Karauli State | |||||||
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Princely State of British India | |||||||
1348–1949 | |||||||
Karauli State (orange) within Rajputana (yellow), in the Imperial Gazetteer of India (1909) | |||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1931 | 3,216 km2 (1,242 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1931 | 140,525 | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1348 | ||||||
1949 | |||||||
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Today part of | India · Rajasthan |
Karauli State was a Princely State in the north eastern edge of modern day Rajasthan,India from 1348 to 1949. It is located in the cultural Braj region. Karauli city was the capital while Mandrayal or Mandrail was another important town.It was the only Rajput house whose ruler used the suffix of "Pal" instead of "Singh" which is embedded in the ideals of their dynastic kingship.