Feb 1948                Accession to India in effect.

Rulers (title Nawab Shri)
1748 - 28 Sep 1758         Mohammad Bahadur Khanji I          (d. 1758)
28 Sep 1758 - 1760         Mohammad Mahabat Khanji I          (d. 1774)
                             (1st time) 
1760 - 1762                Muzaffar Khanji
1762 -  2 Dec 1774         Mohammad Mahabat Khanji I          (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) 
 2 Dec 1774 - 26 Feb 1811  Mohammad Hamid Khanji I            (b. 1766 - d. 1811)
26 Feb 1811 - 26 May 1840  Mohammad Bahadur Khanji II         (b. 1795 - d. 1840)
26 May 1840 - 1851         Mohammad Hamid Khanji II           (b. 1828 - d. 1851)
1851 - 29 Sep 1882         Mohammad Mahabat Khanji II         (b. 1838 - d. 1882)
29 Sep 1882 - 21 Jan 1892  Mohammad Bahadur Khanji III        (b. 1856 - d. 1892)
23 Jan 1892 - 22 Jan 1911  Mohammad Rasul Khanji              (b. 1858 - d. 1911)
22 Jan 1911 - 25 Feb 1948  Mohammad Mahabat Khanji III        (b. 1900 - d. 1959)
                             (from 26 Oct 1947 in Karachi, P
akistan exile)
22 Jan 1911 - 31 Mar 1920  .... -Regent
President of the Provisional Government of Free Junagadh
25 Sep 1947 - 25 Feb 1948  Samaldas Gandhi
                             (in Bombay, India exile to 9 Nov 1947)

Dewans
.... -  ....               Rao Bahadur Tribhuvanrai Rana
1906 -  19..               Sir Abbas Ali Baig                 (b. 1859 - d. 1933)
..... - 1947               Khan Bahadur Abdulqader Muhammad
                             Hussain Sahib

May 1947 -  8 Nov 1947     Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto              (b. 1888 - d. 1957)







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