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Dhurwai State
Origins
Dhurwai was recognised by the British as a separate holding in the early 19th century, one of the small Bundela estates confirmed after the British gained control of Bundelkhand.
Rule and society
It consisted of a few villages under a hereditary Bundela chief. Little else is recorded of its history.
Decline and legacy
After independence Dhurwai was merged into Vindhya Pradesh with the other Bundelkhand states and absorbed by 1950.
Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.
Lineage
Dhurwai StateVindhya Pradesh 1948 CE – 1956 CE
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- Dhurwai State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1807 CE – 1858 CE
- Dhurwai State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Dhurwai State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/dhurwai-state
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