Tonk State (Princely State)

This article is about the specific polity Tonk State (Princely 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 Princely State of the British Raj in India.

Establishment

January 1818: By treaty Tonk became a British protectorate in 1817.

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.

July 1949: Accession of Tonk State to India.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1868: In 1867 following the murder of the uncle of the ruler of Lawa together with a party of his followers, Lawa was declared a separate Chiefship under the protection of the British Government.