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Bhopal State
Bhopal Bhopal | |||||||||
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| 1723–1949 | |||||||||
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| Motto: Nasr Minullah[1] | |||||||||
| Status | Princely state of India (1818–1949) | ||||||||
| Capital | Bhopal Islamnagar (for a brief period) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Persian (official), Hindustani | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam and Hinduism | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Nawab of Bhopal | |||||||||
• 1723–1728 | Dost Mohammad Khan(first) | ||||||||
• 1926–1949 | Hamidullah Khan (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1723 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 June 1949 | ||||||||
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Bhopal State (pronounced [bʱoːpaːl] (
listen)) was an independent state of 18th century India. It was founded in 1723.[2] It was a princely state of the British Raj from 1818 to 1947. It was an independent country from 1947 to 1949. At first, the capital was Islamnagar. Later the capital moved to the city of Bhopal.
- ↑ Roper Lethbridge (2005). The golden book of India (illustrated ed.). Aakar. p. 79. ISBN 978-81-87879-54-1.
- ↑ Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Merriam-Webster. 1997. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-87779-546-9. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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