Bharatpur State (Princely State)

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Was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj, located in the modern State of Rajasthan.

Establishment

January 1806: In 1805 war between the British and the Holkars broke out. Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur agreed to help Holkar and the two Maharajas fell back to the Bharatpur fort. The British surrounded the fort and after three months Ranjit Singh agreed to peace and signed a treaty with the British, becoming a princely state.

Chronology

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1. Partition of India

Was the partition of British India in two independent entities: India (with a Hindu majority) and Pakistan (with a Muslim majority). This included the several princely states that were dependent on the British Colony.

August 1947: In August 1947 the Bharatpur State acceded to the newly independent Dominion of India.