Dungarpur State was a princely state during the

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was him ...

. Its capital was the city of

Dungarpur Dungarpur is a city in the southernmost part of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dungarpur District. It is the fastest developing town in the southern part of Rajasthan, alongside Aspur ''tehsil''. History Dungarpu ...

in the southernmost area of present-day Rajasthan State in

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. In 1901 the total population of Dungarpur State was 100,103, while that of the town was 6094 Dungarpur is the seat of elder branch of Sisodiyas of

Udaipur Udaipur () ( ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic cap ...

, while the younger branch is the seat of the Maharana of Mewar.

History

Dungarpur State was founded in 1197 by Samant Singh, the eldest son of the ruler of Mewar, Karan Singh. They are descendants of

Bappa Rawal Bappa Rawal (c. 8th century) was a king of the Mewar kingdom in Rajasthan, India. The bardic chronicles describe him as a member of the Guhila Rajput Clan, and some of them consider him to be the founder of the Guhila dynasty. He is credited ...

, eighth ruler of the

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Dynasty and founder of the Mewar Dynasty (r. 734-753). The chiefs of the state, who bear the title of Maharawal, are descended from Mahup, eldest son of Karan Singh, chief of Mewar in the 12th century, and claim the honours of the elder line of Mewar. Mahup, disinherited by his father, took refuge with his mother's family, the Chauhans of Bagar, and made himself master of that country at the expense of the

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chiefs, while his younger brother Rahup founded a separate Sisodia dynasty The town of

, the capital of the state, was founded in 1282 CE by his descendant Rawal Vir Singh, who named it after Dungaria, an independent

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whom he had caused to be assassinated. After the death of Rawal Udai Singh of Vagad at the

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in 1527, where he fought alongside Rana Sanga against Babur, his territories were divided into the states of Dungarpur and

Banswara Banswara is a city in the Banswara district in southern Rajasthan, India. The name, Banswara, came from "Bans wala" (bamboo) forests, as Bamboo grew in abundance around this place within the area. Banswara is also known as "City of a Hundred ...

. Udai's elder son Prithviraj succeeded his father as the rawal of Dungarpur and his younger son Jagmal became the first ruler of

. Rawal Askaran accepted Mughal Suzerainty and became a vassal of

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It remained successively under Mughal,

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, and

control by treaty in 1818, where it remained 15-

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state The revenue of the state was Rs.2,00,000 in 1901.

List of Rulers

Maharawals

The Maharawals belonged to the Guhila dynasty, Ahra Guhilot clan * 1404: Pata * 1428: Gopinath (Gaipa Rawal) - He constructed Gaib Sagar Lake and Badal Mahal in Dungarpur. * 1469 – 1497: Somdas * 1497 – 1527: Udai Singh * 1527 – 1549: Prithviraj * 1549 – 1580: Askaran * 1580 – 1606: Sesmal * 1606 – 1609: Karam Singh II * 1609 – 1657: Punja Raj * 1657 – 1661: Girdhar Das * 1661 – 1691: Jaswant Singh * 1691 – 1702: Khuman Singh * 1702 – 1730: Ram Singh * 1730 – 1785: Shiv Singh * 1785 – 1790: Vairisal * 1790 – 1808: Fateh Singh * 1808 – 1844: Jaswant Singh II * 1844 – 1898: Udai Singh II (b. 1838 – d. 1898) * 13 Feb 1898 – 15 Nov 1918: Vijay Singh (b. 1887 – d. 1918) * 15 Nov 1918 – 15 Aug 1947: Lakshman Singh (b. 1908 – d. 1989) The last princely ruler of Dungarpur was HH Rai-i-Rayan Maharawal Shri Lakshman Singh Bahadur (1918–1989), who was awarded KCSI (1935) and

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(1947), and after independence became a Member of the

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twice, in 1952 and 1958, and later a member of

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Members of the Legislative asse ...

( MLA) in 1962 and 1989.

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History

List of Rulers

Maharawals

See also

References

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