Tonk State

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Tonk State was a princely state in British India, notable for being one of the few Muslim-ruled states in the largely Rajput-dominated region of present-day Rajasthan.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former country subdivision ⓘ
princely state ⓘ
accessionToIndia 1948 ⓘ
administrativeDivision nawabate ⓘ
area approximately 2,553 square miles ⓘ
becameBritishProtectorate 1817 ⓘ
borderedBy various Rajput princely states ⓘ
capital Tonk ⓘ
category Former subdivisions of India ⓘ
Princely states of Rajasthan ⓘ
colonialPower United Kingdom ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
currency Indian rupee ⓘ
established 1806 ⓘ
foundedBy Amir Khan ⓘ
founderEthnicity Pashtun ⓘ
linked to: Pashtuns
founderOccupation military leader ⓘ
governmentType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
gunSalute 15-gun salute ⓘ
historicalEra British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India
integratedInto United State of Rajasthan ⓘ
linked to: Rajasthan
knownFor Pathan nobility in Rajputana ⓘ
languageOfAdministration Hindi ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
lastRuler Muhammad Ismail Ali Khan ⓘ
legalStatusAfterIndependence acceded to the Dominion of India ⓘ
locatedIn Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia

Rajasthan region ⓘ
linked to: Rajasthan
mergedInto Rajasthan ⓘ
notableFor being a Muslim-ruled state in a largely Rajput-dominated region ⓘ
partOf Rajputana ⓘ
linked to: Rajputana Agency

Rajputana Agency ⓘ
politicalStatus salute state ⓘ
populationCensus1931 approximately 273,000 ⓘ
predecessor territories controlled by Amir Khan ⓘ
presentDayLocation Rajasthan, India ⓘ
linked to: Rajasthan
regionType semi-arid ⓘ
religionOfRulingDynasty Islam ⓘ
religiousDemography Muslim ruling elite over largely Hindu population ⓘ
rulingDynasty Pathan dynasty ⓘ
rulingFamilyEthnicity Pashtun ⓘ
linked to: Pashtuns
successorState India ⓘ
suzerain British Crown ⓘ
titleOfRuler Nawab ⓘ
treatyWith British East India Company ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rajputana Agency → includedState → Tonk State ⓘ
Central India Agency → composedOf → Tonk State (Central India portion) ⓘ
linked to: Tonk State
Jhalawar State → hasBorderWith → Tonk State ⓘ
Tonk district → historicalAssociation → Tonk princely state ⓘ
linked to: Tonk State
Tonk → formerPoliticalEntity → Tonk State ⓘ
Amir Khan → founded → Tonk State ⓘ
Pathan dynasty → ruled → Tonk State ⓘ