Rajgarh State
Rajgarh State राजगढ़ राज्य | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
| Capital | Rajgarh | ||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | Late 15th century | ||||||
• Partition with Narsinghgarh State | 1681 | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
| 1901 | 2,492 km2 (962 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 88,376 | ||||||
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The Kingdom of Rajgarh also known as Rajgarh State was a princely state in present-day 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 Umathwara after the ruling Umath clan of Rajputs, a branch of the Paramara dynasty. The neighbouring Narsinghgarh State was ruled by a cadet branch of this family, after being partitioned in 1681. The Rajgarh State had an area of 2,492 km² and a population of 88,376 in 1901.
The state revenue reached Rs.450,000 in 1901, the privy purse was Rs.140,000 rupees. The Grain and opium were the principal articles of trade.