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Banswara State बाँसवाड़ा रियासत Period  : 1527 - 1949       →     Republic of India
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Established : Independence of India : Area (1901) : Today part of :	1527 1949 4,160 km2 (1,606sq mi) Rajasthan, India

Banswara State was a princely state in India during the British Raj. It was located in what is today the state of Rajasthan. The rulers belonged to the Sisodia clan.

Banswara State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India

History

Banswara State was founded in 1527. Banswara was established by Udai Singh, the ruler of Bagar as a domain for his son Jagmal Singh.

In 1913 a section of Adivasi Bhils revolted under the headship of a social reformer Govindgiri and Punja which was suppressed in November, 1913. Hundreds of Bhils were shot dead at the Mangarh hillock where they were holding a peaceful meeting. The place has become sacred and is better known as the Mangarh Dham. In 1949 Banswara was merged into the Indian Union.

Rulers

The rulers of the state bore the title 'Maharawal' from 1688 onwards. Banswara State became a British protectorate on 16 November 1818.

Thakur Sahibs

• 1688 - 1706 Ajab Singh (b. 16.. - d. 1706)
• 1706 - 1713 Bhim Singh (d. 1713)
• 1713 - 1737 Bishan Singh (d. 1737)
• 1737 - 1747 Udai Singh II (d. 1747)
• 1747 - 1786 Prithvi Singh (d. 1786)
• 1786 - 1816 Bijai Singh (b. 17.. - d. 1816)
• 1816 - 1819 Umaid Singh (d. 1819)
• 1819 - 6 Nov 1838 Bhawani Singh (b. c.1803 - d. 1838)
• 6 Nov 1838 - 2 Feb 1844 Bahadur Singh (b. c.1788 - d. 1844)
• 2 Feb 1844 - 29 Apr 1905 Lakshman Singh (b. 1835 - d. 1905)
• 2 Feb 1844 - 1856 .... -Regent
• 29 Apr 1905 - 27 Dec 1913 Shambhu Singh (b. 1868 - d. 1913)
• 27 Dec 1913 - 28 Jul 1944 Prithvi Singh (b. 1888 - d. 1944) (from 2 Jan 1933, Sir Prithvi Singh)
• 29 Jul 1944 - 15 Aug 1947 Chandra Vir Singh (b. 1909 - d. 1985)