Benares princely state
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Benares princely state was a former semi-autonomous kingdom in northern India centered on the sacred city of Varanasi (Benares), historically ruled by the Maharajas of Benares under British suzerainty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benares princely state canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former country
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ princely state ⓘ |
| accessionToIndia | 1947 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ganges River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kashi Vishwanath Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Benares
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currency | Indian rupee ⓘ |
| era | British colonial period ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Banaras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of religious endowments in Varanasi
ⓘ
patronage of Hindu temples ⓘ support of Sanskrit learning ⓘ |
| language |
Bhojpuri
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| locatedIn | northern India ⓘ |
| majorCity | Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Dominion of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Maharaja Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maharaja Prabhu Narayan Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | salute state ⓘ |
| predecessor | Zamindari of Benares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Gangetic Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousCenter | Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
Hinduism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sacred city of Varanasi ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Narayan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingTitle | Maharaja of Benares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| saluteRank | 13-gun salute ⓘ |
| sovereigntyType | semi-autonomous ⓘ |
| successor | Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suzerainty |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| todayPartOf |
Republic of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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