Polity Dhurwai State (Princely State)

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

Establishment

  • January 1824: In 1823 Diwan Budh Singh was granted a sanad (a legal deed, a proection treaty) by the British authorities.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

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 1950: On 1 January 1950, Dhurwai acceded to the Indian Union and was merged into the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh with the other Hasht-Bhaiya Jagirs.

Disestablishment

  • January 1950: On 1 January 1950, Dhurwai acceded to the Indian Union and was merged into the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh with the other Hasht-Bhaiya Jagirs.

Selected Sources

  • Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 339 retrieved on https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/