The early history of the state is not very clear, the founder of the state was either Anand Deo or Ude Deo. The state got its name from the fort of Ali and the capital of Rajpur. The rulers of Alirajpur claim to be Rathore's from the royal family of Jodhpur, however this claim is not accepted by the Maharaja's of Jodhpur. The state came under British rule in 1817. The last ruler of Ali Rajpur was Surendra Singh, who subsequently served as the
Ambassador of India to
Spain in the 1980s. After Indian independence in 1947, Alirajpur acceded to the
Union of India, and the principality was incorporated into the new state of
Madhya Bharat, which subsequently became
Madhya Pradesh state on 1 November 1956. The state flag consisted of 12 red and white horizontal stripes. The Raja had a personal flag with five stripes of different colors. Alirajpur State is the birthplace of the Indian revolutionary from the Indian struggle against the British Rule,
Chandra Shekhar Azad.
Rulers Ranas • 1437–1440: Anand Deo (d. 1440) • 1440–....: Pratap Deo • .... - .... Chanchal Deo • .... - .... Gugal Deo • .... - .... Bachchharaj Deo • .... - .... Dip Deo • .... - .... Pahad Deo I • .... - .... Udai Deo • .... - 1765 Pahad Deo II (d. 1765) • 1765 - 1818 Pratap Singh I (d. 1818) • 1818 Musafir Makrani • 1818 - 17 Mar 1862
Jashwant Singh (usurper) (b. 1818 - d. 1862) • 1818 - 1839 Musafir Makrani -Manager • 1862 - 1869
Ganga Deo (b. c.1845 - d. 1871) • 1871 - 29 Oct 1881
Rup Deo (b. 1847 - d. 1881) • 1869 - 1873 Muhammad Najaf Khan -Superintendent • Shamsuddin Makrani Superintendent of Police alirajpur State • 1881 - 16 Aug 1890
Bijai Singh (b. 1881 - d. 1890) • 16 Aug 1890 – 14 Feb 1891 Interregnum • 14 Feb 1891 - 1911
Pratap Singh II (b. 1881 - d. af. 1950) (installed Mar 1892)
Rajas • 1911 - 1941
Pratap Singh II (s.a.) (from 3 Jun 1933, Sir Pratap Singh II)(personal style of Maharaja from 1941) • 1941 - 23 Oct 1941
Fateh Singh (b. 1904 - d. 1941) • 23 Oct 1941 – 15 Aug 1947 Surendra Singh (b. 1923 - d. 1996) • 23 Oct 1941 – 15 Aug 1947 Sir Pratap Singh -Regent (s.a.) ==See also==