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Kurwai State
Origins
Kurwai was founded in 1713 by Muhammad Diler Khan, an Afghan officer in Mughal service, who received the territory near the Betwa river. His descendants ruled as Nawabs.
Rule and society
The Nawabs ruled a small territory of farming villages, much of it lost to Sindhia and the Marathas in the 18th century. Under British paramountcy Kurwai was a minor state in the Bhopal Agency. Few further details are widely recorded.
Decline and legacy
Kurwai joined Madhya Bharat in 1948 and Madhya Pradesh in 1956. The town lies in Vidisha district.
Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.
Lineage
Kurwai StateDominion of India 1947 CE – 1950 CE
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- Kurwai State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1818 CE – 1858 CE
- Kurwai State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kurwai State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kurwai-state
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