Dewas Junior
| Dewas State (Junior Branch) देवास (छोटी पाती राज्य / धाकटी पाती संस्थान) | |||||||||
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| State Within the Maratha Confederacy (1728 - 1818) Princely State of British India | |||||||||
| 1728–1948 | |||||||||
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Dewas Sr and Dewas Jr. states in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 1,100 km2 (420 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 54,904 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1728 | ||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
Dewas Junior was established by Jivaji Rao I Puar in 1728 during the Maratha conquest of Central India. It was a 15-gun salute Maratha princely state. On 12 December 1818, it became a British protectorate.