Basoda State

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Hydergarh Basoda State
बसोदा रियासत
Princely State
1753–1947
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Basoda State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population 
4,897
History 
 Established
1753
1947
Succeeded by
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Basoda State was a former princely state in Central India, part of the Bhopal Agency during the British Raj in India, with its capital at Haidergarh. It was also known as Nawab-Basoda or Haidargarh-Basoda in order to distinguish it from a place with the same name in Gwalior State. [1]

The state was established in 1753 by Nawab Muhammad Ahsanullah Khan, son of Nawab Muhammad Diler Khan, who founded the Kurwai State. [1] [2] In 1822 Basoda became a British protectorate. [3] In 1947, Nawab Masood Ali Khan, signed the accession to the Indian Union. After the death of Nawab Masood Ali Khan in 1976, the titular ruler of the Royal House of Basoda has been Nawab Kiswhar Ali Khan. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 7, p. 105.
  2. "Basoda (Princely State)". Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. Imperial Gazetteer of India, Central India, vol. 12. 1908. pp. 282–283.
  4. Alavi, Shams Ur Rehman (15 February 2023). "Haidargarh Basoda: The princely state that survived for two centuries in Central India". NewsBits. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

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