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Kathiwara State

1600 CE – 1948 CE (approx.) · capital Kathiwara

A small Rajput chiefship in the hills of western Malwa, under British supervision through the Bhopawar Agency.

Origins

Kathiwara was a small estate in the hills of western Malwa near Jhabua, held by a Rajput family from around 1600. Its founding is not well documented.

Rule and society

Its chief ruled hilly, forested country with a largely Bhil population, paying tribute to more powerful neighbours. In the British period it was a minor state in the Bhopawar Agency of Central India. Little else is recorded.

Decline and legacy

Kathiwara joined Madhya Bharat in 1948, which became part of Madhya Pradesh in 1956.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Kathiwara StateMadhya Bharat 1948 CE – 1956 CE

Connections (2)

Kathiwara State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1818 CE – 1858 CE
Kathiwara State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kathiwara State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kathiwara-state
MLA: “Kathiwara State.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kathiwara-state. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Kathiwara State.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kathiwara-state.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Kathiwara State’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kathiwara-state (Accessed: ).

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