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.