Indore State

This article is about the specific polity Indore 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 a kingdom in India. Its rulers belonged to the Holkar dynasty of Maratha Empire.

Establishment

July 1732: On 29 July 1732, Bajirao Peshwa-I granted Holkar State by merging 28 and a half parganas to Malhar Rao Holkar, the founding ruler of the Holkar dynasty. This event took place in the region that is now part of Indore State.

Chronology

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1. Anglo-Indian Wars

Were a series of wars fought by the British East India Company in the Indian Subcontinent that resulted in the British conquest and colonial rule of the region.

1.1.Anglo-Maratha Wars

Was a series of wars fought between the British East India Company and Maratha Empire in India.

1.1.1.Third Anglo-Maratha War

Was the final and decisive conflict between the English East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. The war left the Company in control of most of India.

January 1818: After the Battle of Mahidpur The ministers made overtures of peace, and on 6 January 1818 the Treaty of Mandeswar was signed. Holkar accepted the British terms in totality and came under British authority as an independent prince subject to the advice of a British Resident.