Sakti State
| Sakti State सक्ती रियासत | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1892 | 357 km2 (138 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1892 | 22,819 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | TBD | ||||||
• Accession to the Union of India | 1948 | ||||||
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Sakti State was one of the
Chhattisgarh States Agency, which later became the Eastern States Agency
.
The capital was
privy purse of 29,000 rupees. The princely state acceded to the Indian Union
on 1 January 1948, thus ceasing to exist.
History
Sakti State's rulers were
Janjgir-Champa district, Chhattisgarh.[1]
Sakti's last ruler was Rana Bahadur Leeladhar Singh, born on 3 February 1892, who succeeded as new rana on 4 July 1914. The princely family still exists and is headed by Raja Surender Bahadur Singh, who represented India in its hockey team and was twice a minister for the government of the State of Madhya Pradesh. On the 19 October 2021, Kunwar Dharmendra Singh, adopted son of Raja Surender Bahadur Singh was announced to be the successor as head of Royal family as King. In early January 2022, a F.I.R. was filed against Kunwar Dharmendra Singh for rape, house tre-passing and assault[2][3]
Rulers
The rulers of this princely state bore the title of 'Rana'.[4]
- .... – .... Rudra Singh
- .... – .... Udai Singh
- .... – .... Kiwat Singh
- .... – .... Kagan Singh
- .... – 1837 Kalandar Singh
- 1837–19 Jun 1850 Vacant
- 19 Jun 1850 – 1875 Ranjit Singh (b. 1836 – d. ....)
- 1875 – Feb 1892 Vacant
- Feb 1892 – Jul 1914 Rup Narayan Singh
- 4 July 1914 – 15 August 1947 Liladhar Singh (b. 1892 – d. 19..)
See also
References
- ^ Sakti (Princely State)
- ^ Rashmi Drolia (13 January 2022). "Chhattisgarh: Royal family member booked for rape in Janjgir | Raipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "कौन हैं सक्ती के राजा कुंवर धर्मेंद्र सिंह जिनके खिलाफ महिला रिश्तेदार ने लगाया अप्राकृतिक सेक्स का आरोप". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Indian Princely States