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The state of Jhabua was founded by Kesho Das or Kishan Das, in 1584. He was granted the title of ''[[Raja]]'' by [[Mughal Empire|Mughal Emperor]] [[Akbar]] as a reward for a successful campaign in [[Bengal]], and for punishing the [[Bhil people|Bhil]] Chiefs of [[Jhabua]], who had murdered the wife and daughters of the Imperial Viceroy of [[Gujarat]]. Khushal Singh was the ruler of Jhabua in 1698, he gave much of his lands to his brothers and sons and was too weak to rule his state effectively. This allowed the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]]s to actively invade Jhabua on a regular basis. Raja Shiv Singh was an infant and therefore the states administration during this time was managed by the raja's mother and the nobles. The Marathas under [[Holkar]] took advantage of this situation to take control of Jhabua. The threat from Jai Singh of [[Sailana]] forced the nobles of Jhabua to rely on Maratha protection, Holkar thus sent his officers to manage the states affairs.<ref name=jb>Malwa in Transition Or a Century of Anarchy: The First Phase, 1698-1765, published in 1993, pg.185, 282, [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=L1Z6yHKuwlUC&dq=malwa+in+transition&source=gbs_navlinks_s]</ref> Jhabua later came under British protection in 1817 A.D. and was under the [[Bhopawar Agency]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Gujarat State Gazetteer|publisher=Government Press|year=1989|pages=3|quote=Alirajpur, Baria and Jhabua, which entered into treaties in 1817 AD were placed under the Bhopawar sub-agency}}</ref><ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Jhabua |volume=15 |page=411}}</ref> of the [[Central India Agency]] and in 1927 it became part of the [[Malwa Agency]].There were 20 families of rank in the state who paid £1500 to the Holkars and £2500 to their own chief. In 1875 the state had a population of 55,000 and a revenue of £22,500.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=14kIAAAAQAAJ&q=jhabua+imperial+gazetteer&pg=PA67|title=Jalandhar to Kywon-Pya-That|last1=Hunter|first1=William Wilson|year=1881}}</ref> After India's independence in 1947, Jhabua's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 June 1948, and Jhabua became part of the newly created [[Madhya Bharat]] state, which in 1956 was merged into Madhya Pradesh.<ref>[http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/Jhabua Jhabua - Princely State]</ref>