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====Sanad of adoption====
Since the extinction of the royal bloodline would be a ground for [[annexation]] of a principality by the British,<ref>Great Britain India Office. ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]''. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.</ref> some rulers were also granted ''sanads'' of adoption. Devised as a reward for loyalty to British rule in India, especially after the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]], such deeds gave a ruler the right to adopt chosen heirs from local noble families in case of lack of direct issue.<ref>{{cite book|last=Malleson|first= G. B.|title=An historical sketch of the native states of India|url=https://archive.org/details/anhistoricalske00mallgoog|location=London |year=1875|edition=  1984 Delhi reprint}}</ref> Among the rulers that were given sanads of adoption, [[Takht Singh]], [[Jaswant Singh of Bharatpur]], as well as the rulers of [[Nagod State]], [[Samthar State]] and the [[Chaube Jagirs]] are worth mentioning.