Jobat State
| Jobat State जोबत रियासत | |||||||
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| Princely State | |||||||
| 15th century–1948 | |||||||
 Jobat State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 339 km2 (131 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 9,443 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 15th century | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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Jobat State[1] was a princely state in India during the British Raj. It was placed administratively under the Bhopawar Agency[2] subdivision of the Central India Agency. The state covered an area of 339 square kilometres and had a population of 9.443 which produced an average revenue of Rs.21,000 in 1901.[3]
History
The principality was founded in the 15th century of the Alirajpur State ruling family belonging to the Rathore dynasty of Rajputs.[4] After Indian independence in 1948, the rulers of Jobat acceded to the Union of India on 15 June 1948.[5] The principality was incorporated into the new state of Madhya Bharat, which subsequently became Madhya Pradesh state on 1 November 1956.
Rulers
Jobat State's Hindu rulers were styled 'Rana', and the succession was in the female line.[6]
Ranas
- Rana Bahhram Dev
- Rana Keshavdas Dev
- Rana Loonkaran Dev
- 1864 – 1874 Ranjit Singh
- 1874 – 1897 Sarup Singh
- 1897 – Mar 1916 Indrajit Singh
- 18 Jun 1917 – 15 Aug 1947 Bhim Singh (b. 1915)
References
- ^ Imperial Gazeteer of India, v. 5, p. 223.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 846.
- ^ https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_153.gif
- ^ Rajput Provinces of India - Jobat
- ^ "Jobat (Princely State)". Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ Princely States of India
