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'''Ajmer-Merwara''' (also known as '''Ajmir Province''',<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/geographyofindia00adtf/geographyofindia00adtf_djvu.txt Geography of India]</ref> and '''Ajmer-Merwara-Kekri''') was a former province of [[British India]] in the historical [[Ajmer region]]. The territory was ceded to the British by [[Daulat Rao Sindhia]] by a treaty on 25 June 1818. | '''Ajmer-Merwara''' (also known as '''Ajmir Province''',<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/geographyofindia00adtf/geographyofindia00adtf_djvu.txt Geography of India]</ref> and '''Ajmer-Merwara-[[Kekri, Rajasthan|Kekri]]''') was a former province of [[British India]] in the historical [[Ajmer region]]. The territory was ceded to the British by [[Daulat Rao Sindhia]] by a treaty on 25 June 1818. | ||
It was under the [[Bengal Presidency]] until 1861 when it became part of the [[North-Western Provinces]].<ref>''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1908-1931</ref> Finally on 1 April 1871, it became a separate province as Ajmer-Merwara-Kekri. | It was under the [[Bengal Presidency]] until 1861 when it became part of the [[North-Western Provinces]].<ref>''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1908-1931</ref> Finally on 1 April 1871, it became a separate province as Ajmer-Merwara-[[Kekri, Rajasthan|Kekri]]. | ||
It became a part of [[independent India]] on 15 August 1947 when the [[British Empire|British]] left India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm |title=Provinces of British India |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114041325/http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> | It became a part of [[independent India]] on 15 August 1947 when the [[British Empire|British]] left India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm |title=Provinces of British India |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114041325/http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
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===British rule=== | ===British rule=== | ||
Part of the [[Ajmer region]], the [[territory]] of the future province was ceded to the British by [[Daulat Rao Sindhia]] of [[Gwalior State]] as part of a treaty dated 25 June 1818. Then in May 1823 the Merwara (Mewar) part was ceded to Britain by [[Udaipur State]]. Thereafter Ajmer-Merwara was administered directly by the British [[East India Company]]. After the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], in 1858 the powers of the company were transferred to the British Crown and the [[Governor-General of India]]. His administration of Ajmer-Merwara was controlled by a chief commissioner who was subordinate to the British agent for the [[Rajputana Agency]].<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_145.gif Ajmer Merwara] [[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]], 1909, v. 5, p. 137-146.</ref> | Part of the [[Ajmer region]], the [[territory]] of the future province was ceded to the British by [[Daulat Rao Sindhia]] of [[Gwalior State]] as part of a treaty dated 25 June 1818. Then in May 1823 the Merwara (Mewar) part was ceded to Britain by [[Udaipur State]]. Thereafter Ajmer-Merwara was administered directly by the British [[East India Company]]. After the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], in 1858 the powers of the company were transferred to the British Crown and the [[Governor-General of India]]. His administration of Ajmer-Merwara was controlled by a chief commissioner who was subordinate to the British agent for the [[Rajputana Agency]].<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_145.gif Ajmer Merwara] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429173414/https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_145.gif |date=29 April 2023 }} [[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]], 1909, v. 5, p. 137-146.</ref> | ||
====Superintendents for Ajmer ==== | ====Superintendents for Ajmer ==== | ||
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From the date of [[partition of India|partition]] and independence in 1947 until 1950, Ajmer-Merwara remained a province of the new [[Dominion of India]]. In 1950 it became [[Ajmer State]], which on 1 November 1956, was merged into the state of [[Rajasthan]]. | From the date of [[partition of India|partition]] and independence in 1947 until 1950, Ajmer-Merwara remained a province of the new [[Dominion of India]]. In 1950 it became [[Ajmer State]], which on 1 November 1956, was merged into the state of [[Rajasthan]]. | ||
The Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1952 was the landmark in the legal history of land reforms in Rajasthan which was followed by Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 that became applicable to the whole of Rajasthan. The overriding effect of this Act provided relief to the existing tenants and the rights accrued to tenants accordingly | The Rajasthan Land Reforms and Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1952 was the landmark in the legal history of land reforms in Rajasthan which was followed by Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 that became applicable to the whole of Rajasthan. The overriding effect of this Act provided relief to the existing tenants and the rights accrued to tenants accordingly. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*Rawat Rajputs | *Rawat Rajputs | ||
*The [[Mer (community)]] are a [[Hindu caste]] from the Gujarat and Central India who emigrated | *The [[Mer (community)]] are a [[Hindu caste]] from the Gujarat and Central India who emigrated hundreds of years ago from Ajmer-Merwara and the surrounding regions of Rajputana. | ||
*[[Mair Rajputs]] of [[Punjab region|Punjab]] are a [[Hindu caste]] who emigrated hundreds of years ago to Punjab from Ajmer-Merwara and the surrounding regions of Rajputana. | *[[Mair Rajputs]] of [[Punjab region|Punjab]] are a [[Hindu caste]] who emigrated hundreds of years ago to Punjab from Ajmer-Merwara and the surrounding regions of Rajputana. | ||
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[[Category:Provinces of British India]] | [[Category:Provinces of British India]] | ||
[[Category:Historical | [[Category:Historical regions in India]] | ||
[[Category:History of Rajasthan]] | [[Category:History of Rajasthan]] | ||
[[Category:Ajmer district]] | [[Category:Ajmer district]] | ||