Indore State

22.7252°N 75.8655°E / 22.7252; 75.8655

Indore State
Indūra rājya
1732–1948
Top: Flag (1732–1818)
Bottom: Flag (1818–1950)
Coat of arms
Map of the territories of Indore State, some forming enclaves in neighbouring Gwalior and Bhopal states
StatusState Within the Maratha Confederacy (1731–1818)
Protectorate of the East India Company (1818–1857)
Princely State of the British Raj (1857–1947)
State of the Dominion of India (1947–1948)
CapitalIndore
Raja 
 1732–1766 (first)
Malhar Rao Holkar
 1926–1948 (last)
Yashwant Rao Holkar II
History 
 Established
29 July 1732
 Accession to
Dominion of India
1 January 1948
Area
193125,646 km2 (9,902 sq mi)
Population
 1931
13,25,089
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Maratha Empire
Dominion of India
Today part ofMadhya Pradesh,
Republic of India

Indore State, also known as Holkar State, was a kingdom in India. Its rulers belonged to the Maratha Holkar dynasty. After 1857, Indore became a 19-gun salute princely state under the British Raj.

Indore State was located in the present-day Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, with its capital at the city of Indore. The state had an area of 24,605 km2 and a population of 1,325,089 in 1931. Other important towns besides Indore were Rampura, Khargone, Maheshwar, Mehidpur, Barwaha, and Bhanpura; there were a total of 3,368 villages.

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