 On 12 December 1818, it became a British protectorate.The original state was founded in 1728 by Jivaji Rao, from the Puar clan of Marathas who together with his older brother (Tukoji) had advanced into Malwa with Peshwa Baji Rao, as part of the Maratha Conquest.The brothers divided the territory among themselves; their descendants ruled as the junior and senior branches of the family.