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. The present and 43rd king since 1984, Maharaja Krishna Chandra Pal Deo Bahadur of Karauli is the descendant of Raja Bijay Pal ji, the 88th descendant of Lord Krishna who originated from the Yaduvanshi Rajput kingdom of Mathura.[1][2][3]
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