Kawardha State

Kawardha State कावर्धा रियासत
Princely State of British India
1751–1948
Flag
Kawardha State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area
• 1892	2,067 km2 (798 sq mi)
Population
• 1892	86,362
History
• Established	1751
• Accession to the Indian Union	1948
Succeeded by India

Kawardha State (Hindi: कावर्धा) was one of the princely states in the Central Provinces of India during the period of the British Raj.^[1] The capital of the state was Khairagarh town, in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh state. The Bhoramdeo Temple is located less than 20 km to the west of the main town.

History

Kawardha State was founded in 1751. According to legend, its name would have originated in Kabirdham, Kabir's see, the current name of the district. In former times, many Kabir panth adherents resided in the town. The rulers were Gonds of the Raj Gond dynasty.^[2] Kawardha State's last ruler, Thakur Lal Dharamraj Singh, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948, so the state territory was merged into Bombay State, following its splits first assigned to Madhya Pradesh, finally to Chhattisgarh.

Ruling Thakurs

The rulers of the princely state of Kawardha bore the title Thakur.^[3]

• 1751 – 1801 Mahabali Singh
• 1801 – 1848 Ujiyar Singh
• 1848 – 1852 Tok Singh
• c.1860   Baijnath Singh
• 186?. – 1863 Ram Singh
• 1863 – 1864 Bahadur Singh
• 1864 – 1891 Rajpal Singh (b. 1849 – d. ....)
• 1891 – 1920 Jadunath Singh (b. 1885 – d. 19..)
• 4 Feb 1920 – 15 Aug 1947 Lal Dharamraj Singh (b. 1910 – d. 1959)

See also

• Eastern States Agency
• Chhattisgarh Division
• Political integration of India

References

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