Polity Jaisalmer State (Princely State)

This article is about the specific polity Jaisalmer State (Princely State) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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A treaty of subsidiary alliance with the British Empire made Jaisalmer a princely state.

Establishment

  • November 1818: On 11 December 1818 Jaisalmer became a British protectorate in the Rajputana Agency.

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.

  • August 1947: Jaisalmer State acceeded to the Indian Union.

Disestablishment

  • August 1947: Jaisalmer State acceeded to the Indian Union.