Karauli state
{{short description|Indian princely state (1348 - 1949)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
| conventional_long_name = Karauli State
| common_name = Karauli
| nation = British India
| subdivision = Princely State
| capital = Karauli
| era =
| year_start = 1348
| date_start =
| event_start =
| year_end = 1949
| date_end =
| event_end = Indian independence
| event1 =
| date_event1 =
| p1 =
| s1 = Matsya Union
| flag_p1 =
| flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
| image_flag =
| image_coat = Karauli State CoA.png
| image_map = Map of Karauli.jpg
| image_map_caption = Karauli State (orange) within Rajputana (yellow), in the Imperial Gazetteer of India (1909)
| stat_area1 = 3216
| stat_year1 = 1931
| stat_pop1 = 140,525
| footnotes =
| today = India
{{·}} Rajasthan
}}
File:Timangarh.jpg Fort in former Karauli State. Its foundations are said to have been built in the 2 century AD.]]
Karauli State was a princely state in the north eastern edge of modern-day Rajasthan, India from 1348 to 1949 ruled by the Jadaun Rajputs.{{Cite book |last=Hooja |first=Rima |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ&q=karauli |title=A History of Rajasthan |date=2006 |publisher=Rupa & Company |isbn=978-81-291-0890-6 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Bayley |first=C. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7nwUqnwj4h4C&dq=karauli+jadon&pg=PA65 |title=Chiefs and Leading Families in Rajputana |date=2004 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-1066-8 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Scott-Keltie |first=J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TdTMDQAAQBAJ&dq=karauli+jadon&pg=PA127 |title=The Statesman's Year-Book |date=2016-12-27 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-27041-1 |language=en}} It is located in the cultural Braj region. Karauli was the capital while Mandrayal or Mandrail was another important town.{{Cite book |last=Malleson |first=G. B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=30PkEAAAQBAJ&dq=karauli&pg=PA87 |title=An Historical Sketch of the Native States of India |date=2023-11-20 |publisher=BoD – Books on Demand |isbn=978-3-385-23103-0 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Gaur |first=D. D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uVAFAAAAMAAJ&q=karauli+jadon |title=Constitutional Development of Eastern Rajputana States |date=1978 |publisher=Usha Publishing House |language=en}}
History
The rulers of Karauli State belonged to the Jadaun clan of Rajputs and claimed descent from the Yaduvanshi lineage of the Chandravanshi dynasty.{{Cite book |last=Knapp |first=Stephen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1JJCgAAQBAJ&dq=karauli&pg=PT455 |title=Seeing Spiritual India: A Guide to Temples, Holy Sites, Festivals and Traditions |date=2008-05-29 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=978-0-595-61452-3 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Department |first=India Foreign and Political |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X7If217KeokC&dq=karauli&pg=PA264 |title=A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads, Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries |date=1909 |publisher=Superintendent Government Printing, India |language=en}} The founder of the dynasty was Raja Vijay Pal who came from Mathura and founded the fort of Bayana in 1040. Vijay Pal also came into conflict with the Ghaznavid tribes during his reign. Raja Timan Pal (r.1093-1159) was an early important ruler of the dynasty, he extended his domain by conquering the territories of modern-day Dang, Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Gurgaon, Mathura, Agra and Gwalior. Raja Arjun Pal Dev founded the new capital called "Kalyanpuri" which over time got the current name of Karauli in the year 1348. Sultan Mahmud Khilji of the Malwa Sultanate invaded and captured Karauli in the year 1454 which led the kingdom into a decline. The rulers of Karauli shifted to Untagarh and ruled a small territory. During Mughal Emperor Akbar's reign Raja Gopaldas of Karauli got back his ancestral capital of Karauli.{{Cite book |last=Mohammad Habib, Khaliq Ahmad Nizami |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WzARcgAACAAJ&q=A+COMPREHENSIVE++HISTORY+OF+INDIA+VOL.5 |title=A Comprehensive History of India: Vol. 5. The Delhi sultanat: A.D. 1206-1526; Pt. 2 |date=1993 |publisher=People's Publishing House |pages=838–839 |language=en}}
= British era =
The state under the rule of HH Maharaja Sir Ganesh Pal Dev along with the neighbouring states of Alwar, Bharatpur, and Dholpur acceded to the Dominion of India on 4 August 1947 to form Matsya Union.{{Cite web |last=New Delhi: States Department, Government of India. 1947. pg. 2, 3, 5 |title=Karauli State- Instrument of Accession and Standstill Agreement signed between H.H. Maharaja Ganesh Pal Deo Bahadur Yadukul Chandra Bhal, Ruler of Karauli State and the Dominion of India |url=https://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/2748362 |website=National Archives of India}} while being part of Matsya Union Karauli and others later merged with Greater Rajasthan in 1949 and became part of the current state of Rajasthan in the 1950s.File:Princely States. Karauli. Manak Pal (1772-1804) Karauli mint. Struck in the name of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. Dated 1784-5 CE.jpg. Dated 1784-5 CE]]
File:Karauli. Arjun Pal. (1876-1886) In the name of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India. Dated 1878 CE.jpgMaharaja Madan Pal Dev was made a Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India.{{Cite book |last=Gaur |first=dr d d |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.547188 |title=Constitutional Development Of Eastern Rajputana States |date=1960 |pages=18}} The salute of honour, to which the Chiefs of Karauli were entitled, was also enhanced from 15 to 17 in appreciation of the loyal services of Maharaja Madan Pal Dev, who was also decorated with a rich dress of honour.{{Cite book |last=Mehta |first=Markand Nandshankar |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.02572 |title=The Hind Rajasthani : an annual of the native states of India |date=1896 |publisher=Times, Ahmedabad |pages=332–334}}{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=Savitri |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.146826/page/n53/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Rajasthan District Gazetteers Sawai Madhopur |date=1960 |pages=40–42}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.japhila.cz/hof/0128/index0128a.htm Revenue Stamps of the Princely State of Karauli] Exhibit by Jiří Černý
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