page_title: Bundi State
section_title: British era
hierarchical_section_title: Bundi State / History / British era
caption_attribution_description: English: City bazar, Bundi. Photographer: Kale, Gunpatrao Abajee Medium: Photographic print Date: 1900 ZoomifyInteractive zoomable image (needs Flash) Print imageFull size printable image More metadata View looking along a bazaar at Bundi taken by Gunpatrao Abajee Kale, c.1900. The photograph is from an album of views of Bundi formerly in the collection of Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, (1850-1916), who was Commander in Chief of India between 1902 and 1909. Bundi is situated in a narrow valley within the Aravalli Hills in Rajasthan. It was the capital city of the major princely state of Bundi during the heyday of the Rajputs. The ruling family of the state, the Hara Chauhan clan of Rajputs built a series of impressive palaces, gardens and tanks here, which appear to have been carved out of the hillside in several tiers. The town is full of attractive garden pavilions, step well tanks, temples and chattris, or memorial pavilions. One of the palace complexes of the town can be seen on the hill in the background of this view.
context_page_description: Bundi State was ruled by Hada Chauhans.
  It was a princely state in the era of British India. The last ruler of Bundi State signed the accession to join the Indian Union in 1949.
context_section_description: In 1804 Rao Raja Bishan Singh (1773–1821) gave valuable assistance to Colonel Monson in his disastrous retreat before Holkar, in revenge for which the Maratha Empire and Pindaris continually ravaged his state and forced the kingdom to pay tribute up to 1817.  Consequently, Bishan Singh made a subsidiary alliance with the British East India Company on 10 February 1818, which brought him under its protection.  was responsible for the creation of the pleasure palace of Sukh Niwas on the outskirts of Bundi.
  Maharao Raja Ram Singh (1821–89) grew up to be a much-respected ruler who initiated economic and administrative reforms and established schools for the teaching of Sanskrit. On the throne for 68 years, he was described as a grand specimen of the Rajput gentleman and "the most conservative prince in conservative Rajputana." His rule was popular and beneficial; and though during the mutiny of 1857 his attitude was equivocal, he continued to enjoy the confidence of the British, being created G.C.S.I. and a counselor of the empire in 1877 and C.I.E. in 1878. He was succeeded by his adopted son Raghubir Singh (1889–1927), who was made a K.C.S.I. in 1897 and a G.C.I.E. in 1901. His reign was blighted by two disastrous famines.  Despite his best efforts at alleviation, the population of his kingdom was reduced from some 258,000 to 171,000 by 1901 due to death and emigration.
  Maharao Bahadur Singh (1945–77) also supported the British and served in the Burma campaign, where he earned the Military Cross for his gallantry before succeeding to the throne. He was a guest at 1947 wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
caption: View looking along a bazaar at Bundi taken by Gunpatrao Abajee Kale, c.1900.
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