Polity Bhopal State (Princely State)

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Was an Indian princely state located in the modern-day Indian State of Gujarat.

Establishment

  • January 1819: After the defeat of the Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, Bhopal became a British princely state in 1818.

Chronology

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1. Partition of India

Was the partition of British India in two independent entities: India (with a Hindu majority) and Pakistan (with a Muslim majority). This included the several princely states that were dependent on the British Colony.

  • January 1949: Bhopal State was merged into the Union of India in 1949 as Bhopal.

Disestablishment

  • January 1949: Bhopal State was merged into the Union of India in 1949 as Bhopal.

Selected Sources

  • Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 8, p. 125 retrieved on https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/