Indore Feudatory (इंदौर जागीरदार)

Indore State Feudatory Coins

Amir Khan (AD1768-AD1834) who, as a petty mercenary leader, rose to be commander of a large army in the service of Jaswant Rao Holkar of Indore. He was employed in the campaigns against Sindhia, the Peshwa and the British and in assisting to levy the contributions exacted from Rajputana and Malwa. It was one of the terms of the union between Amir Khan and Holkar that they should share equally all future plunder and conquests, and in AD1798 (AH1212) he received for his services the district of Sironj which had been held by Baji Rao Peshwa from AD1736 to AD1754 and until AD1798 by Jaswant Rao Holkar. In AD1806 (AH1220) the district of Tonk, after which the State came to known, was added, Nimbhara following in AD1809 and Chhabra in AD1816. On the entrance of the British into Malwa, Amir Khan secured under a treaty of November AD1817 (AH1233), a guaranteed tenure of all the lands he held under grants from Holkar, on condition that he disbanded his army of fifty-two battalions of disciplined infantry and surrendered his artillery, with the exception of forty guns, as a valuation.

So to conclude in brief: 

1. Up to AD1736 (AH1149/RY#19 of Muhammad Shah) Sironj was under Mughal administration.
2. From AD1736 (AH1149/RY#19 of Muhammad Shah) to AD1754 (AH1168/RY#1 of Alamgir II) Sironj was under Maratha (Peshwa) domination.
3. From AD1754 (AH1168/RY#1 of Alamgir II) to AD1798 (AH1212/RY#40 of Shah Alam II) Sironj was in Holkar possession. In this period until AD1775 (AH1189/RY#16) it was held on behalf of the Peshwa but sometimes after that as part of political dealings in Pune, Sironj was made into a private fief of the Holkars.
4. In AD1798 (AH1212/RY#40 of Shah Alam II) the district was ceded to Amir Khan and later Sironj became part of Tonk State and this grant was confirmed by the British in AD1817 (AH1233).

Indore Feudatories - Sironj

1 Rupee - In the name of Alamgir II, KM#100

Obv : Name of the ruler Alamgir II,  AH date out of flan.

Rev : RY#5, mint Sironj

Details :
Plain edge
From AD1754 (AH1168/RY#1 of Alamgir II) until AD1798 (AH1212/RY#40 of Shah Alam II) Sironj was held by Indore.
KM#100

1 Rupee - In the name of Shah Alam II, KM#111

Obv : Name of the ruler Shah Alam II,  AH date out of flan.

Rev : Regnal year out of flan, mint Sironj

Details :
Plain edge
From AD1754 (AH1168/RY#1 of Alamgir II) until AD1798 (AH1212/RY#40 of Shah Alam II) Sironj was held by Indore
KM#111

1 Rupee - In the name of Shah Alam II, KM#111

Obv : Name of the ruler Shah Alam II,  date AH1187.

Rev : Regnal year out of flan, mint Sironj

Details :
Plain edge
From AD1754 (AH1168/RY#1 of Alamgir II) until AD1798 (AH1212/RY#40 of Shah Alam II) Sironj was held by Indore
KM#111

1 Rupee - In the name of Shah Alam II, KM#111

Obv : Name of the ruler Shah Alam II,  date AH1185.

Rev : RY#13, mint Sironj

Details :
Plain edge
From AD1754 (AH1168/RY#1 of Alamgir II) until AD1798 (AH1212/RY#40 of Shah Alam II) Sironj was held by Indore
KM#111

References :

• http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?topic=9490.0
• South Asian Coins & Paper Money (INDIAN EDITION) - Krause Publication

Bhopal State (भोपाल रियासत)

Bhopal State was a tributary state in 18th century India, a princely salute state with 19 gun salute in a subsidiary alliance with British India from 1818 to 1947, and an independent state from 1947 to 1949. Islamnagar was founded and served as the State's first capital, which was later shifted to the city of Bhopal.

The state was founded in 1707 by Dost Mohammad Khan, an Pashtun soldier in the Mughal army, who became a mercenary after the Emperor Aurangzeb's death and annexed several territories to his fiefdom. It came under the suzerainty of the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1723 shortly after its foundation. In 1737, Marathas defeated the Mughals and the Nawab of Bhopal in the Battle of Bhopal, and started collecting tribute from the state. After the defeat of the Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, Bhopal became a British princely state in 1818. Bhopal State was the second largest state in pre-independence India, with a Muslim leadership, first being Hyderabad State. The state was merged into the Union of India in 1949 as Bhopal.

