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?Dhaulpur Rajasthan • India
Dhaulpur
Coordinates: 26°42′N 77°54′E / 26.7, 77.9
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 177 m (581 ft)
District(s)	Dhaulpur
Population	92,137 (2001)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 328001 • +05642 • RJ 11
Website: http://dholpur.nic.in/

Coordinates: 26°42′N 77°54′E / 26.7, 77.9 Dholpur (also Dhaulpur) is a city in eastern Rajasthan state of India. It was formerly the capital of the princely state of Dholpur, and is the administrative headquarters of Dholpur District.

Princely flag of Dholpur

The present town of Dholpur, which dates from the 16th century, stands somewhat to the north of the site of the older town built in the 11th century by Raja Dholan (or Dhawal) Deo, a Tomara rajput chieftain; it named Dholdera or Dhawalpuri after him.

In 1450, Dholpur had a raja of its own; however, the fort was taken by the Delhi Sultanate under Sikander Lodi in 1501 and transferred to a Muslim governor in 1504. In 1527, after strenuous resistance, the fort fell by Babur and came under the sway of the Mughals along with the surrounding country. It was assigned by Emperor Akbar to the province of Agra. A fortified sarai built in the reign of Akbar still stands in the town, within which is the fine tomb of Sadik Mohammed Khan (d.1595), one of his generals.

During the dissensions which followed the death of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1707, Raja Kalyan Singh Bhadauria obtained possession of Dholpur. His family retained it until 1761, after which it was taken successively by the Jat Maharaja Suraj Mal of Bharatpur; by Mirza Najaf Khan in 1775; by the Sindhia in 1782; and finally, by the HEIC in 1803. It was restored by the HEIC to Sindhia under the Treaty of Sarji Anjangaon, but in consequence of new arrangements, was again occupied by the British. Finally, in 1806, the territories of Dholpur, Ban and Rajakhera were handed over to Kirat Singh of Gohad, in exchange for that Jat chieftains own state of Gohad, which was ceded to Sindhia. The last ruler was Lt.Col. HH Rais ud-Daulah Sipahdar ul-Mulk Saramad Rajha-i-Hind Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana Sir UDAIBHAN SINGH Lokindra Bahadur Diler Jung Jai Deo.

From this point begins the history of the princely state of Dholpur, a vassal of the British during the Raj. Please refer to the main article Dholpur (princely state).

Dhaulpur is located at 26.7° N 77.9° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 177 metres (580 feet).

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Dhaulpur had a population of 92,137. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dhaulpur has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66% and, female literacy is 50%. In Dhaulpur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Dholpur Normally temperature in Hot time 48'C normally 30-40'c

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhaulpur
2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

• Dholpur District web site
• Dholpur Military School, Dholpur Alumnni Association