Created by 2402:8100:386F:B968:24C9:E349:596D:AAFA
Last edited June 29, 2026

Pathari State
पठारी रियासत
Princely State of British India
1794–1948

Pathari State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1901
78 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
2704
History
History 
• Established
1794
1948
Succeeded by
India
Today part ofMadhya Pradesh, India

Pathari State was established by Orakzai tribe leaded by Grandson of Nawab Dost Mohd Khan of Bhopal under subdivision of the Central India Agency. The state covered an area of 78 square kilometers and had a population of 6,293 in 1892. Its capital was at Pathari town.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Following Indian independence in 1947, the last ruler of Pathari signed the instrument of accession to the Union of India on 15 June 1948.[2] The former state was incorporated into the new state of Madhya Bharat, which subsequently became Madhya Pradesh state on 1 November 1956.

Rulers[edit | edit source]

Mian Murid Mohd Khan (Grandson of Nawab Dost Mohd Khan founder of Bhopal state)

Nawab Hayder Mohd Khan

Nawab Mohd Abdul Karim Khan

Nawab Mohd Abdul Rahim Khan

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 29.
  2. "Pathari Princely State". Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

23°56′N 78°12′E / 23.933°N 78.200°E / 23.933; 78.200