In which year did Bhopal state become a British protectorate?

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answered Mar 2, 2022 by PrashantPandey (238k points)
selected Mar 2, 2022 by ShreeHarpale

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1818

The correct answer is 1818.

Bhopal state become a British protectorate in 1818.
The State of Bhopal was founded by an Afghan adventurer Dost Mohammad Khan in 1724.

In 1817, when the third Anglo-Maratha War broke out, a treaty of dependence was signed between the British Government of India and the Nawab of Bhopal.
A treaty named the Anglo-Bhopal treaty was signed in 1818 and a Political Agent of the British Government was appointed.
An anglo-Bhopal treaty between the East India Company and Nawab Nazar Muhammad (Nawab of Bhopal) made Bhopal a princely state in British India.
As a result of this treaty, Bhopal remained a friend of the British Government during the British Raj in India.

On 30^th April 1949, Nawab Hamidullah Khan signed an agreement with the Government of India.
On 1^stJune 1949, the state was taken over by the Union Government as Chief Commissioner's Province.
On the 1^st of November 1956, a new state of Madhya Pradesh came into existence and Bhopal became its capital.
The name Bhopal is popularly derived from 'Bhojpal' or Bhoj’s dam, the great dam which now holds up the Bhopal city lakes.