Sailana State
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Sailana State was a princely state
in India during British raj
with an area of 769 km². It was part of Malwa Agency
, a part of Central India Agency
. Sailana State was founded by Jai Singh, great-grandson of Ratan Singh, founder of Ratlam State
in 1730. Initially his capital was at Raoti. He built Sailana city as his new capital in 1736.
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
in India during British raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
with an area of 769 km². It was part of Malwa Agency
Malwa Agency
Malwa Agency was an administrative section of British India's Central India Agency . The Malwa Agency was formed in 1895 out of princely states in the Northern Malwa region formerly under the authority of the British agent for Indore...
, a part of Central India Agency
Central India Agency
The Central India Agency was a political office of the British Indian Empire, which covered the northern half of present-day Madhya Pradesh state. The Central India Agency was made up entirely of princely states, which were under native rulers...
. Sailana State was founded by Jai Singh, great-grandson of Ratan Singh, founder of Ratlam State
Ratlam State
Ratlam State was a princely state in British India, part of Malwa agency of Central India. For long period the Ratlam region was under rule of the Rathor's...
in 1730. Initially his capital was at Raoti. He built Sailana city as his new capital in 1736.