Rajgarh State
Rajgarh State (Hindi Name: राजगढ़) was a princely state in India, named after its capital Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. It was part of the colonial Bhopal Agency of the Central India Agency during the British Raj. It lay in the region of Malwa known as Umatwara after the ruling Umat clan, a branch of the Parmar Rajputs. The neighbouring Narsinghgarh State was ruled by a cadet branch of this family, after being partitioned in 1681.
Rajgarh State राजगढ़ रियासत | |||||||
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| Late 15th century–1948 | |||||||
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| Motto: Rao adwitīya Rājgarh Darbār ("the chief of Rajgarh has no equal") | |||||||
Rajgarh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Common languages | Malvi (Rangri dialect), with a Hindi-speaking minority | ||||||
| Religion | 89% Hindu, 6% Muslim, 5% Animist, >1% Jain and Sikh | ||||||
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• Established | Late 15th century | ||||||
• Partition with Narsinghgarh State | 1681 | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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Rajgarh had an area of 2,492 Square Kilometers (940 sq. miles) and a population of 88,376 in 1901. Estimated revenue, 33,000 rupees (1911); tribute (to Sindhia of Gwalior) 3,640. The state revenue reached Rs.450,000 in 1901, the privy purse was Rs.140,000 rupees. Grain and opium were the principal articles of trade.
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