Maharaja
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The Confederacy of Maharaja
The Confederacy of Maharaja is a collection of states in Northern India, including Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttaranchal, the United Provinces (the upper two-thirds of Uttar Pradesh). They all pledge allegiance to the Maharaj of Jodhpur.
History: The royal house belongs to the Rathore clan of Rajputs, descendants of the Rashtrakuta solar dynasty who ruled in the Deccan during the 8th century AD. They ruled as vassals of the Gahadwala dynasty at Kanauj for fourteen centuries, before expulsion from that place by Shahb ud-din in 1194. Shivaji [Sihoji], also said to be a grandson or nephew of Jai Chand [Jayachandra], the last Gahadwala ruler of Kanauj, went on pilgrimage to Dwarka. Halting at Pali, in Marwar, he befriended some local Brahmins and freed them from bands of marauders. They asked him to settle there with his family. His descendants grew in power and extended their domains, until Chanda, ninth in descent from Shivaji, acquired Mandor, the chief town of Marwar from the Parihar chief in 1382. Jodhpur was founded by Chanda's grandson, Jodha, in 1459. Rao Jodhaji had fourteen sons and twenty-three brothers, from whom descend the principal rulers and nobles of Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kishangarh, Rutlam, Sitamau, Idar, Ahmednagar and Jhabua. No dynasty is more greatly represented amongst the ruling and noble houses of India. Marriages were also contracted between the Jodhpur ruling house and the Timurid Mughal dynasty in Delhi. This powerful alliance provided the Mughals with a formidable Rajput fighting force, and the Jodhpuris with security in their territories, influence, power and titles. They were one of the first Rajput families to be promoted to the rank of Maharaja. However, the increasing power of the Mahrathas during the seventeenth century threatened the independence of the state. Heavy tributes and periodic punitive expeditions were exacted on the Rajput rulers. Jodhpur suffered less than most but was threatened nevertheless. This prompted overtures to the enemies of the Mahrathas, the British, and vice versa. After several abortive attempts at an alliance, treaty relations were eventually established in 1818. Thereafter, the Jodhpuri house became one of the staunchest allies of the Crown. Their military forces serving in China, Tibet, and Afghanistan and the major theatres of both world wars. The Maharajas themselves, frequently lead their armies in the field, in person. The state gained independence in 1947. Maharaja Shri Hanwant Singhji joined with other Rajput states to form the Rajasthan Union in 1949. Today, the Maharaja continues to hold an honoured place in the affections of his people, and the Rajasthan Union has extended to include most of Northern India, and has been renamed the Maharaja Confederacy.
Flag: Yellow sun with eight red beams (representing the eight regions) coming out from it.
Motto: Rina Banka Rathor (In arms, none surpass the Rathor)
Styles and Titles:
The Ruling Prince: His Highness the Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Gaj Singhji II Sahib Bahadur of Marwar-Jodhpur
Consort of Ruling Prince: Her Highness the Maharani Shri Hemlata Rajye Baiji Sahiba of Marwar-Jodhpur
Heir Apparent: Yujrav Shri Maharajkumar Shivraj Singhji Sahib.
First Daughter: Maharajkumari Shri Shrivanjani Rajye Baiji Lal Sahiba.
Vassals:
Alwar: Colonel His Highness the Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Sir Tej Singhji Veerendra Shiromani Dev Bharat Prabhakar Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar
Banswara: His Highness the Kshatrtiya-Kulawatasana Sinhasanadhishwar Shrimant Maharaja Jagmal Singh II Chhatrapati Maharaj Bahadur, Maharaja of Banswara
Baoni: His Highness the Azam ul-Umara, Imad ul-Mulk, Iftikhar ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Mir Daud Iftikhar al-Hasan Khan Bahadur, Safdar Jang, Sahib-i-Jah, Mihin Sardar, Nawab of Baoni (deposed)
Bashahr: His Highness the Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahimahendra Raja Shri Virbhadra Sing Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Bashahr
Bharatpur: His Highness the Maharaja Shri Brijendra Sawai Vishvendra Pratap Singhji Bahadur Jung, Maharaja of Bharatpur
Bikaner: His Highness the Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Narendra Sawai Maharaja Shiromani Ravi Raj Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner
Bilaspur: His Highness the Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Jam Shri Kirti Chand Anand Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja Jam Sahib of Bilaspur
Faridkot: Brigadier General His Highness the Farzand-i-Saadat-i-Nishan-i-Hazrat-i-Kaiser-i-Hind Raja Sir Har Indar Singh, Brar Bans Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Faridkot
Jammu and Kashmir: His Highness the Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Kumari Jyotsna Devi Sahiba Singhji Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
Jhalawar: His Highness the Maharajadhiraj Maharaj Rana Shri Chandrajit Singh Dev Bahadur, Maharaja Rana of Jhalawar
Kapurthala: Colonel His Highness the Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Paramjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala
Kishangarh: His Highness the Umdai Rajahai Buland Makan Maharaja Shri Brijraj Singhji, Maharaja of Kishangarh
Kotah: His Highness the Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahimahendra Maharao Raja Shri Brijraj Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharao Raja of Kotah
Loharu: His Highness the Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Ala ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Loharu
Malerkotla: His Highness the Nawab Kazim 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Malerkotla
Patiala: Captain His Highness the Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Yadu Vansha Vatans Bhatti Kul Bushan 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Amarinder Singh Mahendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Patiala
Rampur: His Highness the 'Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Syed Muhammad Kazim 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur
Government:
Country Name: (Long form) United Confederacy of the Maharaja of Jodhpur
(Short form) Confederacy of Maharaja or Maharaja Confederacy.
