Sailana State
This article is about the specific polity Sailana 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 polity located in the Malwa region.
Establishment
January 1717: Sailana State was founded by Raja Jai Singh, great-grandson of Maharaja Ratan Singh, founder of Ratlam State. In 1716 Jai singh took revenge against his uncle for the murder of his father, he killed him in a pitched battle at sagode and secured Ratlam for his elder brother. The two brothers then divided the state between themselves. Jai singh's capital was initially at Raoti. He built Sailana as his new capital in 1736.
Chronology
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1. Events
May 1819: On 5 January 1819, John Malcolm mediated between Gwalior and Sailana upon which Raja Lakshman Singh accepted British protection and agreed to pay a fixed tribute of £4,200 to Gwalior until 1860, in return for Daulat Rao Sindhia agreeing to refrain from any interference in Sailana.
Disestablishment
May 1819: On 5 January 1819, John Malcolm mediated between Gwalior and Sailana upon which Raja Lakshman Singh accepted British protection and agreed to pay a fixed tribute of £4,200 to Gwalior until 1860, in return for Daulat Rao Sindhia agreeing to refrain from any interference in Sailana.
