Idar State

This article is about the specific polity Idar State and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was an Indian polity located in the modern-day Indian State of Gujarat.

Establishment

January 1258: Idar State was a princely state that was founded in 1257. Its rulers were Rathore Rajputs. The original rulers of Idar were Kolis of the Bhalsur tribe.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1443: Muhammad Shah II (r. 1442 - 1451) first led a campaign against Idar and forced its ruler, Raja Hari Rai or Bir Rai to submit to his authority.

January 1578: Vijaynagar was ruled by bhil chiefs Pol state was founded in 1577. Between 1864 and 1877 it was renamed Vijayanagar after its new capital. The rulers of the state bore the title 'Rao'.

January 1657: Rathore's ruled Idar for 12 generations after which they were defeated by the Mughals under Murad Baksh in 1656.

January 1761: When Rai Singh got to know about his brother's death he gathered a force and once again captured Idar; he placed Anand Singh's son on the throne and became his guardian.