Jhalawar State (1838-1949) and Coins

 

Jhalawar State was a princely state in India during the British Raj. It was located in the Hadoti region. The main town in the state was Jhalawar. The state belonged to the Kotah-Jhalawar Agency which had headquarters at Kota and was a subdivision of the Rajputana Agency.

                                     

Nazarana Rupee,  Zalim Singh, VS 1915, New Madan Shahi series  

In 1771, Raja of Kota died, leaving an infant as his heir, and the regency was settled upon Zalim Singh, a descendant of Madhu Singh. Zalim Singh was an outstanding administrator and an astute negotiator. Under his administration which lasted for over forty years, the state attained an acme of prosperity and was well regarded by all its neighbours. However, he dominated the Raja of Kota and reduced him to the status of a virtual non-entity. Kota, meanwhile entered into a treaty relations with the British, but Zalim Singh attained a status of respectability exceeding that of his nominal overlord, the young Raja of Kota, and enjoyed leverage with the British that the Raja of Kota did not. With this influence, it was resolved in 1838, with the grudging consent of the chief of Kota, to dismember the state and create a new principality, which would be ruled by descendants of Zalim Singh. 

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Jhalawar State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
  

Zalim Singh belonged to the Jhala clan of Chandravanshi. The various districts thus severed from Kota , represented one-third of the income of Kota, and acknowledged the suzerainty of the British. In return, Madan Singh, the heir of Zalim Singh, received the title of Maharaja Rana. 

                                     

 Maharaja Rana Zalim Singh Bahadur

                                       

Jhalawar Fort, built by Rana Madan Singh in mid 19th century

As the first independent ruler of Jhalawar, he died in 1845. In 1875, an adopted son of his successor took the name of Zalim Singh again. However, as his relations with the British government became strained, he was deposed in 1896. 

After much consideration, in 1897, the state was broken up, restoring the greater part to Kota, but forming two districts of Shahabad and the Chaumahla, into a new state of 2100 sq km, which was formed in 1899, and of which Kunwar Bhawani Singh, a descendant of the original Zalim Singh, was appointed chief. 

                                          

 Maharaja Rana Shri Bhawani Singh Bahadur

The population of the state was 90,175 in 1901, with an estimated revenue of 26,000 Pounds. The rulers were entitled to a 17 gun salute. 

Coins of Jhalawar State

                                              

One Rupee, Old Madan Shahi, 1843-1844, silver, weight 11.2 gm, Obverse: Inscription Bahadur Shah II, Reverse: Mint mark and Regnal year                                      

                                           

One Rupee, New Madan Shahi, VS 1915, AD1858, silver, weight 11.2 gm, Obverse: Inscription Victoria Badshah Inglistan, Reverse: Leaf Mint mark and Regnal year 

                                           

One Rupee, New Madan Shahi, 1887-2898, silver, weight 11.2 gm, Obverse: Victoria Badshah Inglistan, Reverse: Jhalawar State Leaf, RY 37

   

                                              

2 Paisa, VS 1915, AD 1858, copper, weight 18 gm, Obverse: Victoria Badash Inglistan

                                            

1/8 Rupee, RY 9, Muhammad Bahadur II, 

                                           

Nazarana Rupee, New Madan Shahi series, VS 1915, silver, weight 11.2 gm, Obverse: Malika-e-muazzama victoria badshah inglistan, Reverse: sana julus zarb jhalawar at bottom

Jhalawar State

Coins of Jhalawar State