Ruler		Reign
Nawab Dost Mohammad Khan		1707 – 1728
Nawab Yar Mohammad Khan		1728 – 1742
Nawab Faiz Mohammad Khan		1742 – 1777
Nawab Hayat Mohammad Khan		1777 – 1807
Nawab Wazir Mohammad Khan		1807 – 1816
Nawab Nazar Mohammad Khan		1816 – 1819
Nawab Sultan Qudsia Begum		1819 – 1837
Nawab Jahangir Mohammad Khan		1837 – 1844
Nawab Sultan Shah Jahan Begum		1844 – 1860
Nawab Sikander Jahan Begum		1860 – 1868
Nawab Sultan Shah Jahan Begum		1868 – 1901
Kaikhusrau Jahan, Begum of Bhopal		1901 – 1926
Nawab Hamidullah Khan		1926 – 1949

 

1 Rupee - In the name of Shah Alam II, KM#C12

Obv : Inscription - Shah Alam II. AH Date out of flan.

Rev : Inscription - Zarb sana julus. Bhopal mint. Trident at upper right. Regnal Year RY#44

Details :
Plain edge.
KM#C12

1 Rupee - In the name of Shah Alam II, KM#C12

Obv : Inscription - Shah Alam II. AH Date out of flan.

Rev : Inscription - Zarb sana julus. Bhopal mint. Trident at upper right. Regnal Year RY#42

Details :
Plain edge.
KM#C12

1 Rupee - In the name of Muhammad Akbar II, KM#C27

Obv : Inscription - Muhammad Akbar II. AH Date out of flan.

Rev : Inscription - Zarb sana julus. Daulatgarh mint. Trident at upper right. Regnal Year RY#2

Details :
Plain edge.
KM#C27

1 Rupee - In the name of Muhammad Akbar II, KM#C27

Obv : Inscription - Muhammad Akbar II. AH Date out of flan.

Rev : Inscription - Zarb sana julus. Daulatgarh mint. Trident at upper right. Regnal Year RY#18

Details :
Plain edge.
KM#C27

½ Rupee - Anonymous series, KM#Y9

Obv : Value, date AH1285.

Rev : Zarb above "Bhopal". Regnal Year RY#8

Details :
Plain edge.
KM#Y9

1 Rupee - Anonymous series, KM#Y10

Obv : Value, date AH1283.

Rev : Zarb above "Bhopal". Regnal Year RY#7

Details :
Plain edge.
KM#Y10

1 Rupee - Anonymous series, KM#Y10

Obv : Value, date AH1281.

Rev : Zarb above "Bhopal". Regnal Year RY#5

Details :
Plain edge.
KM#Y10

1 Rupee - Anonymous series, KM#Y14

Obv : Value, date AH1297.

Rev : Zarb above "Bhopal". Regnal Year RY#12

Details :
Plain edge.
KM#Y14

¼ Anna - Shah Jahan Begam, KM#Y16

Obv : Inscription - Shah Jahan Begam.

Rev : Stars, value.

Details :
Plain edge.
KM#Y16

References :

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_State
• South Asian Coins & Paper Money (INDIAN EDITION) - Krause Publication

Narwar State (नरवार रियासत)

The Princely State of Narwar was one of the princely states of India during the rule of the British Empire in India. During the early 19th century, the region was appointed as one of the princely states of India under the indirect rule of the British administration. The region was a part of the erstwhile Malwa Agency and was incorporated as a part of the Central India Agency. The state was a small enclave located in the northwest part of the Karera section of Gwalior.

The ruling chiefs were Jhala Rajputs. During the early 15th century, Raghav Devji, who was a son of the ruler of Dhrangadhra belonging to the Jhala Rajputs dynasty, in Kathiawar, was provided land by the Sultan of Malwa. This region was later known as the Malwa Jhalawar. In the year 1394, Kahan Singh, his grandson, founded his capital in Narwar. He received the land along with other 84 villages, from his overlord. Rao Ragunath Singh, the Narwar ruler during the 18th century, successfully fought against the Scindias, the Puars and the Holkars.  

In 1805 Narwar came under Gwalior rule. Narwar was an assured jagir of Gwalior. The territory included the villages of Narwar, Gummi (Ganwari) and Machakheri for which the annual revenue was paid to Gwalior. The guarantee of the British Government in India was renewed in the year 1899 after the queries of Gwalior regarding the right of the native ruler, who held the title of Thakor. The Thakor of the princely state of Narwar also received Tanka payments from Gwalior, Dewas and Indore.

The last native ruler of Narwar state acceded the princely state to the Dominion of India, also known as Union of India, after the country gained independence from the British Dominion in the year 1947. 

Ruler		Reign
Mahadji Rao		1761 – 1794
Daulat Rao		1794 – 1827

 

1 Rupee - Mahadji Rao in the name of Shah Alam II, KM#16

Obv : Inscription - Shah Alam II. Date AH1179.

Rev : Inscription - Zarb sana julus. Regnal Year RY#7

Details :
Plain edge.

Struck during the reign of local ruler Mahadji Rao (AD1761-1794/AH1175-1209)

KM#16

1 Rupee - Mahadji Rao in the name of Shah Alam II, KM#16

Obv : Inscription - Shah Alam II. Date AH1189.

Rev : Inscription - Zarb sana julus. Regnal Year RY#16

Details :
Plain edge.

