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Bhopal State was a princely state in central India from 1707 to 1949, founded by a Pashtun soldier in the Mughal army. It was part of the Maratha Confederacy, a British subsidiary alliance, and an independent state before merging into the Union of India as Bhopal.
A list of flags used by various states and kingdoms in British India before independence in 1947. See the names, durations, uses and descriptions of each flag.
Bhopal was a state of India, which existed from 1949 to 1956. The state evolved out of the princely state of Bhopal , and was merged with neighbouring states to form Madhya Pradesh in 1956. Shankar Dayal Sharma of the Indian National Congress served as chief minister of Bhopal state from 1952 to 1956.
Rajneesh, also known as Acharya Rajneesh, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and Osho, was a controversial spiritual leader who rejected institutional religions and taught dynamic meditation. He died in 1990 in Pune, India, after being deported from the United States and facing legal troubles.
The flags of British India were varied, and the British Empire used several different banners during the period of its rule in the Indian subcontinent. [5] [2] [6] Flags with the Star of India emblem in their design are often referred to as the Star of India flag, and were used to represent India itself [7] and high offices in the government of India.
The Agency was formed in 1818 at the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Maratha War, [2] and covered the princely states of Bhopal (largest and eponymous), Khilchipur, Kurwai, Narsingarh, Muhammadgarh, Pathari and Rajgarh surrounding Bhopal, as well as the districts of Bhilsa and Isagarh, which belonged to the Gwalior State and also the district of Sironj, which belonged to Tonk State in Rajputana.
A princely state or native state was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule. Learn about the origin, status, and fate of the 565 princely states that existed in 1947.
Central Provinces was a province of British India from 1861 to 1903, covering parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra states. It had diverse geography, demographics, and linguistic regions, and faced famines and epidemics in the late 19th century.