Pataudi State
| Pataudi State | |||||
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| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1804 | |||
| • | Accession to the Union of India | 1947 | |||
| Area | |||||
| • | 1901 | 135 km2(52 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | 1901 | 21,933 | |||
| Density | 162.5 /km2 (420.8 /sq mi) | ||||
Pataudi State was a small princely state in India, established in 1806 during the East India Company rule in India as a part of the Delhi Territory in the Ceded and Conquered Provinces. It was under the suzerainty of the Commissioner of Delhi. It had an area of 52 square miles and included one town, Pataudi, and 40 villages.
In 1804, the British East India Company granted Faiz Talab Khan, the first Nawab of Pataudi, 40 villages and Pataudi town as reward for aiding the Company against the Maratha Empire, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
The 8th Nawab, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, played cricket for both England and India and captained the latter. His son the last Nawab also captained the Indian cricket team.
At the end of the British Raj and with the political integration of India in 1947, the princely state of Pataudi was absorbed into the new Dominion of India (later Republic of India). In 1971, by virtue of the 26th amendment to the Constitution of India, the Government of India abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remuneration (privy purses).
The former Pataudi Palace is now a heritage hotel.
The rulers had the title 'Nawab'.
Coordinates: 28°19′N 76°47′E / 28.32°N 76.78°E
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