Banswara state

Banswara State बाँसवाड़ा राज्य
1527–1949
Flag Coat of arms
Banswara State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area
• 1901	4,160 km2 (1,610 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	165,350
History
• Established	1527
• Accession to Dominion of India	1949
Succeeded by Dominion of India
Today part of	Rajasthan, Republic of India

Banswara State was located in what is today the state of Rajasthan. The rulers belonged to the Sisodia clan.

History

Silver Rupee from the princely state of Banswara, struck in the name of ruler Lakshman Singh.

After the death of Rawal Udai Singh of Vagad at the Battle of Khanwa in 1527, where he fought alongside Rana Sanga against Babar, his territories were divided into the states of Dungarpur State and Banswara State. Banswarra was given to Jagmal Singh who became its first ruler.

See also

• List of Rajput dynasties and states
• Mewar Residency
• Mughal Empire
• Maratha Empire
• Rajputana

External links

• Indian Princely States – CRW Flags Inc. – Banswara
• "Banswara" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 355.