Karauli state

[4][5] The rulers of Karauli State belonged to the Jadaun clan of Rajputs and claimed descent from the Yaduvanshi lineage of the Chandravanshi dynasty.

[6][7] The founder of the dynasty was Raja Vijay Pal who came from Mathura and founded the fort of Bayana in 1040.

Raja Timan Pal (r.1093-1159) was an early important ruler of the dynasty, he extended his domain by conquering the territories of modern-day Dang, Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Gurgaon, Mathura, Agra and Gwalior.

Raja Arjun Pal Dev founded the new capital called "Kalyanpuri" which over time got the current name of Karauli in the year 1348.

[9] while being part of Matsya Union Karauli and others later merged with Greater Rajasthan in 1949 and became part of the current state of Rajasthan in the 1950s.Maharaja Madan Pal Dev was made a Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India.

View of Timan Garh Fort in former Karauli State. Its foundations are said to have been built in the 2 century AD.
Coinage of Maharaja Manak Pal (1772–1804), Princely State of Karauli. Karauli mint. Struck in the name of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II . Dated 1784-5 CE
Karauli. Coinage of Maharaja Arjun Pal (1876-1886), Princely State of Karauli. In the name of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India. Dated 1878 CE.