Struck during the reign of local ruler Mahadji Rao (AD1761-1794/AH1175-1209)

KM#16

1 Rupee - Mahadji Rao in the name of Shah Alam II, KM#16

Obv : Inscription - Shah Alam II. Date AH1193.

Rev : Inscription - Zarb sana julus. Regnal Year RY#22

Details :
Plain edge.

Struck during the reign of local ruler Mahadji Rao (AD1761-1794/AH1175-1209)

KM#16

1 Rupee - Mahadji Rao in the name of Shah Alam II, KM#16

Obv : Inscription - Shah Alam II. AH date out of flan.

Rev : Inscription - Zarb sana julus. Regnal Year RY#24

Details :
Plain edge.

Struck during the reign of local ruler Mahadji Rao (AD1761-1794/AH1175-1209)

KM#16

1 Rupee - Mahadji Rao in the name of Shah Alam II, KM#20

Obv : Inscription - Shah Alam II. Date AH1203.

Rev : Inscription - Zarb sana julus. Lotus bud and quatrefoil. Regnal Year RY#31

Details :
Plain edge.

Struck during the reign of local ruler Mahadji Rao (AD1761-1794/AH1175-1209)

KM#20

References :

• http://www.indianetzone.com/60/princely_state_narwar.htm
• South Asian Coins & Paper Money (INDIAN EDITION) - Krause Publication
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwar

Jhalawar State (झालावाड़ रियासत)

Jhalawar State was a princely state in India during the British Raj. It was located in the Hadoti region. The state belonged to the Kotah-Jhalawar Agency which had headquarters at Kota and was a subdivision of the Rajputana Agency. Jhalawar was a 13 gun salute state.

The former ruling family of Jhalawar belonged to the Jhala dynasty of Rajputs, and their ancestors were kings of Halwad in Jhalawar District, in Kathiawar. About 1709 one of the younger sons of the head of the clan left his country with his son to try his fortunes at Delhi. At Kota he left his son Madhu Singh, who soon became a favorite with the Maharaja, and received from him an important post, which became hereditary. On the death of one of the Kota rajas (1771), the country was left to the charge of Zalim Singh, a descendant of Madhu Singh. From that time Zalim Singh was the real ruler of Kota. He brought it to a wonderful state of prosperity, and under his administration, which lasted over forty-five years, the Kota territory was respected by all parties.

In 1838 it was resolved, with the consent of the chief of Kota, to dismember the state, and to create the new principality of Jhalawar as a separate provision for the descendants of Zalim Singh. Madan Singh received the title of Maharaja Rana, and was placed on the same footing as the other chiefs in Rajputana. He died in 1845.

An adopted son of his successor took the name of Zalim Singh in 1875 on becoming chief of Jhalawar. He was a minor and was not invested with governing powers till 1884. Owing to his maladministration, his relations with the British government became strained, and he was finally deposed in 1896, "on account of persistent misgovernment and proved unfitness for the powers of a ruling chief." He went to live at Varanasi, and the administration was placed in the hands of the British resident. After much consideration, the British resolved in 1897 to break up the state, restoring the greater part to Kota, but forming the two districts of Shahabad and the Chaumahla into a new state, which came into existence in 1899, and of which Kunwar Bhawani Singh, a descendant of the original Zalim Singh, was appointed chief. 

Ruler		Reign
Madan Singh		1838 – 1845
Prithvi Singh		1845 – 1875
Zalim Singh		1875 – 1896
(interregnum)		1896 – 1899
Bhawani Singh		1899 – 1929
Rajendra Singh		1929 – 1943
Harisch Chandra Singh		1943 – 1947

 

1 Rupee - In the name of Bahadur Shah II, KM#C28

Obv : Inscription - Bahadur Shah II. Date AH12xx.

Rev : Inscription - Zarb sana julus. Regnal Year RY#6

Details :
Plain edge. Old Madan Shahi series.

The first coin struck by Zalim Singh with the mintname Jhalawar is a rupee in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, RY#37 (1837). After the death of Muhammad Akbar II, he continued striking coins in the name of Muhammad Bahadur Shah II. This type of coin continued under his successor Prithvi Singh (AD1845-1875/AH1261-1292)

KM#C28

1 Rupee - In the name of Queen Victoria, KM#Y6.1

Obv : Inscription - Victoria Badshah Inglistan

Rev : Inscription - Zarb sana julus. Regnal Year RY#21

Details :
Plain edge. New Madan Shahi series.

In 1858, on the assumption by the Crown of the Government of India, a change was made in the obverse inscription to Malikah mu’azzamah Victoria Badshah Inglistan. The engraving of the Persian script is extremely crude. On the pieces of a full flan (nazarana coins) some figures purporting to read 1915 may be found. This is the Samvat date equivalent to AD 1858. The regnal years, found on the reverse of these coins, are the years of the British Raj, commencing on the 1st November, 1858.

KM#Y6.1

References :

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhalawar_State
• South Asian Coins & Paper Money (INDIAN EDITION) - Krause Publication
• http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?topic=1794.0