Piploda State

Piploda State
पीपलोदा रियासत
Princely State
1547–1948
Piploda State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
History
  Established 1547
  Independence of India 1948
Area
  1901 155 km2 (60 sq mi)
Population
  1901 11,441 
Density 73.8 /km2  (191.2 /sq mi)
Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
Kesri Singh, ruler of Piploda State from 1888 to 1919

Piploda State was a princely state in India at the time of the British Raj. It belonged to the Malwa Agency, part of the Central India Agency. The state had an area of 155 km².

History

Piploda was established in 1547 by Rawat Sawalsinghji, a son of the Rawat of Mandawal, as a feudatory principality of Jaora State. In 1924 Piploda became a separate state. The last ruler acceded to the Government of India on 15 June 1948, and Piploda became part of Ratlam District of Madhya Bharat state.[1]

Rulers

The rulers of Piploda State were Rajputs of the Dodia clan.[2]

Thakurs

Maharawat

Raos

See also

References

External links

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Coordinates: 23°36′N 74°57′E / 23.600°N 74.950°E / 23.600; 74.950

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