At the time of unification of Rajasthan, there were a total of 19 princely states, 3 bases - Lava (Jaipur), Kushalgarh (Banswara) and Neemrana (Alwar) and one chieftaincy, Ajmer-Merwara.
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12 In which district was Saint Jasnathji born – Bikaner
The integration of Rajasthan was completed in 7 phases. Its integration took 8 years 7 months and 14 days. The oldest princely state of Rajasthan was Mewar (Udaipur).
The state of Mewar was established by Guhil in 565 AD.
The newest princely state of Rajasthan is Jhalawar. Jhalawar was separated from Kota and given the status of a princely state and its capital was kept at Patan. Jhalawar was the only princely state established during the British period.
Union Territories in Rajasthan before unification – Ajmer – Merwada
The oldest princely state – Udaipur/Mewar
Newest princely state – Jhalawar
The largest princely state in terms of area – Jodhpur (Marwar)
Smallest princely state in terms of area- Shahpura
The largest princely state in terms of population – Jaipur
Smallest princely state in terms of population- Shahpura
The first princely state of Rajasthan to sign a treaty with the British – Karauli (on November 15, 1817)
The second princely state of Rajasthan to enter into a treaty with the British – Kota (in December, 1817)
The last princely state of Rajasthan to sign a treaty with the British – Sirohi (in September, 1823)
The first princely state of Rajasthan to declare Hunting Act – Tonk (in 1901)
The first princely state to issue postage stamps and postcards – Jaipur (in 1904)
Postal stamps and postcards were issued by Madhosingh II in Jaipur.
The first princely state to enact a law for the protection of wild animals - Jodhpur (in 1910)
The first princely state to pass Forest Act – Alwar in 1935
The first princely state to ban education – Dungarpur
The first princely state to establish a democratic and fully responsible ruler – Shahpura
The state which did not establish a democratic and fully responsible ruler – Jaisalmer
The state of Jaisalmer is called Andaman of Rajasthan. It was the most backward state. This princely state did not participate in the Quit India Movement in 1942.
The princely states of Tonk and Jodhpur want to merge with Pakistan at the time of unification.
At the time of unification, the princely states of Alwar, Bharatpur and Dholpur wanted to merge into Uttar Pradesh on the basis of linguistic similarity.
There were only two Muslim princely states in India, Tonk and Palanpur (Gujarat).
At the time of unification, a condition was laid down that the princely states whose population was 10 lakh and annual income was Rs 1 crore could remain independent if they wanted. Or can be found in any. The princely states of Rajasthan which fulfill the above mentioned condition – Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Udaipur.
The princely states of Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Dungarpur, Tonk and Jodhpur did not want to be included in Rajasthan.
Alwar princely state is linked to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Alwar's ruler Tej Singh and Diwan M.B. are on suspicion of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination. Khare was kept under close watch in Delhi. Alwar state did not celebrate India's first Independence Day.
Banswara ruler Chandraveer Singh, while signing the unification and merger document, had said that 'I am signing my death warrant.'
Princely States Department was established in July 1947.
Chairman of State Department – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Patel is compared to Bismarck, the architect of the unification of Germany. Neither Bismarck nor Sardar Patel ever compromised on values.
It is said that during the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928, the farmers there honored him with the title of 'Sardar'.
182 meter high statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Kevadiya Colony village of Sardar Sarovar, located in Narmada district near Vadodara.World's tallest statue- Statue of Unity) is ready.
Member Secretary of State Department – V.P. Menon
Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru was made the president of All India Native State People's Council.
At the time of unification, the state which deposited the maximum inheritance amount (grandchildren are the rest) was Bikaner. It deposited inheritance amount of Rs 4 crore 87 lakh.
At the time of unification there were a total of 3 bases in Rajasthan.
The largest place in terms of area – Kushalgarh (Banswara)
Smallest place in terms of area- Lava (Jaipur)
Ajmer-Merwara had a separate Legislative Assembly, which was known as Dhara Sabha. It had a total of 30 members. It was kept as a 'B' category state.
