Lawa Thikana

Lawa State
लावा
Princely State of British India
←
1772–1947 →
Lawa State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Capital Lawa
Government Principality
History
 • Established 1772
 • Acceded to India 1947
Area
 • 1901 49 km2 (19 sq mi)
Population
 • 1901 2,671 
Density 54.5 /km2  (141.2 /sq mi)
Today part of Rajasthan, India

Lawa Thikana was a Thikana estate or Thakurat under the Jaipur Residency of the former Rajputana Agency.[1] It was located very close to Tonk town and included its capital, Lawa, a small town and its surroundings. Lawa is located in the northwestern part of present-day Tonk district of Rajasthan, India.[2]

Lawa estate near Tonk should not be confused with Sardargarh, a Thikana of Udaipur State (Mewar) which had been known as 'Lawa' before 1738.[3][4]

History

Lawa was formerly part of Jaipur State. In 1772 Lawa became a jagir which came under the control of the Marathas through Pindari leader Amir Khan, who would later become the Nawab of Tonk. Lawa became a tributary of Tonk in 1817, when that state was established.[1]

In 1867 following the murder of the uncle of the ruler of Lawa together with a party of his followers, Lawa was declared a separate Chiefship under the protection of the British Government.[5]

Lawa was one of the Thikanas which were existing at the time of the independence of India and were merged with Rajasthan during the Unification of Rajasthan.

Rulers

The ruling family of Lawa belonged the Naruka Kachwaha dynasty of Rajputs.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 156.
  2. ↑ Lawa Map
  3. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 103. (Sardargarh-Lawa)
  4. ↑ Sardargarh (Thikana)
  5. ↑ A Collection Of Treaties Engagements And Sanads Vol III

Coordinates: 26°22′N 75°33′E / 26.367°N 75.550°E / 26.367; 75.550

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/11/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.