[New post] Kurwai STATE MADHYA PRADESH

Jonathan Caswell posted: " " By the Mighty Mumford Kurwai STATE MADHYA PRADESH Jonathan Caswell Nov 8 Reblogged from Golu lodhi: Kurwai was formerly a Muslim princely state of British India. The state was 368 km² in area and in 1892 boasted a population of 30,631. The state, which came under British sovereignty in the early nineteenth century, was founded in 1713 by Mohammed Diler Khan, an Afghan pashtun from the Orakzai tribe rising through merit in the Mughal Army. Diler Khan was a cousin of Dost Muhammad Khan, who founded the nearby Bhopal State.[1] His descendants ruled the state until 15 June 1948, when the last ruling Nawab acceded to the Indian Government. Read more… 38 more words Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from By the Mighty Mumford. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://bythemightymumford.wordpress.com/2022/11/08/kurwai-state-madhya-pradesh/ Powered by WordPress.com