Raigarh State
Raigarh State रायगढ़ रियासत | |||||||
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British India | |||||||
1911–1947 | |||||||
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Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
Capital | Raigarh | ||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1892 | 3,849 km2 (1,486 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1892 | 128,943 | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1911 | ||||||
• Independence of India | 1947 | ||||||
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Raigarh (Princely State) |
Raigarh was a
History
Raigarh estate was founded in 1625 by Madan Singh. He was descended from the Gond kings of Chanda.[3][4] In 1911 Raigarh estate was recognized as a state.[5] The state had an area of 3,848 square km and a population of 174,929 according to the 1901 census. The capital of state was city of Raigarh, which had a population of 6,764 inhabitants in 1901.[4][6]
The Rajas of Raigarh also owned the Estate of Bargarh and so held the title of Chief of Bargarh.[4] Around 1625, the Raja of Sambalpur, created Daryo Singh as Raja of Raigarh.[4] However, under British, it became a princely state only in 1911, during the reign of Raja Bahadur Bhup Deo Singh.[2][4]
Among the notable rulers of State were Deonath Singh, who assisted the British in the
Rulers
Rajas
- c. 1800 - c. 1830 Jujhar Singh
- c. 1830 - 1863 Deonath Singh
- 1863 - 1890 Ganshyam Singh
- 1890 - 1911 Bhup Deo Singh (b. 1867 - d. 1917)
Raja Bahadurs
- 1911 - 22 Mar 1917 Bhup Deo Singh
- 22 Mar 1917 - Feb 1924 Natwar Singh(b. 1891 - d. 1924)
- 23 Aug 1924 - 15 Aug 1947 Lal Chakradhar Singh(b. 1905 - d. 1947)
- 15 Aug 1947 - 1 Aug 1948 Lalitkumar Singh (b 1924 - d. 2000)
See also
References
- ^ "King Chakradhar Singh". Raigarh district, Official website. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21. 1909. pp. 45–47. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ Mehta, Behram H. (1984). Gonds of the Central Indian Highlands. Concept Publishing Company.
- ^ ISBN 9788120619654.
- ^ Princely States of India
- ^ Report on the Administration of the Feudatory States of the Central Provinces 1921 pp:37-38
- ^ a b Raigarh darbar by P. D. Ashirwadam Agam Kala Prakashan, 1990 On the contribution of Chakradhar Singh, Raja of Raigarh, 1905-1947, to Kathak dance and Hindustani music.
- ^ Publication by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics - 1973- Issue 61 - Page 346
- ^ India Today 1992- Page 74