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{{Infobox former subdivision
|conventional_long_name =Alipura State
|common_name =Alipura
|nation = [[British India]]
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]
|capital =
|era =
|year_start = 1757
|date_start =
|event_start=
|year_end = 15 August 1947
|date_end =
|event_end= British seizuranity ended
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 =
|s1 = India
|flag_p1 =
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag =
|image_coat =
|image_map = Beri-Bijna-Tori Fatehpur map.jpg
|image_map_caption = Alipura State in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]
|stat_area1 =189
|stat_year1 = 1931
|stat_pop1 = 15,316
|today = [[Madhya Pradesh]], India
|native_name=|demonym=}}
[[File:Alipura stamped paper.jpg|right|thumb|The symbols of Alipura State on a [[stamped paper]].]]
'''Alipura''' was a [[princely state]] in what is today the [[Chhatarpur District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="TGI">{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/a/alipura.html |title=Alipura Princely State |access-date=9 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219180348/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/a/alipura.html |archive-date=19 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Alipura (Madhya Pradesh)|Alipura]], the capital of the state is located between [[Gwalior]] and [[Satna]] at {{coord|25.1753400|N|79.3354900|E |source:yahoomaps_region:IN |format=dms}} and had a population of 3,232 according to the [[1881 Census of India]].

==History==
The state was established in 1757 by Aman Singh, Raja of [[Panna State]] by granting the lands surrounding Alipura town to Achal Singh, son of Mukund Singh, who was the ''[[sardar]]'' of Panna at that time.<ref>Sir William Wilson Hunter, ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]''. Trübner & co. London, 1885</ref> The principality became a [[British protectorate]] in 1808 and was made part of the [[Bundelkhand Agency]] of [[Central India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/a/alipura.html |title=Alipura (Princely State) |access-date=17 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524010321/http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/a/alipura.html |archive-date=24 May 2009 }}</ref>

The last [[Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty|Pratihara]] ruler of Alipura signed the [[instrument of accession]] to the [[Dominion of India|Indian Union]] on 1 January 1950.<ref name="TGI"/>

===Rulers===
The rulers used the title ''[[Rao (title)|Rao]]''.<ref name="WS">[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html Princely States of India A-J]</ref>

====Title ''Rao''====
*1757–1790 Achal Singh (d. 1790)
*1790–1835 Pratap Singh
*1835–1840 Pancham Singh
*1840–1841 Daulat Singh
*1841–1871 Hindupat Singh (d. 1871)
* 3 November 1871 – 1922 Chhatrapati Singh (b. 1853 – d. 1922)
*26 Mar 1922 – Nov 1934 Harpal Singh (b. 1882 – d. 1934) (regent 1919 – 1922)
*Nov 1934 – 1934 Bhopal Singh Ju Deo
*1934–15 Aug 1947 Raghuraj Singh Ju Deo (b. 1901 – d. 1987)

===Alipura palace===
Built by the rulers of Alipura State the main part of palace is about 150 years old, with a section that is over 3 centuries old. The building has been renovated and converted to a heritage hotel that is run by a direct descendant of the former ruling family.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.alipurapalace.com/au.html |title=Tourism in Madhya Pradesh India |access-date=6 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210239/http://www.alipurapalace.com/au.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Political integration of India]]

==References==
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{{Coord|25|10|30|N|79|24|00|E|name=capital}}

[[Category:Princely states of Bundelkhand]]
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