Khairagarh State

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Khairagarh State
Princely State of British India
1833–1948
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Khairagarh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Capital Khairagarh
Area 
 1931
1,033 km2 (399 sq mi)
Population 
 1931
157,400
History 
 Established
1833
1948
Succeeded by
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Today part of Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district, Chhattisgarh

Khairagarh State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. [1] Khairagarh town in Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district of Chhattisgarh was the capital of the state and the seat of the Raja's residence. [2]

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History

Khairagarh State was a feudatory state of the former Central Provinces of British India. [3] The chief, who was descended from the royal family of the old Nagvanshis of Chotanagpur, received the title of Raja as a hereditary distinction in 1898 or on 1 January 1896. [4] The Khairagarh chiefs claimed descent from the prominent Rajgond dynasty of Garha-Mandla. [5]

The state included a fertile plain, yielding rice. [6] Khairagarh was one of the states in Chhattisgarh affected by a severe famine in 1897-1898. "The demands of famine created an enormous export in food grains which affected even the remotest parts of Bastar and Kalahandi. From the Khairagarh State alone 500,000 maunds of grain were exported." [4]

The administration of the state was apparently effective and its wealth and importance were maintained. A review of the administration of the Central Provinces is as follows- "The high standard of administration which the Khairagarh State has for many past years maintained, no less than its wealth and importance, renders this permanent addition to its dignity and status peculiarly pleasing and appropriate." [4]

The last ruler of Khairagarh, Birendra Bahadur Singh, signed the instrument of accession to the dominion of India on 1 January 1948. [7]

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References

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  2. Princely States of India
  3. Malleson, G. B.: An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984
  4. 1 2 3 Provinces (India), Central (1899). A Review of the Administration. Government Press.
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