Banswara State

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Was a polity in India, located in what is today the state of Rajasthan.

Establishment

January 1528: Banswara State was founded in 1527 by Maharawal Jagmal Singh. It was a princely state in present-day Rajasthan, India. The territory was established after the decline of the Mewar Kingdom, with Banswara becoming the capital.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1754: In 1753, The Maharawal of Banswara State, killed the three sons of Rana Ratansinhjii and tried to capture the throne of Sant State; the fourth son who was an infant named Badansinghji was hidden by Kolis of Malwa and grew up in a Koli family. The Maharawal annexed the Sant State in Banswara State and established his army in Sant.

January 1801: After several years, when Badansinghji reached maturity, the Kolis of Malwa attacked the army of Banswara. The Khant Kolis of Malwa defeated the army of Maharawal and threw it out of Sant state. After that, Kolis of Malwa established Rana Badansinghji Pawar at the throne of Sant State.

November 1818: Banswara State became a British protectorate on 16 November 1818.