Bharatpur State, also known as Bharatpore State, was a Hindu princely state in India. It was ruled by a Hindu Jat dynasty. Bharatpur was a 17-gun salute state.
The descendants of Khanu Chand became leaders of the Jat caste and rose to considerable power during the Mughal decline in the late seventeenth century. At the end of the 17th century, Jat Baija, Zamindar of the village of Sansani, took advantage of the weakness of the Mughal Empire to enlarge his territory. His descendents, Churaman Singh and Badan Singh, continued the expansion, the latter being the founder of the fortress of Bharatpur in 1724.
Badan Singh extended his territories and received enhanced titles and honours. He was succeeded by Suraj Mal, his nephew, stepson, and adopted son, under whom the power of the Jats reached its zenith. Suraj conquered a vast territory in north central India, including the Imperial cities of Agra and Delhi. Thereafter the Jats proved fickle allies, making and breaking alliances with the Mughals, the Marathas, and the British, losing territory to all three, but also gaining Deeg in the process. The British, under Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake (Lord Lake), fruitlessly besieged the fort of Bharatpur twice, in 1804 and again in Siege of Bharatpur (1805) during the during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, eventually settling for a subsidiary alliance after the failure of the second siege. The fort eventually fell to Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere's (Lord Combermere) forces in 1826 in the three weeks Siege of Bharatpur after the British had intervened to unseat a usurper, and was demolished. Thereafter, the Jat Maharajas proved to be good allies to the British, supplying large numbers of recruits for the Presidency armies and participating in Imperial campaigns. In August 1947 the state acceded to the newly independent Dominion of India.
The descendants of Khanu Chand became leaders of the Jat caste and rose to considerable power during the Mughal decline in the late seventeenth century. At the end of the 17th century, Jat Baija, Zamindar of the village of Sansani, took advantage of the weakness of the Mughal Empire to enlarge his territory. His descendents, Churaman Singh and Badan Singh, continued the expansion, the latter being the founder of the fortress of Bharatpur in 1724.
Badan Singh extended his territories and received enhanced titles and honours. He was succeeded by Suraj Mal, his nephew, stepson, and adopted son, under whom the power of the Jats reached its zenith. Suraj conquered a vast territory in north central India, including the Imperial cities of Agra and Delhi. Thereafter the Jats proved fickle allies, making and breaking alliances with the Mughals, the Marathas, and the British, losing territory to all three, but also gaining Deeg in the process. The British, under Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake (Lord Lake), fruitlessly besieged the fort of Bharatpur twice, in 1804 and again in Siege of Bharatpur (1805) during the during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, eventually settling for a subsidiary alliance after the failure of the second siege. The fort eventually fell to Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere's (Lord Combermere) forces in 1826 in the three weeks Siege of Bharatpur after the British had intervened to unseat a usurper, and was demolished. Thereafter, the Jat Maharajas proved to be good allies to the British, supplying large numbers of recruits for the Presidency armies and participating in Imperial campaigns. In August 1947 the state acceded to the newly independent Dominion of India.
