Nagod State
Nagod State Nagode State नागोड़ रियासत | |||||
Princely State | |||||
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Nagod State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||
History | |||||
• | Established | 1344 | |||
• | Independence of India | 1950 | |||
Area | |||||
• | 1901 | 1,298 km2 (501 sq mi) | |||
Population | |||||
• | 1901 | 67,092 | |||
Density | 51.7 /km2 (133.9 /sq mi) | ||||
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "article name needed". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. |
Nagod State (also known as 'Nagode' and 'Nagodh') was a princely state of colonial India, located in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh.[1] The state was known as 'Unchahara' from the name of Unchehara its original capital until the 18th century.
History
In 1344 the city of Uchchakalpa, present-day Unchahara, was founded by Raja Veerraj Judeo when he seized the fort of Naro from the Teli Rajas. In 1720 the state was renamed Nagod after its new capital. In 1807 Nagod was a tributary to Panna and was included in the sanad granted to that state. In 1809, however, Lal Sheoraj Singh was recognized and confirmed in his territory by a separate sanad granted to him. Nagod State became a British protectorate after the treaty of Bassein in 1820. Raja Balbhadra Singh was deposed in 1831 for murdering his brother. The state fell into debt and in 1844 the administration was taken over by the British owing to economic mismanagement. The ruler was loyal during the Indian Mutiny in 1857 and was granted the pargana of Dhanwahl. In 1862 the Raja was granted a sanad allowing adoption and in 1865 local rule was reestablished. Nagod State was a part of Baghelkhand Agency from 1871 till 1931, when it was transferred along with other smaller states back to Bundelkhand Agency. The last Raja of Nagod, HH Shrimant Mahendra Singh, signed the accession of his state to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950.[2]
Rulers
The ruling family were members of the Parihar dynasty of Rajputs and were entitled to a hereditary gun salute of 9 guns.[3]
Rajas
- 1685 - 1721 Fakir Shah
- 1720 - 1748 Chain Singh
- 1748 - 1780 Ahlad Singh
- 1780 - 1818 Lal Sheoraj (Shivraj) Singh (b. 1777 - d. 1818)
- 1818 - 1831 Balbhadra Singh
- 1831 - 23 Feb 1874 Raghubindh (Raghvendra) Singh (b. 1821 - d. 1874)
- 23 Feb 1874 - 4 Nov 1922 Jadubindh (Jadvendra) Singh (b. 1855 - d. 1922)
- 4 Nov 1922 – 26 Feb 1926 Narharendra Singh (b. 1911 - d. 1926)
- 26 Feb 1926 – 15 Aug 1947 Mahendra Singh
See also
References
- ↑ David P. Henige (2004). Princely states of India: a guide to chronology and rulers. Orchid Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-974-524-049-0.
- ↑ Nagod (Princely State)
- ↑ Princely States of India
Coordinates: 24°34′N 80°36′E / 24.57°N 80.6°E