The first and only Chief Minister of Ajmer-Merwara was Haribhau Upadhyay.
The integration of Rajasthan took place in a total of seven phases, starting from March 17/18, 1948 and ending on November 1, 1956, which took 8 years, 7 months and 14 days.
First phase - Matsya Sangh 17/18 March, 1948
Matsya Sangha- 4 principalities+1 base
Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Karauli + Neemrana(Alwar) Location
Recommendation- K. On the recommendation of M. Munshi, the first phase was named Matsya Sangha.
Capital- Alwar
Rajpramukh- Udayaman Singh(Dholpur)
Upraj Chief- Ganeshpal Dev
Prime Minister- Shobharam Kumawat
Deputy Prime Minister- Gopilal Yadav + Jugal Kishore Chaturvedi
Jugal Kishore Chaturvedi is known by the nickname of second Jawaharlal Nehru.
Inaugural speaker- N. V. Godwill (Narhari Vishnu Godwill)
Second phase- East Rajasthan 25 March 1948
East Rajasthan- 9 princely states + 1 place
Dungarpur, Banswara, Pratapgarh, Shahpura, Kishangarh, Tonk, Bundi, Kota, Jhalawar + Kushalgarh (Banswara) locations.
Capital- Kota
Rajpramukh- Bhim Singh (Kota)
Upraj Chief- Maharawal Laxmansingh
Prime Minister- Gokul Lal Asawa (Shahpura)
Inaugural speaker- N. V. Godwill
Third phase-United Rajasthan April 18, 1948
United Rajasthan- East Rajasthan + Udaipur -10 princely states + 1 place
Capital- Udaipur
Rajpramukh- Bhopal Singh (Udaipur)
Bhopal Singh was the only king who was a handicapped person at the time of unification.
Deputy Chief – Bhim Singh
Prime Minister- Manikyalal Verma
Made on the recommendation of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
Inaugural: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Fourth phase- Greater Rajasthan March 30, 1949
Greater Rajasthan- United Rajasthan + Jaipur + Jodhpur + Jaisalmer + Bikaner + Lava Hideout - 14 princely states + 2 hideouts
Capital- Jaipur
On the recommendation of Shri P. Satyanarayana Rao Committee.
Maharaja Chief- Bhopal Singh
Rajpramukh- Man Singh II (Jaipur)
Deputy Chief – Bhimsingh
Prime Minister- Hiralal Shastri
In this phase, 5 departments were established which are as follows.
1 Department of Education- Bikaner
2 Department of Justice- Jodhpur
3 Forest Department- Kota
4 Agriculture Department- Bharatpur
5 Mineral Department- Udaipur
Inaugural speaker- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Fifth phase – United Greater Rajasthan May 15, 1949
United Greater Rajasthan - Greater Rajasthan + Satsya Sangh
Recommendation- On the recommendation of Shankaradev Committee, Matsya Sangh was merged into Greater Rajasthan.
Capital- Jaipur
Maharaja Chief- Bhopal Singh
Rajpramukh- Man Singh II (Jaipur)
Prime Minister- Hiralal Shastri
Inaugural author- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sixth phase- Rajasthan Union 26 January, 1950
Rajasthan Union – Greater Rajasthan + Sirohi – Abu Dilwara
Capital- Jaipur
Maharaja Chief- Bhopal Singh
Rajpramukh- Mansingh II
Prime Minister/Chief Minister- Hiralal Shastri
On January 26, 1950, the name of Rajputana was changed to Rajasthan.
On January 26, 1950, Rajasthan was made a 'B' or 'Bha' category state.
Seventh phase- Present Rajasthan November 1, 1956
Present Rajasthan- Rajasthan Union + Abu Dilwara + Ajmer Merwara + Sunel Tapa - Siroj area
Sunel Tapa of Manpur tehsil of Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh was merged with Kota district of Rajasthan and Siroj area of Jhalawar was merged with Madhya Pradesh.
