Idar (princely state)

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In 1941 Idar had a population of 307,798. ["Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer", p. 824]

History

Idar was ruled by Rajputs. In 1924 it was made part of the Western India States agency. It was transfered to the Rajputana States in the early 1940s. In 1949 it was disolved and split between Sabar Kantha district and Mehsana district which were at that point in Bombay State. ["Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer", p. 824] Both these districts were included in Gujarat when it was formed in 1960.

Rulers of Idar

The rulers of Idar were a branch of the Rathore dynasty and thus of the same lineage as the Ruler of Jodhpur. The first Maharaja was the son of Ajit Singh of Jodhpur.

I. Sri Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Anandsinhji (k. 20 November 1751), r. 1731-1751

II. Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Shivsinhji (1736-1791), r. 1751-1791. His second son founded a separate branch of the dynasty, which ruled as Maharajas of Ahmednagar from 1792 until 1843, when Takht Singh, the last Maharaja, became Maharaja of Jodhpur and continued the Ahmednagar line from there.

III. Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Bhawansinhji (1755-1792), r. 1791-1792

IV.Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Ganbhirsinhji (1781-12 August 1833), r. 1792-1833

V. Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Sir Jawansinhji Ganbhirsinhji, KCSI (1830-26 December 1868), r. 12 August 1833-26 December 1868.

VI. Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Sir Keshrisinji Jawansinhji, KCSI, Kaiser-i-Hind (1864-February 1901), r. 26 December 1868-February 1901.

Interregnum from February-October 1901

VI.Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Krishnasinhji Keshrisinhji (October 1901-30 November 1901), r. October-30 November 1901. A posthumous son of Sir Keshrisinhji, who "ruled" from his birth, eight months after his father's death, to his own death a month later.

VII. Lieutenant-General Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Sir Pratap Singh, GCB, GCSI, GCVO, LLD (22 October 1845-4 September 1922), r. January 1902-May 1911

VIII. Colonel Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Sir Daulat Singh Sahib Bahadur, KCSI (12 May 1875-14 April 1931), r. May 1911-14 April 1931.

IX. Colonel Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Himmat Singh Sahib Bahadur, (2 September 1899-24 November 1960), r. 14 April 1931-24 November 1960.

X. Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Daljit Singh Sahib Bahadur, (10 July1917-17 May 1992), r. 24 November 1960-17 May 1992.

XI. Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Rajendra Singh Daljit Singh Sahib Bahadur, (25 September 1938-), r. 17 May 1992-

References

* [http://www.4dw.net/royalark/India/idar3.htm]