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Civil Rights: World Benchmark
Political Freedoms: World Benchmark
Capital: Jodhpur
Executive Branch: (Head of State) Maharaja Gaj Singhji II
(Head of Government) First Chamberlain Balgangadhar Tilak
Legislative Branch: Bicameral Parliament (House of Peers and House of Representatives)
Judicial Branch: House of Peers, Supreme Magistrate, High Courts, Court of Appeals, and Family Courts
Economy: Fragile
(Industries) Textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery
Military- Land:
Overview: 200,000 active troops; 160,000 reserve
Northern Command: Based in Jammu and Kashmir
Corps V, VI, and VII (about 50,000 troops)
Western Command: Based in Rajasthan
Corps II, IX, and X (about 50,000 troops)
Southern Command: Based in Rajasthan
Corps VIII and XI (about 35,000 troops)
Central Command: Based in Delhi
Corps I (about 15,000 troops)
Eastern Command: Based in United Provinces
Corps III, IV, and XII (about 50,000 troops)
The Confederacy of Maharaja
The Confederacy of Maharaja is a collection of states in Northern India, including Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttaranchal, the United Provinces (the upper two-thirds of Uttar Pradesh). They all pledge allegiance to the Maharaj of Jodhpur.
History: The royal house belongs to the Rathore clan of Rajputs, descendants of the Rashtrakuta solar dynasty who ruled in the Deccan during the 8th century AD. They ruled as vassals of the Gahadwala dynasty at Kanauj for fourteen centuries, before expulsion from that place by Shahb ud-din in 1194. Shivaji [Sihoji], also said to be a grandson or nephew of Jai Chand [Jayachandra], the last Gahadwala ruler of Kanauj, went on pilgrimage to Dwarka. Halting at Pali, in Marwar, he befriended some local Brahmins and freed them from bands of marauders. They asked him to settle there with his family. His descendants grew in power and extended their domains, until Chanda, ninth in descent from Shivaji, acquired Mandor, the chief town of Marwar from the Parihar chief in 1382. Jodhpur was founded by Chanda's grandson, Jodha, in 1459. Rao Jodhaji had fourteen sons and twenty-three brothers, from whom descend the principal rulers and nobles of Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kishangarh, Rutlam, Sitamau, Idar, Ahmednagar and Jhabua. No dynasty is more greatly represented amongst the ruling and noble houses of India. Marriages were also contracted between the Jodhpur ruling house and the Timurid Mughal dynasty in Delhi. This powerful alliance provided the Mughals with a formidable Rajput fighting force, and the Jodhpuris with security in their territories, influence, power and titles. They were one of the first Rajput families to be promoted to the rank of Maharaja. However, the increasing power of the Mahrathas during the seventeenth century threatened the independence of the state. Heavy tributes and periodic punitive expeditions were exacted on the Rajput rulers. Jodhpur suffered less than most but was threatened nevertheless. This prompted overtures to the enemies of the Mahrathas, the British, and vice versa. After several abortive attempts at an alliance, treaty relations were eventually established in 1818. Thereafter, the Jodhpuri house became one of the staunchest allies of the Crown. Their military forces serving in China, Tibet, and Afghanistan and the major theatres of both world wars. The Maharajas themselves, frequently lead their armies in the field, in person. The state gained independence in 1947. Maharaja Shri Hanwant Singhji joined with other Rajput states to form the Rajasthan Union in 1949. Today, the Maharaja continues to hold an honoured place in the affections of his people, and the Rajasthan Union has extended to include most of Northern India, and has been renamed the Maharaja Confederacy.
