Hasht-Bhaiya
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| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 223 km2 (86 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 11,529 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1690 | ||||||
• Accession to the Union of India | 1948 | ||||||
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The Hasht-Bhaiya (
They belonged to the Bundelkhand Agency and all of them had been originally part of the princely state of Orchha. The Hasht-Bhaiya Jagirs were British protectorates between 1823 and 1947. Their last jagirdars (rulers) joined the Indian Union in 1948.
History
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Early history
Towards 1690 Udot Singh, the Maharaja of Orchha, gave to his brother, Diwan Rai Singh, the jagir of Baragaon near Jhansi.
After Rai Singh's death, the jagir went to his sons and it was divided into eight parts (hasht) among the brothers (bhaya) in order to form the following estates:
- Kari (extinct)
- Pasari (extinct)
- Tarauli (extinct)
- Banka-Pahari 13 km2, pop. 1056 in 1901
- Bijna 70 km2, pop. 1578 in 1901
- Chirgaon (annexed by the British in 1841)
- Dhurwai47 km2, pop. 1826 in 1901
- Tori-Fatehpur93 km2, pop. 7099 in 1901
Three jagirs were merged into the others, owing to lack of issue, a fourth would later be annexed by the British.
In the 18th century the dismemberment of Orchha State by the
British rule
In 1818 the British established their rule and in 1821 a settlement was reached by which the five jagirs would remain under direct dependence of the
In 1841, following the rebellion of Jagirdar Bakht Singh, the British authorities took possession of Chirgaon jagir, invoking the Doctrine of lapse. After this, only four of the original eight principalities remained.
See also
References
- ^ "Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 60". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
