Maihar State
Maihar State | |||||||
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Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1940 | 1,054 km2 (407 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1940 | 79,558 | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1778 | ||||||
• Accession to the Union of India | 1948 | ||||||
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Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. p.1122 |
Maihar State was a princely state in India during the British Raj, located in what is today Madhya Pradesh, central India. The state had an area of 1,050 square kilometres (407 sq mi), and a population of 63,702 in 1901. The state, which was watered by the Tons River, consists mainly of alluvial soil covering sandstone, and is fertile except in the hilly district of the south.[1] A large area was under forest, the produce of which provided a small export trade.[1]
The state gained India-wide and later, worldwide fame for Maihar gharana, a gharana or school of Indian classical music. It is one of the most prominent gharanas of the 20th century; much of the fame of Hindustani classical music in the west stems from this gharana.[2]
History
The state was founded in 1778. From 1788 to 1790 Maihar State was occupied by Banda. The state became a princely state of
The state suffered severely from famine in 1896–1897. As of 1940 it had a population of 79,558 and an area of 412 square miles. In 1948 Maihar was merged into India.
The legendary Indian musician Ustad
Rulers
The state was ruled by Benvanshi clan of Rajputs.[5]
Thakurs
- 1778 – 1788 Beni Singh (b. 1719 – d. 1788)
- 1788 – 1790 Rajdhar Singh (b. c.1765 – d. 1790)
- 1790 – 1825 Durjan Singh (b. 1766 – d. 1825)
- 1826 – 1850 Bishan Singh (b. 1797 – d. 18..)
- 1850 – 1852 Mohan Prasad (b. 1816 – d. 1852)
- 1852 – 1869 Raghubir Singh (b. 1843 – d. 1908)
- 1852 – 1865 .... -Regent
Rajas
- 1869 – 1908 Raghubir Singh (s.a.)
- 1908 – 7 Jan 1910 Jagubir Singh (b. 1864 – d. 1910)
- 7 Jan 1910 – 15 Dec 1911 Randhir Singh (b. 1865 – d. 1911)
- 16 Dec 1911 – 15 Aug 1968 HH Maharaja Brijnath Singh Ju Deo (b. 1896 – d. 1968)
- 15 Aug 1968 – HH Maharaja Govind Singh [citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d e Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 429.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Khan, Ustad Alauddin". In Islam, Sirajul; Khan, Mobarak (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Atre, Vandana (9 May 2021). "मैहर बँड". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ISBN 978-81-86982-05-1.