| Ruler (Maharaja) | Reign | |
| Badan Singh | 1752 – 1756 | |
| Suraj Mal | 1756 – 1763 | |
| Jawahir Singh | 1763 – 1768 | |
| Ratan Singh | 1768 – 1769 | |
| Keshri Singh | 1769 – 1778 | |
| Ranjit Singh | 1778 – 1805 | |
| Randhir Singh | 1805 – 1823 | |
| Baldeo Singh | 1823 – 1825 | |
| Balwant Singh (1st time) | 1825 – 1825 | |
| Durjan Singh (usurper) | 1825 – 1826 | |
| Balwant Singh (2nd time) | 1826 – 1853 | |
| Jashwant Singh | 1853 – 1893 | |
| Ram Singh | 1853 – 1900 | |
| Kishen Singh | 1900 – 1929 | |
| Brijendra Singh | 1929 – 1947 |
1 Rupee - Ratan Singh in the name of Shah Alam II, KM#46
Obv : Shah Alam II, "saya-e-fazle elah" couplet, AH1183
Rev : Sana julus zarb, nagari letter "sa"(स) , RY#10
Details :
Plain edge, Mahe Indrapur mint
KM#46
Rev : Sana julus zarb, nagari letter "sa"(स) , RY#10
Details :
Plain edge, Mahe Indrapur mint
KM#46
1 Rupee - Ratan Singh in the name of Shah Alam II, KM#46
Obv : Shah Alam II, "saya-e-fazle elah" couplet, AH1183
Rev : Sana julus zarb, nagari letter "sa"(स) , RY#10
Details :
Plain edge, Mahe Indrapur mint
KM#46
Rev : Sana julus zarb, nagari letter "sa"(स) , RY#10
Details :
Plain edge, Mahe Indrapur mint
KM#46
1 Rupee - Kehri Singh in the name of Shah Alam II, KM#56
Obv : Shah Alam II, AH Date out of flan
Rev : Sana julus zarb, RY#14
Details :
Plain edge, Mahe Indrapur mint
KM#56
Rev : Sana julus zarb, RY#14
Details :
Plain edge, Mahe Indrapur mint
KM#56
1 Rupee - Kehri Singh in the name of Shah Alam II, KM#56
Rev : Sana julus zarb, RY#14
Details :
Plain edge, Mahe Indrapur mint
KM#56
1 Rupee - Kehri Singh in the name of Shah Alam II, KM#56
Rev : Sana julus zarb, RY#14
Details :
Plain edge, Mahe Indrapur mint
KM#56
1 Rupee - Ranjit Singh in the name of Shah Alam II, KM#26
Obv : Shah Alam II, AH12xx
Rev : Katar and star mint marks, Sana julus zarb, RY#44
Details :
Plain edge, Braj Indrapur mint
KM#26
Rev : Katar and star mint marks, Sana julus zarb, RY#44
Details :
Plain edge, Braj Indrapur mint
KM#26
1 Rupee - Ranjit Singh in the name of Shah Alam II, KM#66
Rev : Star mint marks, Sana julus zarb, RY#32
Details :
Plain edge, Kumber mint
KM#66
1 Rupee - Randhir Singh in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, KM#106
Rev : Katar and star mint mark, Sana julus zarb, RY#10
Details :
Plain edge, thick flan, Braj Indrapur mint
The issues with regnal years 34-49 are posthumous and were struck during the reign of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
KM#106
1 Rupee - Randhir Singh in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, KM#116
Rev : Star and scimitar mint mark, Sana julus zarb, RY#6
Details :
Plain edge, thick flan, Mahe Indrapur mint
The issues with regnal years 46-48 are posthumous and were struck during the reign of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
KM#116
1 Rupee - Randhir Singh in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, KM#126
Rev : Star mint mark, Sana julus zarb, RY#46
Details :
Plain edge, Mahe Indrapur mint
The issues with regnal years 36-47 are posthumous and were struck during the reign of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
KM#126
1 Rupee - Randhir Singh in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, KM#126
Rev : Star mint mark, Sana julus zarb, RY#10
Details :
Plain edge, Mahe Indrapur mint
The issues with regnal years 36-47 are posthumous and were struck during the reign of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
KM#126
1 Rupee - Randhir Singh in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, KM#136
Obv : Muhammad Akbar II, AH122x
Rev : Star mint mark, Sana julus zarb, RY#4
Details :
Plain edge, Bharatpur mint
KM#136
Rev : Star mint mark, Sana julus zarb, RY#4
Details :
Plain edge, Bharatpur mint
KM#136
1 Rupee - Jaswant Singh in the name of Queen Victoria, KM#157
Inscription: Queen Victoria
Rev : Star at left of katar, VS date 1910, mint name
Inscription: Jaswant Singh
Details :
Plain edge, Struck at Bharatpur and Braj Indrapur mints
KM#157
1 Rupee - Jaswant Singh in the name of Queen Victoria, KM#176
Inscription: Queen Victoria
Rev : Star at left of katar, VS date 1910, mint name
Inscription: Jaswant Singh
Details :
Plain edge, Struck at Mahe Indrapur mints
KM#176
References :
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatpur_State
- http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaRajasthan1.htm#BHARATPUR
- http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html
- South Asian Coins & Paper Money (INDIAN EDITION) - Krause Publication
