
Banswara Coat of Arms
Banswara was founded in the early 16th century by Jagmal Singh, a younger son of the Rawal of Dungarpur, and remained a Guhilot-Sisodia state of the Vagad region.

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Banswara was founded in the early 16th century by Jagmal Singh, a younger son of the Rawal of Dungarpur, and remained a Guhilot-Sisodia state of the Vagad region.

Jeypore was one of the largest zamindaris of British India, in the Koraput hills of southern Odisha.


Mahansar is a Shekhawati thikana famous for its gilded painted rooms.

Porbandar was ruled by the Jethwa dynasty; it is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.

Ramgarh Raj was a large estate in Chotanagpur (present Jharkhand).

Rewa was the premier Baghel state of Baghelkhand; the white tiger was first brought into captivity by its Maharaja.

Siba was a small hill state of the Kangra region, a branch of the Katoch house.

Suket was ruled by a Sen dynasty related to Mandi; its capital is today's Sundernagar.


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