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Jhalawar State झालावाड़ रियासत Period  : 1838  - 1949       →     Republic of India
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Established : Independence of India : Area (1901) : Today part of :	1838 1949 2,106 km2 (813 sq mi) Rajasthan, India

Jhalawar State  was a princely state in India during the British Raj. It was located in the Hadoti region. The main town in the state was Jhalawar. The state belonged to the Kotah-Jhalawar Agency which had headquarters at Kota and was a subdivision of the Rajputana Agency.

Jhalawar State in the The Imperial Gazetteer of India

Rulers

The Jhala clan of Rajputs are still regarded as the rulers of Jhalawar state and thus maintain a large majority of their power over Jhalawar. They were entitled to a 17 gun salute by the British authorities.

• 8 Apr 1838 – 1845 Madan Singh (b. 1808 – d. 1845)
• 1845 – 29 Aug 1875 Prithvi Singh (b. 1830 – d. 1875)
• 29 Aug 1875 – 2 Mar 1896 Zalim Singh (b. 1865 – d. 1912)
• 29 Aug 1875 – 21 Feb 1884 .... -Regent
• 2 Mar 1896 – 1 Jan 1899 interregnum
• 1 Jan 1899 – 13 Apr 1929 Bhawani Singh (b. 1874 – d. 1929) (from 26 Jun 1908, Sir Bhawani Singh)
• 13 Apr 1929 - 2 Sep 1943 Rajendra Singh (b. 1900 – d. 1943) (from 9 Jun 1938, Sir Rajendra Singh)
• 2 Sep 1943 – 15 Aug 1947 Harisch Chandra Singh (b. 1921 – d. 1967)