Udaipur State, Chhattisgarh

Udaipur State
उदयपुर रियासत
Udaipur State उदयपुर रियासत
1818–1948
	Flag
	Imperial Gazetteer of India
Capital	Dharamjaigarh
History
• Established	1818
• Accession to the Union of India	1948
Area
1901	2,732 km2 (1,055 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	45,000
	Succeeded by
India
	Malleson, G. B.: An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984

Udaipur State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj.^[1] The town of Dharamjaigarh was the former state's capital.

After the

state

.

Geography

The State of Udaipur was bounded by

1901 Census of India

was around 45,000, mostly Hindus.

The state was mostly covered by forested hills of

kusum and tendu. The Mand River rises near Girsa in Surguja, draining the southern part of the Mainpat Plateau to the north.^[3]

History

Udaipur State was founded in 1818 as an offshoot of

Palamau. The state became a British protectorate

in 1818.

In 1852 the ruler Kalyan Singh and his two brothers Shivraj Sing and Dheeraj Singh, of Rajgond dynasty were accused by the British of murder and were jailed. There was an

jagirdari estate of Dhourpur

.

Udaipur was one of the states of the Eastern States Agency. The last ruler of this princely state signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.^[4]

Rulers

The rulers of Udaipur State bore the title of 'Raja Bahadur'.^[5]

Rajas

1818–1852- Kalyan Singh (RajGond)
1852–1857- Interregnum
1857-1858- Dhiraj Singh
1858-Sheoraj Singh
1858-1859- British raj.

The younger son of Maharaja Bahadur Amar Singh Deo of & younger brother of Maharaja Indrajit Singh of

Surguja

royal family, was granted the rule of Udaipur State.

1860–1876 – Swasti Sri Prabal Pratap Udit Pratap Sampanna Sitare Hind Maharajadhiraj kumar Rajadhiraj Sri Srimant Raja Bahadur BINDESHWARI PRASAD Singh Deo C.S.I (1829–1876)
18 March 1876 – 1900 Sri Srimant Raja Bahadur DHARAMJEET Singh Deo (1857–1900?)
December 1900 – 8 December 1927 Sri Srimant Raja Bahadur CHANDRA SHEKHAR PRASAD Singh Deo O.B.E (1889–1927)

By adoption 3rd son of Maharaja Ramanuj Saran Singh Deo Surguja State

1927 – 15 August 1947 Raja Bahadur CHANDRA CHUR PRASAD Singh Deo (1923–1979) before and after Independence

After Independence

1979 – VIJAY Singh (26 August 1944 – )

References

^ Princely States of India A-J
^ Publication by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics – 1973 – Issue 61 – Page 346
^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 24, p. 83.
^ Rajput Provinces of India – Udaipur (Princely State)
^ States before 1947

External links

Udaipur (Princely State)

22°28′N 83°13′E / 22.47°N 83.22°E / 22.47; 83.22

[1] Princely States of India A-J

[2] Publication by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics – 1973 – Issue 61 – Page 346

[3] Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 24, p. 83.

[4] Rajput Provinces of India – Udaipur (Princely State)

[5] States before 1947

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v t e Princely states of the Eastern States Agency during the British Raj
Bengal States Agency	Cooch Behar Tripura
Chhattisgarh States Agency	Bastar Changbhakar Chhuikandan Jashpur Kanker Kawardha Khairagarh Korea (Koriya) Nandgaon Raigarh Sakti Sarangarh Surguja Udaipur
Orissa States Agency	Athgarh Athmallik Bamra (Bamanda) Baramba Baudh Bonai Daspalla Dhenkanal Gangpur Hindol Kalahandi (Karond) Keonjhar Khandpara Kharsawan Mayurbhanj Narsinghpur Nayagarh Nilgiri Pal Lahara Patna Rairakhol Ranpur Seraikela Sonepur Talcher Tigiria
List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) Eastern States Agency Eastern States Union Chhattisgarh Division Chota Nagpur Division Chota Nagpur Tributary States Orissa Tributary States Sambalpur State Banki State