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... lakhs ; but it is divided among eighteen shareholders , none of whom are important enough to have more than 5th Class jurisdiction . PAHLANPUR . Area of State , Square Miles . KOLHAPUR 4 P PETTY CHIEFS AND NOBLES OF BOMBAY . 25.
... lakhs ; but it is divided among eighteen shareholders , none of whom are important enough to have more than 5th Class jurisdiction . PAHLANPUR . Area of State , Square Miles . KOLHAPUR 4 P PETTY CHIEFS AND NOBLES OF BOMBAY . 25.
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... lakh of rupees . BENARES . - The traditions of the family go back to about the year 1,000 , when a Brahman ascetic of Utaria , a village near Benares , foretold the succession of his posterity to the dominions then governed by a Hindu ...
... lakh of rupees . BENARES . - The traditions of the family go back to about the year 1,000 , when a Brahman ascetic of Utaria , a village near Benares , foretold the succession of his posterity to the dominions then governed by a Hindu ...
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... lakhs , the rent of Crown lands , alienated for religi- ous purposes , and in free grants , exceeds fifty lakhs , or half a million sterling . KOTA . - In 1620 , Shah Jehan conferred Kôta and its depen- dencies , on Madhu Singh , a ...
... lakhs , the rent of Crown lands , alienated for religi- ous purposes , and in free grants , exceeds fifty lakhs , or half a million sterling . KOTA . - In 1620 , Shah Jehan conferred Kôta and its depen- dencies , on Madhu Singh , a ...
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... lakhs of rupees . On the death of Najaf Khan , Sindia seized the whole country , including Bharatpur ; but Ranjit's mother again interposing , Sindia ceded to Ranjit Singh eleven pargannas , to which three more were subsequently added ...
... lakhs of rupees . On the death of Najaf Khan , Sindia seized the whole country , including Bharatpur ; but Ranjit's mother again interposing , Sindia ceded to Ranjit Singh eleven pargannas , to which three more were subsequently added ...
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... Ragughar , with lands supposed to yield more than a lakh of revenue , on condition that any sum over Rs . 55,000 should be paid to the Gwalior Durbar ; which , on its part , engaged to make up any deficiency . In 1843 , on 40.
... Ragughar , with lands supposed to yield more than a lakh of revenue , on condition that any sum over Rs . 55,000 should be paid to the Gwalior Durbar ; which , on its part , engaged to make up any deficiency . In 1843 , on 40.
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Amar Singh Baghelkhand Bakht Baroda Begam Benares Bhil Bhopal Bijai Bijawar Bombay Brahman British Government brother Bundela Bundelkhand Central India Chand Chief's age Chief's Name Chiefships Chota Death Delhi descended Dewan Dhar died districts Emperor Exalted Order Gaikwar Guzerat H. H. the Maharaja Haidarabad heirs Highness Raja Holkar Imperial Indôr Inferior Powers Jaggat Jaggat Singh Jaghirdar Jai Singh Jaipur Jaisalmir Jeswant Singh Jhareja Kachh Kattywar Khan Bahadur Kishen Knight Grand Commander Kolhapur Kshattri lakhs Maharawal Mahi Kanta Mahomed Khan Mahomedan Mahratta Maisur Malhar Rao Malwa Manik Marwar Mewar Mirza Moghal N. W. Provinces Narain Nawab Pahlanpur Panjab 14 Panna Peishwa Pertab Singh Pirthi Political Agent present Chief prince Puar Rahtor Rahtor Rajput Rajput Rajputana Ram Singh Rana Ranjit Singh Ranoji Ratlam Rawal Resident revenue Rewa Rupees Sahib sanad Sandur Sevaji Shah Singh Bahadur Singh Deo Sirdar Star of India succeeded territory Thakur Treaty Udai Singh Udaipur Urcha
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