Bhopal State
18th century tributary state, princely salute state 1818–1947, and independent state in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bhopal State (pronounced [bʱoːpaːl] (listen)) was an independent state of 18th century India. It was founded in 1723.[2] It was a princely state of the British Raj from 1818 to 1947. It was an independent country from 1947 to 1949. At first, the capital was Islamnagar. Later the capital moved to the city of Bhopal.
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Bhopal Bhopal | |||||||||
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1723–1949 | |||||||||
Motto: Nasr Minullah[1] | |||||||||
Status | Princely state of India (1818–1949) | ||||||||
Capital | Bhopal Islamnagar (for a brief period) | ||||||||
Common languages | Persian (official), Hindustani | ||||||||
Religion | Islam and Hinduism | ||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||
Nawab of Bhopal | |||||||||
• 1723–1728 | Dost Mohammad Khan(first) | ||||||||
• 1926–1949 | Hamidullah Khan (last) | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1723 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 June 1949 | ||||||||
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