This article is about the state that ruled over Marwar from 13th century till Indian independence. For the natural and historical region, see Marwar.
Kingdom of Marwar Jodhpur State
1226–1581
1583–1947
Flag
Coat of arms
Greatest extent of the Kingdom of Marwar, 15th Century
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Status
Sovereign monarchy (1226–1581; 1710–1790)
Annexed by the Mughal Empire (1581–1583)
Vassal state of the Mughal Empire (1583–1679)
Rathore Rebellion (1679–1710)
Tributary state of Gwalior State from (1790–1818)
Princely state of the British East India Company (1818–1858) and India (1858–1947)
Capital
Pali (1243–1395)
Mandore (1395–1459)
Jodhpur
Common languages
Marwari
Religion
Hinduism
Government
Monarchy
Maharaja
• 1226–1273
Rao Siha (first)
• 1947–1949
Hanwant Singh (last)
Today part of
Rajasthan, Republic of India
Kingdom of Marwar, also known as the Jodhpur State under the British, was a kingdom in the Marwar region from 1243 to 1818 and a princely state under British rule from 1818 to 1947. It was established in Pali by Rao Siha, possibly a migrant Gahadavala noble, in 1243. His successors continued to struggle against regional powers for domination and 9 out of 15 rulers till 1438 died in combat. In 1395, its capital was changed to Mandore by Rao Chunda of Mandore and to Jodhpur in 1459 by Rao Jodha.
Marwar struggled and resisted against the Mughals under the rule of Rao Ganga and Maldeo Rathore who is known to be one of the greatest warriors of the time. The kingdom remained independent until it was annexed by the Mughal Empire in 1581 after the death of Chandrasen Rathore. It remained under direct Mughal control until Udai Singh was restored to the throne as a vassal and given the title of Raja in 1583. During the late 17th century it was under the strict control of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, but the ruling house of Rathore was allowed to remain semi-autonomous in their territory.
Marwar came into a long period of dispute and war with the Mughals when Raja Jaswant Singh died in 1678 and was supposed to be succeeded by his posthumous-born son Ajit Singh but Ajit was not appointed the ruler by Aurangzeb. During this time Durgadas Rathore struggled to preserve the Rathore dynasty and freed Marwar from the Mughal Empire after 31 years of war. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the kingdom was overrun by the Maratha hordes of Scindia and Holkar. Marwar was financially bankrupt due to heavy tributes exacted by the Marathas and its once renowned army had now thinned down because of internal wars and rebellions by its nobles, forcing its rulers to ask the British for aid.
The British had no role in the state's affairs until 6 January 1818, when the Raja at that time, Man Singh, entered into a subsidiary alliance, after which the Rajas of Marwar (or Jodhpur) continued as rulers of a princely state. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Rajput Nobles under Thakur Kushal Singh of Auwa led a rebellion against Maharaja Takht Singh and the British, however the rebellion was put to an end by the British armies under Colonel Holmes after a siege of the Thakur's fort in Auwa.[3] The armies of Jodhpur State fought in World War I for the British. They actively fought in Afghanistan and the Middle-east and scored a series of victories for the British empire. The Jodhpur lancers with the support of the Mysore lancers defeated a large host of Turks and Germans in the Battle of Haifa (1918). Some of the other battles they participated in were the battles of Suez, Gaza, Jordan Valley, Abu Tellul and Megiddo.
Following Indian independence in 1947 Maharaja Hanwant Singh, the last ruler of Jodhpur state signed the Instrument of Accession on 11 Aug, 1947 and merged his state in Union of India.
^Chandra, Satish (2005). Medieval India (1526–1748) Part two. Har-Anand Publications. p. 79. ISBN 9788124110669.
^Hooja, RIma (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Jaipur: Rupa and Co. p. 520-522. ISBN 9788129115010.
^Political Awakening and Indian Freedom Movement with Special Reference to Rajasthan pg 28–35
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