| Narsinghgarh State | |||||||
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| Princely State | |||||||
| 1681–1948 | |||||||
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 Narsinghgarh State in theImperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Capital | Narsinghgarh | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1948 | 1,920 km2 (740 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1948 | 140,000 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1681 | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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TheKingdom of Narsinghgarh also known asNarsinghgarh State was aprincely state located in present-dayMadhya Pradesh,India with its capital atNarsinghgarh from which the state was named. The ruling family was a cadet branch of the royal family ofRajgarh State.[1]
It formed an enclave withinRajgarh State and was placed administratively under theBhopal Agency subdivision of theCentral India Agency.[2] The state covered an area of 1,920 square kilometres (740 sq mi) and had a population of 92,093 and an average revenue of Rs.5,00,000 in 1901.[3][2][4]
The state capital was the town of the same name,Narsinghgarh.[1]
The State of Narsinghgarh was carved out of the state ofRajgarh State by Paras Ramji, the younger brother of the then Ruler of Rajgarh, Rawat Mohan Singhji in 1681.
During the 18th century, the state was a feudatory to theHolkar rulers ofIndore State, but in 1872 Narsinghgarh was recognized as aprincely state by British India .
After Indian independence in 1947, the rulers of Narsingarh acceded to theUnion of India, and the principality was incorporated into the new state ofMadhya Bharat in 1948, which subsequently becameMadhya Pradesh state on 1 November 1956.
The rulers of Narsinghgarh State were styled 'Raja', and were entitled to an 11-gun salute.
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