Recommendation- State Reorganization Commission Chairman- Faisal Ali
The State Reorganization Commission was formed in 1952 and it gave its report in 1956. On its recommendation, Ajmer-Merwara, Abu Dilwara and Sunel Tapa were merged into Rajasthan. The only member from Rajasthan in this commission was Hadyanath Kijran.
On the basis of the recommendations of the State Reorganization Commission, under the 7th Constitutional Amendment, the institution of Rajpramukh was abolished from 1 November 1956. On 25 October 1956, Shri Gurmukh Nihal Singh was appointed the first Governor of Rajasthan.
Governor- Gurmukh Nihal Singh
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The only nominated and elected Chief Minister of Rajasthan - Jayanarayan Vyas
Regional Councils were formed under the States Reorganization Act, 1956 with the objective of developing a culture of collaborative work among all the States and between the Center and the States.
Regional councils were empowered to discuss and make recommendations on any matter of mutual interest in the field of economic and social planning.
Regional councils can advise the Central and State Governments on issues of common interest such as economic and social planning, linguistic minorities, inter-state transport.
five regional councils
Part III of the States Reorganization Act, 1956. Five regional councils were established under. The North Eastern States namely (i) Assam (ii) Arunachal Pradesh (iii) Manipur (iv) Tripura (v) Mizoram (vi) Meghalaya and (vii) Nagaland were not included in the zonal councils and their special problems are resolved by the North Eastern Council constituted in the year 1972 under the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. "The State of Sikkim has also been included in the North Eastern Council under the North Eastern Council (Amendment) Act, 2002, notified on 23rd December, 2002. Consequent to this, action has been initiated by the Ministry of Home Affairs for removal of Sikkim as a member of the Eastern Zonal Council." The present composition of these regional councils is as follows:
- Northern Territorial Council: It comprises the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territories of Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
- Central Zonal Council: It includes the states of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
- Eastern Zonal Council: It includes the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.
- Western Regional Council: It comprises the states of Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and the Union territories of Daman-Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
- Southern Regional Council: It includes the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Rajasthan was known as Rajputana in ancient times. Rajasthan was ruled by the Rajput caste in ancient times. That is why it is known as Rajputana region.
George Thomas came to Shekhawati region of Rajasthan in 1758. George Thomas died in Bikaner. He was originally a resident of Ireland. The word Rajputana for Rajasthan was first used by George Thomas in 1800 AD.
In 1805 AD, William Franklin in his book "Military Memoirs of Mr. George Thomas" mentioned that George Thomas was probably the first person to use the word Rajputana for this region.
"Military Memoirs of Mr. George Thomas" was released by Lord Wellesley.
The words Rajwada, Raithan, Rajasthan were first used for Rajasthan in 1829 AD by Colonel James Todd in his book "The Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan". Colonel James Todd published "The Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan" in London. And its publisher was James Crook.
Colonel James Todd's book 'The Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan' was given another name as 'The Central and Western Rajput Status of India'.
James Todd described about tourism in Rajasthan in his another book 'Travel in Western India'.
In old books, Colonel James Todd has used the word Rajwada/Raithan for Rajasthan.
The literal meaning of Raithan is the residence of the rulers.
Colonel James Todd was originally a resident of Wales (UK).
Colonel Todd was the political agent of Udaipur and Jodhpur in Rajasthan. Colonel James Todd is called the father/grandfather of the history of Rajasthan. Colonel James Todd is also known by the nickname of Horse Baba.
Colonel James Tod threw the Manmori article into the sea while going to England. That Manmori inscription was found on the banks of Mansarovar Lake in Chittor, on which the description of the rulers of Mewar was written.
In Rig Veda, the word Brahmavarta has been used for Rajasthan. In Ramayana, the word Marukantay has been used for Rajasthan.
Rajasthanaditya in Basantgarh inscription (Sirohi), Munhanot Nainasi has described about Rajasthan in his book 'Nainasi Ri Khyat'.
Veerman has also described about Rajasthan in his book 'Rajrupak'. The word Rajasthani was used in the block inscriptions of Chittorgarh.
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