Flag: Yellow sun with eight red beams (representing the eight regions) coming out from it.
Motto: Rina Banka Rathor (In arms, none surpass the Rathor)
Styles and Titles:
The Ruling Prince: His Highness the Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Gaj Singhji II Sahib Bahadur of Marwar-Jodhpur
Consort of Ruling Prince: Her Highness the Maharani Shri Hemlata Rajye Baiji Sahiba of Marwar-Jodhpur
Heir Apparent: Yujrav Shri Maharajkumar Shivraj Singhji Sahib.
First Daughter: Maharajkumari Shri Shrivanjani Rajye Baiji Lal Sahiba.
Vassals:
Alwar: Colonel His Highness the Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Sir Tej Singhji Veerendra Shiromani Dev Bharat Prabhakar Bahadur, Maharaja of Alwar
Banswara: His Highness the Kshatrtiya-Kulawatasana Sinhasanadhishwar Shrimant Maharaja Jagmal Singh II Chhatrapati Maharaj Bahadur, Maharaja of Banswara
Baoni: His Highness the Azam ul-Umara, Imad ul-Mulk, Iftikhar ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Mir Daud Iftikhar al-Hasan Khan Bahadur, Safdar Jang, Sahib-i-Jah, Mihin Sardar, Nawab of Baoni (deposed)
Bashahr: His Highness the Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahimahendra Raja Shri Virbhadra Sing Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Bashahr
Bharatpur: His Highness the Maharaja Shri Brijendra Sawai Vishvendra Pratap Singhji Bahadur Jung, Maharaja of Bharatpur
Bikaner: His Highness the Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Narendra Sawai Maharaja Shiromani Ravi Raj Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner
Bilaspur: His Highness the Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Jam Shri Kirti Chand Anand Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja Jam Sahib of Bilaspur
Faridkot: Brigadier General His Highness the Farzand-i-Saadat-i-Nishan-i-Hazrat-i-Kaiser-i-Hind Raja Sir Har Indar Singh, Brar Bans Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Faridkot
Jammu and Kashmir: His Highness the Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Kumari Jyotsna Devi Sahiba Singhji Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
Jhalawar: His Highness the Maharajadhiraj Maharaj Rana Shri Chandrajit Singh Dev Bahadur, Maharaja Rana of Jhalawar
Kapurthala: Colonel His Highness the Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-al-Iqtidad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Paramjit Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Kapurthala
Kishangarh: His Highness the Umdai Rajahai Buland Makan Maharaja Shri Brijraj Singhji, Maharaja of Kishangarh
Kotah: His Highness the Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahimahendra Maharao Raja Shri Brijraj Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharao Raja of Kotah
Loharu: His Highness the Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Ala ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Loharu
Malerkotla: His Highness the Nawab Kazim 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Malerkotla
Patiala: Captain His Highness the Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Yadu Vansha Vatans Bhatti Kul Bushan 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Amarinder Singh Mahendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Patiala
Rampur: His Highness the 'Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Syed Muhammad Kazim 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur
Government:
Country Name: (Long form) United Confederacy of the Maharaja of Jodhpur
(Short form) Confederacy of Maharaja or Maharaja Confederacy.
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Civil Rights: World Benchmark
Political Freedoms: World Benchmark
Capital: Jodhpur
Executive Branch: (Head of State) Maharaja Gaj Singhji II
(Head of Government) First Chamberlain Balgangadhar Tilak
Legislative Branch: Bicameral Parliament (House of Peers and House of Representatives)
Judicial Branch: House of Peers, Supreme Magistrate, High Courts, Court of Appeals, and Family Courts
Economy: Fragile
(Industries) Textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery
Military- Land:
Overview: 200,000 active troops; 160,000 reserve
Northern Command: Based in Jammu and Kashmir
Corps V, VI, and VII (about 50,000 troops)
Western Command: Based in Rajasthan
Corps II, IX, and X (about 50,000 troops)
Southern Command: Based in Rajasthan
Corps VIII and XI (about 35,000 troops)
Central Command: Based in Delhi
Corps I (about 15,000 troops)
Eastern Command: Based in United Provinces
Corps III, IV, and XII (about 50,000 troops)