Founded in 1770 CE by Pratap Singh Prabhakar, its last reigning ruler, H.H. Maharaja Sir Tej Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 7 April 1949.
The rulers of Alwar were from the Naruka clan of Rajputs. They were originally known as Rao Sahebs of Macheri and were nobles of Jaipur, however they took advantage of the instability caused by the maratha invasions and formed their own independent kingdom in Alwar. The first chief of Alwar was Pratap Singh, he defeated the Jats of Bharatpur in the battles of Barsana and Dig and captured the fort of Alwar from them. He also helped the Marathas against his old master, the Raja of Jaipur and annexed several villages and towns that belonged to Jaipur state.
Following the Partition of India in 1947, Alwar acceded unto the dominion of India with the state's forces participating in and encouraging the killings and expulsion of its Muslim population.
On 18 March 1948, the state merged with three neighbouring princely states (Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karauli) to form the Matsya Union. This union in turn merged unto the Union of India. On 15 May 1949, it was united with certain other princely states and the territory of Ajmer to form the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan.
For India States stamp collectors ,Alwar is considered a Feudatory state. Four stamps of the same design were issued for Alwar. The design featured an Alwar dagger known as a Kandjar. The dagger was of a unique design, when squeezed, the blades would open like scissors inside it’s victim. The stamps were first recorded in February 1877. They continued in use until 1 July 1902, when the postal service in Alwar was taken over by the British Imperial Post. The stamps were only used in Alwar State.
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