Bharatpur State

Bharatpur (Hindi: भरतपुर, Bharatpur ) one of the princely states of Rajputs in present-day Rajasthan was ( British India ), named after the capital of the same name.

Jat Baija, fief holder of the village Sansani succeeded in the late 17th century by the decline of the power of the Great Mughals triggered turmoil, his area to enlarge and make largely independent. His descendant, the Thakur Badan Sing ( 1722-55 ), built the fortress of Bharatpur and called 1752 Raja of Bharatpur. Raja Suraj Mal ( 1756-63 ) waged war partly with and partly against the Marathas and took the Maharaja title.

1828-1947 Bharatpur was a British protectorate. The prince had State 1941 area of ​​5123 km ² and 560,000 inhabitants. He joined on 17 March 1948, the Matsayas Union. On April 7, 1949, he joined India and was incorporated on May 15, 1949 in the state of Rajasthan. On November 1, 1956, the resolution of the principality was.

The former hunting ground of the Maharaja is the Keoladeo National Park today.