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Tonk State (Nawabs of Tonk)

The only Muslim-ruled state of Rajputana, created for Amir Khan, a Buner Pathan freebooter who commanded Jaswant Rao Holkar's armies and led the Pindari-era plunder of Rajputana and Malwa; the treaty of November 1817 guaranteed him his districts in return for disbanding his army.

Acceded to India on 15 August 1947 and merged into Rajasthan on 25 March 1948.

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Further reading

• The rulers of erstwhile princely state of Tonk Abdul Moid Khan · 2012

  Dedicated dynastic history of the Tonk nawabs from Amir Khan onward; existence verified via Open Library /works/OL32064758W.

• Tonka ka itihasa Hanumana Simhala · 1992

  Hindi book-length history of Tonk state; existence verified via Open Library /works/OL3881747W.

Sources

• Imperial Gazetteer of India (Oxford, 1908), vol. XXIII 'Singhbhum to Trashi-chod-zong', article 'Tonk State', pp. 407-413 (six detached districts, area, Buner Pathan dynasty, 1817 treaty terms, Sironj granted by Holkar 1806)
• WorldStatesmen.org, Indian Princely States K-W, Tonk entry (founded 15 Nov 1817; rulers titled Nawab; Amir Khan ibn Hayat Khan 1817-1834; merged into Rajasthan 25 Mar 1948)
• Wikidata Q914031 'Tonk State' (princely state of India; P571 1817-01-01; P576 1949-04-07)