Kota State

Kota State Kotah State कोटा रियासत
Princely State of British India
17th century–1949 →
Flag Coat of arms
Kota State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
History
•	Established	17th century
•	Independence of India	1949
Area
•	1931	14,828 km2 (5,725 sq mi)
Population
•	1931	685,804
	Density	46.3 /km2  (119.8 /sq mi)
Today part of		Rajasthan, India
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Kota State, also known as Kotah State, was a state in India, centered on the city of Kota, now located in Rajasthan State of the Indian Union.

The town of Kota was once the part of the erstwhile Rajput kingdom of Bundi. It became a separate princely state in the 17th century. The state belonged to the Kotah-Jhalawar Agency which had headquarters at Kota and was a subdivision of the Rajputana Agency.

History

In 1631 Kota state seceded from Bundi. Between 18 Jun 1707 and 8 Sep 1713 it was reunited with Bundi State.

On 26 Dec 1817 Kota state became a British protectorate. It was ruled by Rajputs of the Chauhan dynasty and the Hada clan who were granted a hereditary salute of 17 guns by the British.

Rulers

Kota State's rulers bore the title 'Maharao'.

Maharaos

• Apr 1696 - 18 Jun 1707 Ram Singh I (b. 16.. - d. 1707)
• 18 Jun 1707 - 8 Sep 1713 interregnum
• 8 Sep 1713 – 19 Jun 1720 Bhim Singh I (b. 1682 - d. 1720)
• 19 Jun 1720 - Oct 1723 Arjun Singh (d. 1723)
• Oct 1723 - 1 Aug 1756 Durjan Sal (d. 1756)
• 1756 - Mar 1757 Ajit Singh (b. bf.1676 - d. 1757)
• Mar 1757 - 17 Dec 1764 Chhatar Sal Singh I (b. bf.1718 - d. 1764)
• 17 Dec 1764 – 17 Jan 1771 Guman Singh (b. 1724 - d. 1771)
• 17 Jan 1771 – 19 Nov 1819 Umaid Singh I (b. 1761 - d. 1819)
• 19 Nov 1819 – 20 Jul 1828 Kishor Singh II (b. c.1781 - d. 1828)
• 20 Jul 1828 – 27 Mar 1866 Ram Singh II (b. 1808 - d. 1866)
• 27 Mar 1866 – 11 Jun 1889 Chhatar Sal Singh II (b. 1837 - d. 1889)
• 11 Jun 1889 – 27 Dec 1940 Umaid Singh II (b. 1873 - d. 1940) (from 23 May 1900, Sir Umaid Singh II)
• 11 Jun 1889 - 5 Dec 1896 .... -Regent
• 27 Dec 1940 – 15 Aug 1947 Bhim Singh II (b. 1909 - d. 1991) (from 14 Aug 1947, Sir Bhim Singh II)

Marriage of Maharaja Bhim Singh II of Kotah.

Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (reigned 1827-1866) Hunting with Maharao Ram Singh of Bundi (reigned 1828-1866)

Melancholy courtesan of Kota or Bundi palace. 1610

See also

• Hadoti
• Political integration of India

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons