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{{Short description|Former kingdom in the Indian subcontinent}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
| native_name =
| conventional_long_name = Dholpur State
| common_name = Dholpur
| nation =
| subdivision =
| government_type = [[Monarchy|Sovereign monarchy]] (1805–1818)<br/>[[Princely state]] (1818–1947)<br/>[[Constitutional monarchy]] (1947–1949)
| era =
| year_start = 1805
| date_start =
| event_start =
| year_end = 1949
| date_end =
| event_end = [[Independence of India]]
| event1 =
| date_event1 =
| title_leader = Maharaj Rana
| leader1 = [[Kirat Singh]] (first)
| leader2 = [[Udai Bhan Singh]] (last)
| year_leader1 = 1805–1835
| year_leader2 = 1911–1949
| capital = [[Dholpur]]
| p1 = Gohad State
| p2 = Maratha Empire
| s1 = Matsya Union
| flag_p2 = Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg
| flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
| image_flag = Dholpur flag.svg
| image_coat = Dholpur Coat of Arms.jpg
| image_map = Alwar-karauli map.jpg
| image_map_caption = Dholpur State in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]
| stat_area1 = 3,038
| stat_year1 = 1901
| stat_pop1 = 318,347
| today = [[India]]<br>{{·}} [[Rajasthan]]
}}
'''Dholpur State''' or '''Dhaulpur State''', ruled by Bamrolia [[Jats|Jat]] Dynasty was an independent kingdom from 1805 to 1818 and a [[princely state]] under British suzerainty from 1818 to 1949 in eastern Rajasthan. It was founded by [[Rana (title)|Rana]] [[Kirat Singh]], the ruler of [[Gohad]], in 1805 AD. Dholpur State was a [[salute state]] entitled to a 15 [[Gun salute|gun-salute]] official<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Native Chiefs and Their States in 1877: A Manual of Reference : George Robert Aberigh -Mackay : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive |url=https://archive.org/details/nativechiefsand00macgoog |access-date=2026-04-28 |website=Internet Archive |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=GHOSH |first=LOKNATH |url=http://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.15174 |title=THE MODERN HISTORY OF INDIAN CHIEFS, RAJAS, ZAMINDARS, and c. |date=1879 |publisher=J. N. GHOSH, CALCUTTA |pages=71-73}}</ref> and 17 [[Gun salute|gun-salute]] Personal.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rathore |first=L. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9EluAAAAMAAJ |title=Maharaja Sadul Singh of Bikaner: A Biography of the Co-architect of India's Unity |publisher=Books Treasure |year=2005 |isbn=978-81-900422-0-8 |location=Jodhpur |page=170}}</ref>The state was merged into the Union of India in April 1949 and [[Udai Bhan Singh]] was the last ruling [[Maharaja|Maharaj]]-Rana of Dholpur.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Rudolph |first1=Susanne Hoeber |last2=Rudolph |first2=Lloyd I. |last3=Singh |first3=Mohan |date=1975 |title=A Bureaucratic Lineage in Princely India: Elite Formation and Conflict in a Patrimonial System |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2052551 |journal=The Journal of Asian Studies |volume=34 |issue=3 |pages=717 |doi=10.2307/2052551 |jstor=2052551 |issn=0021-9118 |quote=Bharatpur and Dholpur was the Jat states.|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="Random House India">{{cite book |author=John Zubrzycki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Azy2w8nDPP4C&q=dholpur+state+ruler&pg=PT19 |title=The Mysterious Mr Jacob |publisher=Random House India |year=2012 |isbn=9788184003369 |page=3}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Maharaj Rana of Dholpur Sir Bhagwant Singh - 1870.jpg|275px|thumb|Maharaj Rana Bhagwant Singh in 1870.]]
[[File:MILITARY SCHOOL DHOLPUR.jpg|275px|thumb|Kesarbagh palace, the mansion of the former ruler of the erstwhile Dholpur State in [[Dholpur]], now [[Dholpur Military School]]]]

Dholpur State, located in present-day [[Dholpur district]] of Rajasthan, was established due to British political intervention in Rajputana.

To create a buffer between the [[Bharatpur State|Kingdom of Bharatpur]] and the [[Maratha Confederacy|Marathas]], who often allied against them, the British supported the [[Jats]] led by [[Rana (title)|Rana]] [[Kirat Singh]]. Jats helped the British to reclaim the [[Gohad]] region from the [[House of Scindia|Scindias]]. As part of an agreement, Rana Kirat Singh was given control of Dholpur, while the British took over Gohad. Thus, Dholpur State was formed, and Rana Kirat Singh declared its ruler in 1805.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Battle of Dholpur in 1803 |url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/district-reopsitory-detail.htm?10442 |website=amritmahotsav.nic.in [[Government of India]] |last1=Mahotsav |first1=Amrit }} “ ''The emergence of Dholpur State, in the present-day Dholpur district of Rajasthan, was a result of the British political intervention in Rajputana during the early nineteenth century. It was the harsh conquest and annexation policy of the East India Company’s which led to the creation of the state of Dholpur. Initially, it was under the rule of the Scindias of Gwalior. They lost possession of the region following their defeat in the battle of Laswadi in September 1803 against the forces of the Company led by General Lake. In creating the state of Dholpur, the British built a buffer between the kingdom of Bharatpur and the Marathas, both of whom often formed an alliance against them. At the same time, the British also helped the Jats led by Rana Kirat Singh, to win the Gohad region from the Scindias. As part of an arrangement made by the Company, Rana Kirat Singh was given Dholpur and the former took over Gohad. Thus, the Dholpur state was formed and Rana Kirat Singh was declared its ruler in 1805.''”</ref>

The last ruler of Dholpur signed the [[Instrument of Accession|instrument of accession]] to the Indian Union on 7 April 1949 and the state was merged in short-lived [[Matsya Union]].<ref name="TGI">{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/d/dholpur.html |title=Dholpur Princely State (15 gun salute) |access-date=28 June 2014 |archive-date=14 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114005722/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/d/dholpur.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Vasundhara Raje]], a former chief minister of Rajasthan, is also a member of the former ruling family of Dholpur.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}

== Dholpur House ==
The [[Dholpur House]] was
constructed in 1920 by [[Maharaja|Maharaj]]-[[Rana (title)|Rana]] [[Udai Bhan Singh|Udai bhan Singh]], the [[Jats|Jat]] Ruler of erstwhile princely state of [[Dholpur state|Dholpur]]. It was built for his transit
residence whenever he was at Delhi. Dholpur House is located on [[Shahjahan Road]], near [[India Gate]]. It was built in the [[Art Deco]] style.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chauhan |first=Ekta |date=6 July 2023 |title=Delhi's every 'just another old building' could be an Art Deco gem |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/research/inspired-by-european-movement-art-deco-houses-remain-unknown-in-delhi-8543654/ |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

Today, the building serves as the headquarters of the [[Union Public Service Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Union Public Service Commission|url=http://upsc.gov.in/|website=upsc.gov.in}}</ref> The UPSC conducts interviews at Dholpur House to recruit candidates for the [[All India Services]] and [[Central Civil Services|Group A services]] for the [[Government of India]].
[[File:Dholpur House.jpg|thumb|[[Dholpur House]]]]

== Rulers ==
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* Shri [[Kirat Singh]] ji (1803 – 1805)
* Shri [[Pohap Singh]] ji (1836 – 1836)
* Shri [[Bhagwant Singh]] ji (1836 – 1873)
* Shri [[Nihal Singh]] ji (1873 – 1901)
* Shri [[Ram Singh of Dholpur|Ram Singh]] ji (1901 – 1911)
* Shri [[Udai Bhan Singh]] ji (1911 – 1954)
* Shri [[Hemant Singh]] ji (1954 – 1971)
* Shri [[Dushyant Singh]] ji (Present Maharajasaheb)
* Shri Vinayak Pratap Singh ji (Yuvrajsabh)

==See also==
*[[Gohad State]]—For early history of Dholpur rulers.
*[[Bharatpur State]]
*[[List of Jat dynasties]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/d/dholpur.html Genealogy of the rulers of Dholpur]
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html Princely States of India A-J]

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[[Category:Princely states of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Dholpur district|*]]
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