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During the medieval and later feudal/colonial periods, many parts of the Indian subcontinent were ruled as sovereign or princely states by various dynasties of Rajputs. The Rajputs rose to political prominence after the large empires of ancient India broke into smaller ones.
In the Mughal era, Uttar Pradesh became the heartland of the empire. [13] Mughal emperors Babur and Humayun ruled from Agra. [19] [20] In 1540 an Afghan, Sher Shah Suri, took over the reins of Uttar Pradesh after defeating the Mughal king Humanyun. [21] Sher Shah and his son Islam Shah ruled Uttar Pradesh from their capital at Gwalior. [22]
2.3 Uttar Pradesh. 2.4 Punjab. 2.5 ... States by name; Rajput States; ... Mal founder of the Bharatpur State Portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh founder of the Sikh Empire.
Illustrated Encyclopaedia & Who's who of Princely States in Indian Sub-continent, by J. C. Dua. Published by Kaveri Books, 2000. ISBN 81-7479-036-5. The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled or Decorated, of the Indian Empire, by Sir Roper Lethbridge ...
By the middle of the century, present-day Uttar Pradesh was divided between several states: Oudh in the centre and east, ruled by a Nawab who owed allegiance to the Mughal Emperor but was de facto independent; Rohilkhand in the north, ruled by Afghans; the Marathas, who controlled the Bundelkhand region in the south, and the Mughal Empire ...
Uttar Pradesh is one of the seven states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council). [143] [144] The Legislative Assembly consists of 404 members who are elected for five-year terms.
The northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which borders Nepal, comprises 18 administrative divisions. Within these 18 divisions, there are a total of 75 districts. [ 1 ] The following table shows the name of each division, its administrative capital city, its constituent districts, and a map of its location.
The Jaunpur Sultanate (Persian: سلطنت جونپور) was a late medieval Indian Muslim state which ruled over much of what is now the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar between 1394 and 1494. [3] It was founded in 1394 by Khwajah-i-Jahan Malik Sarwar , an eunuch slave and former wazir of Sultan Nasiruddin Muhammad Shah IV Tughluq , amidst ...