Kurwai State
| Kurwai State कुर्वाई रियासत / ریاست کوروائی |
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| Princely State of British India | ||||||
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Motto Nasr Min Allah wa Fath Qarib |
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| Capital | Kurwai | |||||
| History | ||||||
| • | Established | 1713 | ||||
| • | Independence of India | 1948 | ||||
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| • | 1901 Census of India | 368 km2(142 sq mi) | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| • | 1901 Census of India | 13,634 | ||||
| Density | 37 /km2 (96 /sq mi) | |||||
| Today part of | Madhya Pradesh, India | |||||
 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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Kurwai State was a princely state of British India under the Bhopal Agency and centered on Kurwai town. The town of Kurwai was founded by Mohammed Diler Khan in 1715. The state was 368 km² in area and had a population of 30,631 in 1892.
Kurwai State was founded in 1713 by Mohammed Diler Khan, an Afghan soldier in the Mughal army. The state came under British sovereignty in the early nineteenth century, becoming a British protectorate in 1817. Its last ruler acceded to the Dominion of India on 15 June 1948.
The ruling house of Kurwai was founded by Muhammad Diler Khan, an Pathan from the Orakzai tribe who acquired the title of Nawab. Diler Khan was a contemporary and cousin of Nawab Dost Muhammad Khan of Bhopal.
Diler Khan's son Izzat Khan formed an alliance with the Marathas, and fought for them at the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761. The Marathas suffered a defeat in the battle, and Diler Khan was badly wounded in action. He was rescued by his maternal uncle. After recovering, Izzat Khan joined enemy camp, and received high commands, titles and territories from Ahmad Shah Abdali. He died of the battle injuries after returning to Kurwai.
Izzat Khan's son Hurmut Khan was imprisoned by the Marathas for three years. He was freed after he ceded several villages to them, and agreed to an indemnity of 3 lakhs rupees. He formed an alliance with the British in hopes of gaining back his territory, but the British annexed the recovered lands. Kurwai became a princely state under British suzerainty.
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