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Dhar State
Origins
Udaji Rao and Anand Rao Puar were Maratha commanders active in the conquest of Malwa. Around 1728–32 the Peshwa Baji Rao I confirmed Anand Rao in Dhar, a city with a long royal past as the 11th-century capital of the Paramara king Bhoja. The Puars of Dhar were related to the Puars of Dewas Senior and Dewas Junior.
Rule and society
Dhar was badly weakened by the wars of Scindia and Holkar around 1800 and recovered under British protection after the treaty of 1819. Its ruler was briefly deprived of the state after the revolt of 1857, which was restored in 1860 minus the Bairasia district. A Maharaja governed a mainly Hindu population; the Bhoj Shala and the Dhar fort are its main monuments.
Decline and legacy
After accession to India, Dhar merged into Madhya Bharat in 1948 and became part of Madhya Pradesh in 1956.
Lineage
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- Dhar State was a vassal of Maratha Empire1728 CE – 1818 CE
- Dhar State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1819 CE – 1858 CE
- Dhar State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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