Benares State

Summary

Benares State is a historical country^[1]. It draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #496 of 1,549).^[2]

Key Facts

• Benares State is in the country of British Raj^[3].
• Benares State's instance of is recorded as historical country^[4].
• Benares State's instance of is recorded as princely state^[5].
• Benares State's capital is recorded as Varanasi^[6].
• Benares State's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Royal House of Benares.svg^[7].
• Benares State's family is recorded as Royal House of Benares^[8].
• Benares State's coat of arms image is recorded as Benares State Coat of Arms.png^[9].
• Benares State's basic form of government is recorded as absolute monarchy^[10].
• Benares State's locator map image is recorded as Benares State-Imperial Gazetteer of India.jpg^[11].
• Benares State's Commons category is recorded as Benares State^[12].
• +1770-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Benares State^[13].
• Benares State was dissolved in +1948-10-15T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Benares State's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.282, 'lon': 82.9563}^[15].
• Benares State's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g7lyh^[16].
• Benares State's population is recorded as {'amount': '+115773'}^[17].
• Benares State's replaced by is recorded as India^[18].
• Benares State's different from is recorded as Kashi^[19].
• Benares State's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2266'}^[20].

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Founding

+1770-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Benares State^[13].

Dissolution

Benares State was dissolved in +1948-10-15T00:00:00Z^[14].

Why It Matters

Benares State draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #496 of 1,549).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]