Dhar State

Dhar was a princely state of India during the British Raj. Dhar began as one of the states during Mahratta dominance in India about 1730. In 1941 it had an area of 1,798 square miles (4,660 km²) and a population of 253,210. Dhar was part of the Central India Agency. In 1948 it became part of Madhya Bharat.

Rulers

^[1] The state was ruled by the Ponwar dynasty.

Rajas

• 1728 - 1732 Udaji Rao I Puar
• 1732 - 1736 Anand Rao I Puar (b. ... - d. 1749)
• 1736 - 6 Jan 1761 Jashwant Rao I Puar (b. 1724 - d. 1761)
• 6 Jan 1761 - 1782 Khande Rao Puar (b. c.1758 - d. 1782)
• 1782 - 10 Jun 1807 Anand Rao II Puar (b. 1782 - d. 1807)
• Dec 1807 - 1810 Ramchandra Rao I Puar (b. 1807 - d. 1810)
• Dec 1807 - 1810 Maina Bai (f) (regent)
• 1810 - Oct 1833 Ramchandra Rao II Puar (b. 1805 - d. 1833)
• 21 Apr 1834 - 23 May 1857 Jashwant Rao II Puar (b. 1823 - d. 1857)
• 23 May 1857 - 19 Jan 1858 Anand Rao III Puar (1st time) (b. 1844 - d. 1898)
• 19 Jan 1858 - 1 May 1860 state abolished
• 1 May 1860 - 29 Jul 1898 Anand Rao III Puar (2nd time) (s.a.)
• 29 Jul 1898 - 1 Jan 1918 Udaji Rao II Puar "Baba Sahib" (b. 1886 - d. 1926)

Maharajas

• 1 Jan 1918 - 30 Jul 1926 Udaji Rao II Puar "Baba Sahib" (s.a.)
• 1 Aug 1926 - 15 Aug 1947 Anand Rao IV Puar (b. 1920 - d. 1989)

References

1. ^ http://rulers.org/indstat1.html

Sources

• Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 510