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Kota State
Kotah State
1579–1948
Coat of arms
Kota State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Kota State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
History 
• Established
1579
1948
Area
193114,828 km2 (5,725 sq mi)
Population
• 1931
685,804
 Succeeded by
India File:Flag of India.svg
Today part ofRajasthan, India

Kotah State,[1] was a princely state in India, centered on the city of Kota, now located in Rajasthan State of the India.

History

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File:A ruler, perhaps Maharao Ram Singh (reg. 1827-66) hunting a tiger on horseback, his mistress in the saddle beside him.jpg
Rama Singh hunts a tiger on horseback with his mistress
File:Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (reigned 1827-1866) Hunting with Maharao Ram Singh of Bundi (reigned 1828-1866) LACMA M.75.19 (2 of 9).jpg
Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (reigned 1828–1866) Hunting with Maharao Ram Singh of Bundi (reigned 1828–1866)
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Melancholy courtesan of Kota or Bundi palace. 1610
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Kota state details
File:Silver Rupee from the princely state of Kotah, struck in the name of Maharaja Umaid Singh and Mughal emperor Shah Alam II, photographed from a personal collection in West Bengal, India, September 17, 2024.jpg
Silver Rupee from the princely state of Kotah, struck in the name of Maharaja Umaid Singh and Mughal emperor Shah Alam II.

The average revenue of Kota state in 1901 was Rs.31,00,000.[2]

Rulers

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The rulers of Kota were from the Hada sect of the Chauhan Rajput clan and bore the title of Eshaan.[3][4]

Kings of Kota

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  • 1607-1624 Rao Hriday Narayan singh ( Provincial Head)
  • 1631 – 27 January 1648: Rao Madho Singh
  • 1648 – 26 April 1658: Rao Mukund Singh
  • 1658 – 23 August 1682: Rao Jagat Singh
  • 1682 – February 1683: Rao Prem Singh
  • 1683 – April 1696: Rao Kishor Singh I
  • 1696-1697 Rao Bishin Singh
  • Apr 1697– 18 June 1707: Rao Ram Singh I: (b. 16.. – d. 1707)
  • 18 June 1707 – 19 June 1720: Maharao Bhim Singh I: (b. 1682 – d. 1720)
  • 19 Jun 1720 – Oct 1723: Rao Arjun Singh: (d. 1723)
  • Oct 1723 – 1 August 1756: Maharao Durjan Sal: (d. 1756)
  • 1756 – March 1757: Maharao Ajit Singh: (b. bf. 1676 – d. 1757)
  • March 1757 – 17 December 1764: Maharao Shatru/Chatar Sal Singh I: (b. bf.1718 – d. 1764)
  • 17 December 1764 – 17 January 1771: Maharao Guman Singh: (b. 1724 – d. 1771)
  • 17 January 1771 – 19 November 1819: Maharao Umaid Singh I: (b. 1761 – d. 1819)
  • 19 November 1819 – 20 July 1828: Maharao Kishor Singh II: (b. c. 1781 – d. 1828)
  • 20 July 1828 – 27 March 1866: Maharao Ram Singh II: (b. 1808 – d. 1866)
  • 27 Mar 1866 – 11 June 1889: HH Maharao Raja Shatru Sal II : (b. 1837 – d. 1889)
  • 11 Jun 1889 – 27 December 1940: HH Maharao Raja Umed Singh II: (b. 1873 – d. 1940) (from 23 May 1900, Sir Umed Singh II)
  • 11 June 1889 – 5 December 1896: .... – Regent
  • 27 December 1940 – 18 April 1948: HH Maharao Raja Sir Bhim Singh II: (b. 1909 – d. 1991)

Titular Maharaos

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On 18 April 1948, the Maharao merged his state with the Union of India and the state thus ceased to have independent existence. The Maharao lost his ruling powers but continued to hold certain titles and privileges until the year 1971, when everything was withdrawn. Nevertheless, the Maharao remains the head of the erstwhile royal family and an important cultural figure in Kota. The non-ruling Maharaos are listed below:

  • 18 April 1948 – 21 June 1991: Maharao Raja Bhim Singh II: (b. 1909 – d. 1991); last ruling Maharao.
  • 21 June 1991 – 29 January 2022: Maharao Raja Brijraj Singh
  • 29 January 2022 – Present : Maharao Raja Ijyaraj Singh
  • The heir apparent is Jaidev Singh, only son of Maharao Ijyaraj Singh

Maharao Bhim Singh II in history, the day of 12 February is associated with the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi .On the same day in 1948, his ashes were flown to several holy ponds including the Ganges River in Allahabad,Chambal River Ghat in Kota, Rajasthan. 13 days before this, i.e. on January 30, 1948, Gandhiji was assassinated by Nathuram Godse. On the 13th day of his death, a kalash was reverentially flown on the banks of the Chambal river as a nation-wide expedition, in the presence of thousands of thousands of male women, the urns of Mahatma Gandhi were flown by aircraft by Kota Maharao Shri Bhim Singh Ji During this time, thousands of people were present at the Ghat besides the former Maharao Bhim Singh of Kota. This inscription was installed by the then Home Minister Rajchandra Sena in memory of it, this inscription still remains on Rampura Chhoti Samaj which represents this historical site as a memorial. Is the place where immersion of Mahatma Gandhi's ashes was executed.

See also

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References

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