Bijairaghogarh

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Bijairaghogarh
1826–1858
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Bijairaghogarh and neighbouring regions
Status Princely state under the protection of the British Raj (1826–1857)

Independent state in rebellion against the British Raj (1857–1858)
History 
• Established
1826
• Disestablished after the Revolt of 1857
1858
Today part of India

Bijairaghogarh (or Vijayraghavgarh) was a princely state in India. It was disestablished due to its participation in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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History

Durjan Singh, the Thakur of Maihar, had two sons: Bishan Singh and Prag Das. [1] After his death in 1826, his territory was divided into two parts. [1] His eldest son, Bishan Singh, succeeded him as the Thakur of Maihar, while his younger son, Prag Das, was granted Bijairaghogarh. [2] The state first came into contact with the East India Company when, through a sanad on 29 February 1828, it recognized Prag Das as the ruler of Bijairaghogarh. [3]

It was confiscated in 1858 by the East India Company due to the involvement of its Thakur, Surju Prasad, in the Revolt of 1857. [4] Upon its confiscation, the then ruler of Maihar claimed that since it had originally been part of Maihar, it should be returned to him. [4] However, his claim was rejected, and in 1865, it was incorporated into the territories administered by the Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces. [4] [5] But, due to the valuable services rendered to the British by the ruler of Maihar in 1857, he was granted 11 villages from the confiscated state in 1859. [5]

Rulers

Like the ruling house of Maihar, the rulers of Bijairaghogarh claimed descent from Beni Singh, a grandson of Thakur Bhim Singh, who served under the renowned Chhatarsal. [2] They claimed that their ancestors migrated from Alwar between the 17th and 18th centuries and were granted land by the ruler of Orchha. [6] They claimed to be Rajputs of the Kachhwaha clan. [6] However, no evidence supported this claim. [7]

Thakurs

NameReign beganReign ended
Prag Das 18261845
Surju Prasad 18451858

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References

  1. 1 2 Purushotam Vishram Mawjee (1911). (1911) Imperial durbar album of the Indian princes, chiefs and zamindars, Vol. I. p. 135.
  2. 1 2 Vadivelu, A. (1915). The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India. G.C. Loganadham. p. 380.
  3. ↑ Sharma, R. K.; Agrawal, Ramesh Chandra; Misra, Om Prakash (1995). Kr̥ṣṇa-smr̥ti: Studies in Indian Art and Archaeology : Prof. K.D. Bajpai Commemoration Volume. Aryan Books International. p. 398. ISBN   978-81-7305-055-8.
  4. 1 2 3 Atkinson, Edwin T. (1874). Statistical, Descriptive and Historical Account of the North-Western Provinces of India: Bundelkhand. North-Western Provinces Government. pp. 535–536.
  5. 1 2 Department, India Foreign and Political (1933). A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries. Government of India Central Publication Branch. pp. 7, 236–238.
  6. 1 2 Pradesh, India Superintendent of Census Operations, Madhya (1964). District Census Handbook, Madhya Pradesh: Satna. Government of Madhya Pradesh. pp. XLI.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Cotton, James Sutherland; Burn, Sir Richard; Meyer, Sir William Stevenson (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India. Clarendon Press. p. 28.
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