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== History ==
== History ==
(malpur city name came from mala khant name, who was king of malpur state before raol empire. King Mala khant had no kids that's why he worried lot of about his next generation . One day he told some one bhramna in his empire about to married his daughter. Bhramna was very angry on mala khant after heard that kind of statement. But bhramna can't do anything against king mala khant. Bhramna went to idar for getting some help from raol empire. Raol emipire want to help bhramna and sent his two men with bhramna to Malpur. Hear bhramna agree with mala Khant proposal as per planning. When king mala Khant and his daughter marriage function on the go then all soldier of mala Khant and mala Khant was drunk a lot. all they are unconscious and it was a best opertunity to kill them And those two soldiers who came with bhramna from idar did their job as per order. There was soldiers's lot of blood everywhere that's why this place called as gojaru. After death of king mala Khant raol empire was ruled on malpur state)
Malpur State was founded in 1466, but little is known about its early history. Rawal Virajmal, son of Rao Kiratsinghji of [[Idar State]], was succeeded on 12 April 1882 by his son Rawal Dipsinhji Sheosinhji, born in 1863.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}
Malpur State was founded in 1466, but little is known about its early history. Rawal Virajmal, son of Rao Kiratsinghji of [[Idar State]], was succeeded on 12 April 1882 by his son Rawal Dipsinhji Sheosinhji, born in 1863.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}



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Malpur State
માલપુર
Princely State of British India
1466–1943
Flag of Malpur
Flag
Area 
• 1931
251.23 km2 (97.00 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931
13,552
History 
• Established
1466
• Attachment Scheme and merger with Baroda State
1943
Succeeded by
Baroda State

Malpur State (Template:Lang-gu; Template:Lang-hi) was a small princely state belonging to the Mahi Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency during the era of the British Raj.[1] It was centered on Malpur town, in present-day Aravalli district of Gujarat State.

History

Malpur State was founded in 1466, but little is known about its early history. Rawal Virajmal, son of Rao Kiratsinghji of Idar State, was succeeded on 12 April 1882 by his son Rawal Dipsinhji Sheosinhji, born in 1863.[citation needed]

Malpur State was merged with Baroda State under the Attachment Scheme in December 1943.[2] The last ruler was Rawal Shri Gambhirsinhji Himatsinhji, born 27 October 1914 and who acceded to the throne on 23 June 1923.[3] He was educated at Scott College, Sadra and Mayo College, Ajmer and nominally ruled till 1947 while the process for joining India was active. Finally Baroda State acceded to the Indian Union on 1 May 1949.

Rulers

The rulers of Malpur State bore the title Raol.[3]

  • ???? –1780 ....
  • 1780–1796 Indrasinhji
  • 1796 Jamalsinhji (d. 1796)
  • 1796–1816 Takhtsinhji Jamalsinhji
  • 1816 –1822 Shivsinhji I
  • 1822–1843 .... -Manager
  • 1843–18.. Dipsinhji I (b. 1822 – d. 18..)
  • 1875–1882 Shivsinhji II Khumansinhji (1841–1882)
  • 12 Apr 1882 – 1914 Dipsinhji II (1863–1914)
  • 1914–1923 Jaswatsinhji Dipsinhji (1886–1923)
  • 23 Jun 1923 – 1947 Gambhirsinhji Himmatsinhji (1914–1969)
  • 23 Jun 1923 – 1935 .... -Manager
  • 11 May 1969 Gambhirsinhji Himmatsinhji (died)
  • Present Chief of the Ruling Family and Maha Raolji – Saheb Shri Krishnasinhji (b. 1954)

See also

References

  1. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 94.
  2. ^ McLeod, John; Sovereignty, power, control: politics in the States of Western India, 1916–1947; Leiden u.a. 1999; ISBN 90-04-11343-6; p. 160
  3. ^ a b Princely States of India

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