Chhota Udaipur State
{{Short description|Princely state of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
|native_name = છોટાઉદેપુર રિયાસત
|conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Chhota Udaipur
|common_name = Chhota Udaipur
|era =
|year_start = 1743
|date_start =
|event_start=
|year_end = 1948
|date_end =
|event_end= Accession in
Dominion of India
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 =
|s1 = Dominion of India
|flag_p1 =
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag =Drapeau Chota Udaipur.jpg
|image_coat =Chhota Udaipur State Coat of Arms.png
|image_map = Rewa Kantha Agency with all Princely States Gujarat during British India 1811-1937 with labels.svg
|image_map_caption = Kingdom of Chhota Udaipur (green)
|stat_area1 =2,305
|stat_year1 = 1901
|stat_pop1 = 64,621
| capital = Chhota Udaipur
|today = Gujarat,
Republic of India
|footnotes =
|demonym=}}
The Chhota Udaipur State or 'Princely State of Chhota Udaipur', ({{langx|gu|છોટાઉદેપુર}}; {{langx|hi|छोटा उदैपुर}})[http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/chhota_udaipur Chhota Udaipur (Princely State)] was a princely state with its capital in Chhota Udaipur during the era of British India. The last ruler of Chhota Udaipur State signed the accession to join the Indian Union in 1948. Chhota Udaipur shares a history with Devgadh Baria and Rajpipla as one of the three princely states of eastern Gujarat.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/9/158 |title=Chhota Udepur, Princely state, Vadodara, Tourism Hubs, Gujarat, India |access-date=13 June 2016 |archive-date=9 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209114838/https://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/9/158 |url-status=dead }}
History
The erstwhile Princely State of Chhota Udaipur was founded in 1743 by Rawal Udeysinhji, a descendant of Patai Rawal of Champaner.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}
This state was an salute state with an 11 gun salute under the Rewa Kantha Agency and merged with the Union of India on 16 August 1947.{{Cite book |chapter=Instrument of Accession of Chhotaudepur State (Gujarat) |title=Chhotaudepur State - Instrument of Accession and Standstill Agreement signed between Capt. H.H. Maharana Virbhadrasinhji, President of the Regency Board for the Chhotaudepur State and the Dominion of India. |url=https://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/2593386?frontend=frontend&query=[sort_by=dc.date.accessioned_dt&order=desc&rpp=20&etal=0&start=60] |url-access=registration |location=New Delhi |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs |year=1947 |pages=5 |access-date=31 August 2022 |via=National Archives of India}}
Rulers
- 1762–1771 Arsisinhji
- 1771–1777 Hamirsinhji II
- 1777–1822 Bhimsinhji
- 1822–1851 Gumansinhji
- 1851–1881 Jitsinhji
- 1881–1895 Motisinhji
- 1895 – 29 Aug 1923 Fatehsinhji (b. 1884 – d. 1923)
- 29 Aug 1923 – 15 Oct 1946 Natwarsinhji Fatehsinhji (b. 1906 – d. 1946)
- 15 Oct 1946 – 15 Aug 1947 Virendrasinhji (b. 1907 – d. 25 June 2005){{Cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html|title=Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J|website=WorldStatesmen.org|access-date=2019-08-15}}
- His Highness (HH) Maharaja Aishwarya Pratap Singh Virendra Singh Chauhan is the present ruler of Chhotaudepur.
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151212161334/http://maharajachhotaudepur.com/chhotaudepurhistory.html Chhota Udaipur History]
{{Princely states of India}}
{{Princely states of the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency}}
Category:1743 establishments in India
Category:1948 disestablishments in India
Category:Chhota Udaipur district
Category:Gun salute princely states
Category:Princely states of Gujarat
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