Bikaner (princely state)
| Bikaner State बीकानेर रियासत |
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| Princely State of British India | ||||||
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| History | ||||||
| • | Established | 1465 | ||||
| • | Independence of India | 1947 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| • | 1931 | 60,391 km2(23,317 sq mi) | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| • | 1931 | 936,218 | ||||
| Density | 15.5 /km2 (40.2 /sq mi) | |||||
| Today part of | Rajasthan, India | |||||
Bikaner State was a princely state in the Bikaner region from 1465 to 1947. Its capital was the city of Bikaner in the northern area of present-day Rajasthan State in India.
Covering an area of 60,391 km2 (23,317 sq mi), Bikaner State was one of the largest states under the Rajputana Agency. Heeding the call of Vallabhbhai Patel to integrate the princely states into the new independent India, Bikaner's last king, Maharaja Sadul Singh, advised by his dewan K. M. Panikkar, a respected historian, was one of the first rulers of a princely state to display willingness to join the Indian Union. By issuing a public appeal in April 1947 to his fellow princes to join the Constituent Assembly of India, the Maharaja of Bikaner set an example for other heads of the native states to follow.
The state of Bikaner was founded in 1465. It became a British protectorate on 9 March 1818. Its rulers were Rajputs belonging to the Rathore dynasty. They were accorded a 17 gun salute by the British authorities. By the time of Indian Independence, the territory of the state of Bikaner shared a border with Pakistan. The accession to the Indian Union was signed by the Maharaja on 7 August 1947.
The Dewans and Chief Ministers of the state were:
The post of Dewan was reinstated in 1927.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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