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Dholpur State or Dhaulpur State was a kingdom of eastern Rajputana, India, which was founded in AD 1806 by a Hindu Jat Ruler. After 1818 the state was placed under the authority of British India's Rajputana Agency. The Ranas ruled the state until the independence of India in 1947, when the kingdom was merged with the Union of India. Dholpur princely state was located in the present-day state of Rajasthan. The state had an area of , and an estimated revenue of Rs.83,000/-. The current chief minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje, is a member of the erstwhile ruling family of Dholpur. ==History== Very little is known of the early history of the state. According to tradition a predecessor state was established as Dhavalapura. In 1505 neighboring Gohad State was founded and between 1740 and 1756 Gohad was occupied by Gwalior State. From 1761 to 1775 Dholpur was annexed to Bharatpur State and between 1782 and December 1805 Dholpur was again annexed by Gwalior. On 10 January 1806 Dholpur became a British protectorate and in the same year the Ruler of Gohad merged Gohad into Dholpur.〔〔(Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 323. )〕 The last ruler of Dholpur signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 7 April 1949.〔(Dholpur Princely State (15 gun salute) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dholpur State」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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