Dhar Princely State (1730-1947) and Coins

 

Dhar State was a princely state. It was bordered on the north by Ratlam state and Sailana State, on the east by parts of Gwalior and Indore states, on the south by Barwani State and on the west by Jhabua State.

                                     

Dhar State, 1 Mohur, 1943, gold 

                                      

Dhar State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India

 

Dhar began as one of the states during Maratha dominance in India about 1729 AD and was founded by Udaji Rao Puar, a distinguished Maratha general who received the territory as a grant from the Chatrapati. 

                                  

Flag of Dhar State

                                     

Coat of Arms, Dhar State

Yeshwant Pao Puar also had a prominent role in the northern expansion of the Maratha Empire. During the Pindari raids, the state's territory was whittled away, until it was restored in 1819, when it signed a Subsidiary alliance agreement with the British East India Company and became a Princely state, enjoying indirect rule under British protectorate. 

                                    

Palace of Dhar, 1902, built by Maharaja Anand Rao Punwar

The Dhar state was composed of Sardars, Jagirdars, Istamuradars, Mankaris, Thakurs and Bhumias. The state was confiscated by the British after the Revolt of 1857. In 1860 it was restored to Raja Anand Rao III Pawar, then a minor, with the exception of the detached district of Bairusia which was granted to the Begum of Bhopal.

                                       

Bagh Caves a group of nine rock- cut monuments, 97 km from Dhar town, quarried in the 5th-6th century AD.

In 1948, it became a part of Madhya Bharat.  

 

Coins of Dhar State

                                            

1/12 Anna, Victoria, Anand Rao Pawar III, 1887, copper 2 gm, Obverse: Victoria Empress, Reverse: value, date within beaded circle   

                                       

One Paisa, Anandrao Puar III, 1872 AD, copper, weight 7.0 gm, Obverse: Hanuman holding banner, Reverse: Lettering in Nagari, Dhar and date 1289. Hijri. 

                                            

1/2 Pice, Victoria, Anand Rao Pawar III, 1887, copper, weight 3 gm, Obverse: Crowned bust of Queen Victoria to left, Reverse: Script lettering 1/2 Pice Dhar State, India 1887 AD.

                                         

1/4 Anna, Victoria, Anand Rao Pawar III, 1887, Pattern, Obverse: Crowned bust of Empress left, Victoria Empress, Reverse: Value date within beaded circle.

                                           

One Mohur, Pirana mint, 1943, gold, weight 6.5 gm, Obverse: Coat of Arms with elephant supporters, Dhar State 1943, Reverse: Zarb piran sanat 19 jalus maimanat manus, translation struck Piran (Dhar) year 19 of reign associated with prosperity.

Dhar Princely State

Coins of Dhar Princely State.

Dewas State (1728-1947) and Coins

  

Dewas State was a territory within Central India, which was the seat of two Maratha princely states during the British rule. After the Maratha conquest of Central India, Dewas was divided into two states, Dewas Junior ruled by Jivaji Rao (Dada Saheb Puar), and Dewas Senior ruled by Tukoji Rao (Baba Saheb Puar).

                       

Dewas State 1/12 Anna, 1888,

Flag

                       

Dewas State Flag

On 12 December 1818, the two Dewas States became British Protectorates.

                       

Dewas Senior and Dewas Junior States

The seats were established in 1728 by two brothers from the Maratha clan Puar, who advanced into Malwa with the Peshwa Baji Rao, and divided the area between themselves. The descendants ruled as senior and junior branches of the family.

The two Rajas heading Dewas states both lived in separate residences in the town of Dewas, and ruled over separate areas. Both states were in the Malwa Agency of the Central India Agency.

                      

Old Palace of Dewas Junior

                       

Shree Narayan Tower, Dewas Junior, named after HH Raja Srimant Narayanrao Puar

 

After India's Independence in 1947, the Maharajas of Dewas acceded to India, and their states were integrated into Madya Bharat, which became a state of India in 1950. In 1956, Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh state.

Coins Of Dewas State

                       

1/12 Anna, Victoria, Narayan Rao, 1888, copper, weight 2.1 gm, dia 17.5 mm, Obverse: Bust of Queen Victoria, Reverse: 1/12 Anna, Dewas State, SE, India, 1888. 

                        

1/4 Anna, Victoria, Narayan Rao, 1888, copper, Obverse: Bust of Queen Victoria, Engraver William Wyon, Reverse: 1/4 Anna, Dewas State, JB, India, 1888.

                        

1 Paisa, Narayan Rao, 1850, copper, weight 10.8 gm, Obverse: Tree railing, Shivling, Reverse: Heart, cross

Postage Stamps of Dewas State                 

                     

Dewas Junior State Stamp, One Anna.
                            

                      

Dewas Senior State Stamp, Four Annas.

 

Chauhans of Ranthambore and Coins

 

The Chauhans of Ranthambore also known as the Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura were a 13th century Indian dynasty. They ruled the area around their capital Ranastambhapura (Ranthambore) in present day Rajasthan, initially as vassals of the Delhi Sultanate, and later gained independence. They belonged to the Chahamana (Chauhan) clan of the Rajputs.

                        

Jaitrasimha, 1275 AD, silver coin

The Chahamana line of Ranastambhapura was established by Govindaraja, who agreed to rule as a vassal of the Ghurids in 1192 AD, after they defeated and killed his father, the Shakambhari Chahamana king Prithviraj III.

                       

The Ranthambore Fort in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, built in the 10th century AD

 

                       

Statue of Prithviraj Chauhan

 Balhana, the son of Govindaraja, is recorded as a vassal of the Delhi Sultan Iltumish in 1215 AD but declared Independence in the later years. Govindaraja's descendants gained and lost their independence to the Delhi Sultanate multiple times during the 13th century. Hammira, the last king of the dynasty, adopted an expansionist policy, and raided several neighbouring kingdoms.  The dynasty ended with his defeat against the Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khalji at the Seige of Ranthambore in 1301 AD.

Coins of Chauhans of Ranthambore

                       

Chauhans of Ranthambore, Jaitrasimha, 1275 AD, silver, weight 4.38 gm, Obverse: Lion to left with front paw raised, double dotted circle around, Reverse: Legend reads in Nagari script in three lines, Jai/TaSiDe/Va, sun and moon symbols flanking the letters on the third line, a dotted circle around.

                         

Hammira Deva, copper, weight 3.75 gm, Indo-Sassanian type, Obverse: Stylized representation of a fire altar, Reverse: within a dotted circle, a rectangle with Devnagari script, Ha Pri Sa 46

                          

Hammira Deva, 1281-1301 AD, weight 4.4 gm, Obverse: Devanagari Sri at center of the alter, Reverse: within a dotted circle, a rectangle with Devnagari script Ha Pri Sa 40

                          

Hammira Deva, 1281-1301 AD, weight 4.9gm, Billon, Obverse: Devnagari legend Hasa with year 45, Reverse: Nagari letters Sri in center and fire altar.

Chauhans of Ranthambore

Coins of Chauhans of Ranthambore