Ratlam State

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Ratlam State was a princely state in British India, located in the Malwa region of present-day Madhya Pradesh and ruled by a dynasty of Rathore Rajputs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former country subdivision
princely state
administrativeCategoryUnderBritish salute state
associatedClan Rathore NERFINISHED
capital Ratlam NERFINISHED
colonialAdministration under a British Resident via Central India Agency
colonialPower United Kingdom
continent Asia
country British India
currencyUsed Indian rupee NERFINISHED
demographicMajority Hindu population
economyType agrarian
ethnicGroupOfRulers Rajputs NERFINISHED
feudalRelation vassal of the British Crown
governmentType monarchy
hasBorderWith other Malwa princely states
hasMunicipalCenter Ratlam town NERFINISHED
historicalEra British colonial period
historicalRegion Malwa NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance one of the smaller Malwa princely states
languageUsed Hindi
Rajasthani dialects
locatedIn Malwa region NERFINISHED
present-day Madhya Pradesh
minorityCommunities Jains NERFINISHED
Muslims
namedAfter Ratlam NERFINISHED
notableAgriculturalProducts cotton
opium
partOf British Raj NERFINISHED
Central India Agency NERFINISHED
politicalIntegration merged into the Union of India after independence
politicalStatus princely state under British suzerainty
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy
presentDayCountry India NERFINISHED
presentDayDistrict Ratlam district NERFINISHED
presentDayLocation Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED
regionBeforeIndependence Central India NERFINISHED
regionType princely state of Central India
religionOfRulingHouse Hinduism NERFINISHED
rulerTitle Maharaja NERFINISHED
Raja NERFINISHED
rulingDynasty Rathore Rajputs NERFINISHED
sovereignDuringColonialPeriod British Crown NERFINISHED
subcontinent Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED
successor India NERFINISHED
Madhya Bharat NERFINISHED
Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED
transportDevelopment connected by railway in late 19th–early 20th century

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Central India Agency composedOf Ratlam State