Indore State
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This article is about the princely state during the British Raj. For the dynasty, see Holkar.
22.7252°N 75.8655°E / 22.7252; 75.8655
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Indore State Indūra rājya | |||||||||
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1732–1948 | |||||||||
Status | State Within the Maratha Confederacy (1731–1818) Protectorate of the East India Company (1818–1857) Princely State of the British Raj (1857–1947) State of the Dominion of India (1947–1948) | ||||||||
Capital | Indore | ||||||||
Raja | |||||||||
• 1732–1766 (first) | Malhar Rao Holkar | ||||||||
• 1926–1948 (last) | Yashwant Rao Holkar II | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 29 July 1732 | ||||||||
1 January 1948 | |||||||||
Area | |||||||||
1931 | 25,646 km2 (9,902 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1931 | 13,25,089 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Madhya Pradesh, Republic of India |
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Indore State, also known as Holkar State,[1] was a kingdom in India. Its rulers belonged to the Maratha Holkar dynasty.[2] After 1857, Indore became a 19-gun salute princely state under the British Raj.
Indore State was located in the present-day Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, with its capital at the city of Indore. The state had an area of 24,605 km2 and a population of 1,325,089 in 1931. Other important towns besides Indore were Rampura, Khargone, Maheshwar, Mehidpur, Barwaha, and Bhanpura; there were a total of 3,368 villages.[3]