Rewa (princely state)
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Rewa State, also known as Rewah, was a Kingdom and later princely state of India, surrounding its eponymous capital, the town of Rewa.[citation needed]
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Rewa State | |||||||
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Princely State of British India | |||||||
c. 1140–1947 | |||||||
Capital | Rewa | ||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 43,530 km2 (16,810 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 1,327,385 | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | c. 1140 | ||||||
1947 | |||||||
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Today part of | India | ||||||
Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 369 |
With an area of about 43,530 km2 (16,807 sq mi),[1] Rewa was one of the largest princely states in the Bagelkhand Agency and the second largest in Central India Agency. Rewa was also the third-wealthiest principality in Central India, with an average revenue of 2.9 million rupees in 1901.[2] The Bagelkhand Agency was dissolved in 1933, following which Rewa was placed under the authority of the Indore Residency. Rewah state had a 15-gun salute.[citation needed]