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RBSE Secondary Social Science: History: 1857, the Prajamandal Movement and the Making of Rajasthan

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History: 1857, the Prajamandal Movement and the Making of Rajasthan

History in RBSE Secondary Social Science runs from the Revolt of 1857 through the national movement to the integration of Rajasthan, and it rewards chronology more than narration. Most marks are lost on sequence and on names, not on story.

1857 in Rajasthan

  • The first military outbreak in the region came at Nasirabad (Ajmer) on 28 May 1857.
  • Kota rose in October 1857, with Lala Jaidayal and Mehrab Khan prominent among the rebels.
  • Aauwa (Pali) under Thakur Kushal Singh held out longest, assisted by the revolutionary Kesari Singh Barhath.
  • Most princely states - Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Alwar - backed the British; Jodhpur supplied troops. Learn the exceptions, not the rule.

The Prajamandal movement

  • Jaipur Prajamandal (1931), founded under Hiralal Shastri; Marwar Prajamandal (1934); Mewar Prajamandal (1938), where Manikya Lal Verma organised the Bhil peasantry; Bikaner, Alwar and Kota followed.
  • Leaders to link with the movement: Arjun Lal Sethi, Jainarayan Vyas, Gokulbhai Bhatt, Kesari Singh Barhath (died 1941 after imprisonment).

Stages of integration

  • 18 March 1948 - Matsya Union (Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Karauli), the first union.
  • 25 March 1948 - Rajasthan Union of nine states including Kota, Bundi, Tonk, Banswara, Dungarpur, Jhalawar, Kishangarh, Pratapgarh and Shahpura; capital Kota.
  • 18 April 1948 - United State of Rajasthan, when Udaipur (Mewar) joined; capital Udaipur.
  • 30 March 1949 - Greater Rajasthan, with Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Jaisalmer joining; capital Jaipur, Rajpramukh Man Singh II. This date is observed as Rajasthan Day.
  • 15 May 1949 - Matsya merged into Greater Rajasthan.
  • 1 November 1956 - final shape: Ajmer-Merwara, Abu-Delwara and Sunel Tappa added; Sironj transferred to Madhya Pradesh.

Worked example

Arrange in order: Greater Rajasthan, Matsya Union, United State of Rajasthan, Rajasthan Union. Link each name to its trigger. Matsya needed no maharaja's accession, so it came first (March 1948). The Rajasthan Union (25 March) preceded the United State (18 April) because Udaipur joined later. Greater Rajasthan (1949) came last of the four.

Traps

Do not confuse Rajasthan Union with United State of Rajasthan - one word apart, different dates. Ajmer-Merwara belonged to no princely union; it appears only in 1956. Keep 30 March 1949 (Rajasthan Day) separate from 1 November 1956 (final integration).