Dhar State

Dhar State was a princely state. It was a salute state in the colonial sway of the Central India Agency. Dhar began as one of the states during Maratha dominance in India about 1730. In 1941 it had an area of 1,798 square miles (4,660 km2) and a population of 253,210. Dhar was the capital of the state since 1732 (from the 1728 foundation, the Raja's first seat had been at Multhan in Dhar district. In 1948, it became part of Madhya Bharat.

Dhar State
धार रियासत
Princely State of India
1730–1947
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Dhar State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1941
4,660 km2 (1,800 sq mi)
Population 
• 1941
253,210
History 
• Established
1730
1947
Succeeded by
India
Today part ofIndia
Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 510

Lying between 21°57' and 23°15' north, and 74°37' and 75°37' east, Dhar State was bordered on the north by Ratlam State and Sailana State; east by parts of Gwalior and Indore States; on the south by Barwani State, and on the west by Jhabua State and portions of Gwalior State and Indore State.

Hemendra Singh Rao Pawar was the ruler (titular) of Dhar until his passing in November 2023. His son Prathmeshwar Singh Rao Pawar is the crown prince.

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