| Dewas State (Junior Branch) देवास (छोटी पाती राज्य / धाकटी पाती संस्थान) | |||||||||
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| State Within theMaratha Confederacy (1728 - 1818) Princely State ofBritish India | |||||||||
| 1728–1948 | |||||||||
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 Dewas Sr and Dewas Jr. states in theImperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 1,100 km2 (420 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 54,904 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1728 | ||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
Dewas Junior was established by Jivaji Rao I Puar in 1728 during theMaratha conquest of Central India. It was a15-gun saluteMaratha princely state.On 12 December 1818, it became aBritish protectorate.[1]
The original state was founded in 1728 by Jivaji Rao, from the Puar clan ofMarathas who together with his older brother (Tukoji) had advanced into Malwa withPeshwaBaji Rao, as part of theMaratha conquest.[2]
The brothers divided the territory among themselves; their descendants ruled as the junior andsenior branches of the family. After 1841, each branch ruled his own portion as a separate state, though the lands belonging to each were intimately entangled; in Dewas, the capital town, the two sides of the main street were under different administrations and had different arrangements for water supply and lighting.[3]
The Junior branch had an area of 440 sq mi (1,100 km2) and had a population of 54,904 in 1901.[4] Both Dewas states were in the Malwa Agency of theCentral India Agency. After India's independence in 1947, theMaharajas ofDewas acceded to India, and their states were integrated intoMadhya Bharat, which became a state of India in 1950. In 1956, Madhya Bharat was merged intoMadhya Pradesh state.
Dewas JuniorDarbar (Court) was composed ofSardars,Mankaris,Istamuradars,Thakurs andJagirdars.[5][6]
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| Title | Part of | Start of reign | End of reign | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raja | Maratha Empire | 1728 | 15 Aug 1774 | Jivaji Rao Puar "Dada Sahib" (d. 1774) |
| 15 Aug 1774 | 2 Dec 1790 | Sadashiv Rao I Puar (d. 1790) | ||
| 2 Dec 1790 | 1817 | Rukmangad Rao Puar (b. 17.. – d. 1817) | ||
| 1817 | 1818 | Anand Rao Puar "Rao Sahib" (d. 1840) | ||
| British protectorate | 1818 | 1840 | ||
| 1840 | 12 May 1864 | Haibat Rao Puar (d. 1864) | ||
| 12 May 1864 | 19 Jan 1892 | Narayan Rao Puar "Dada Sahib" (b. 1860 – d. 1892) | ||
| 12 May 1864 | 1877 | Yamuna Bai Sahib -Regent + Rao Bahadur R.J. Bhide (Superintendent) | ||
| 9 Jan 1892 | 1 Jan 1918 | Malhar Rao Puar "Bhava Sahib" (b. 1877 – d. 1934) (from 1 Jan 1917, Sir Malhar Rao Puar) | ||
| 19 Jan 1892 | 10 Aug 1913 | Lala Bisheshas Nath – Regent | ||
| Maharaja | 1 Jan 1918 | 4 Feb 1934 | Sir Malhar Rao Puar "Bhava Sahib" (s.a.) | |
| 4 Feb 1934 | 2 Dec 1943 | Sadashiv Rao II Puar "Khase Sahib" (b. 1887 – d. 1943) | ||
| 2 Dec 1943 | 15 Aug 1947 | Yeshwant Rao Puar "Bhau Sahib" (b. 1905 – d. 1965) (from 14 Aug 1947, Sir Yeshwant Rao Puar) |
Colonel HH Maharaja Sir Yeshwant Rao Puar had two daughters, 'Durgaraje' (d/o Padmaraje) who married into the Sardar Phalke family of Gwalior and 'Udayaraje' (d/o Maneka Raje) who married the Raja of Prayagpur.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dewas".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 137.