Nagod State

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Vassal state of Maratha Confederacy (1737 - 1818) Princely State
1344–1950
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Nagod State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India on the left of Rewa State
Area
• 1901	1,298 km2 (501 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	67,092
History
• Established	1344
•  Accession to India	1950
Succeeded by India

Nagod State (also known as 'Nagode' and 'Nagodh') was a princely state of colonial India, located in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. ^[1] The state was known as 'Unchahara' after Unchehara, its original capital until the 18th century.

History

The Parihar Rajputs of Nagod were descendants of Imperial Parihar dynasty. ^[2] Balabhadrasimha, who was the ruler of Nagod and belonged to Pratihara family. ^[3] Indian Archaeology Review 2000-’01 published by the Archaeology Survey of India identifying the Nagod dynasty as Pratihara at page 166. ^[4]

In 1344, the city of Uchchakalpa, present-day Unchahara, was founded by Rajput Raja Veerraj Judeo when he seized the fort of Naro from "the others". In 1720 the state was renamed Nagod after its new capital. In 1807 Nagod was a tributary to Panna and was included in the sanad granted to that state. In 1809, however, Lal Sheoraj Singh was recognized and confirmed in his territory by a separate sanad granted to him. Nagod State became a British protectorate after the treaty of Bassein in 1820. Raja Balbhadra Singh was deposed in 1831 for murdering his brother. The state fell into debt and in 1844 the administration was taken over by the British owing to economic mismanagement. The ruler was loyal during the Indian Mutiny in 1857 and was granted the pargana of Dhanwahl. In 1862 the Raja was granted a sanad allowing adoption and in 1865 local rule was reestablished. Nagod State was a part of Baghelkhand Agency ^[5] from 1871 till 1931, when it was transferred along with other smaller states back to Bundelkhand Agency. The last Raja of Nagod, HH Shrimant Mahendra Singh, signed the accession of his state to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950. ^[6]

Rulers

The Nagod Pratihar dynasty ruling family were members were entitled to a hereditary gun salute of 9 guns. ^[7] Kunwar Arunoday Singh Pratihar, prince of Nagod State claim direct descended of King Mihir Bhoj (44th in line of descendency from the legendary king). ^[8]

List of Imperial Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty rulers

Serial No.	Ruler	Reign (CE)
1	Nagabhata I	730–760
2	Kakustha and Devaraja	760–780
3	Vatsaraja	780–800
4	Nagabhata II	800–833
5	Ramabhadra	833–836
6	Mihira Bhoja or Bhoja I	836–885
7	Mahendrapala I	885–910
8	Bhoja II	910–913
9	Mahipala I	913–944
10	Mahendrapala II	944–948
11	Devapala	948–954
12	Vinayakapala	954–955
13	Mahipala II	955–956
14	Vijayapala II	956–960
15	Rajapala	960–1018
16	Trilochanapala	1018–1027
17	Yasahpala	1024–1036
18	Raja Rampala	1112–1148
19	Raja Devraj	1148–1192
20	Raja MurthiPala	1192–1236
21	Raja Bhojdev	1236–1280
22	Raja Pirmal deo	1280–1295
23	Raja vishal deo	1295–1325
24	Raja veerraj Judeo	1325–1357
25	Raja Jugraj Deo	1357–1375
26	Raja Dhar Singh Judeo	1357–1375
27	Raja Kishan Das Judeo	1375–1400
28	Raja Vikramaditya Judeo	1400–1424
29	Raja Bharti Chand	1424–1446
30	Raja Gurpal Singh	1446–1469
31	Raja Suraj Pala Judeo	1469–1491
32	Raja Bhoj Raj Deo	1491–1523
33	Raja Karan Judeo	1523–1560
34	Raja Pratap Rudra Deo	1560–1593
35	Raja Narendra Shah Judeo	1593–1612
36	Raja Bharat Shah	1612–1648
37	Raja Prithviraj Singh	1648–1685
38	Raja Fakir Shah	1685–1721
39	Raja Ahlad Singh	1721–1780
40	Raja Shiv Raj Singh	1780–1818
41	Raja Balabhadrashima	1818–1831
42	Raja Raghvendra Singh	1831–1874
43	Raja Yadvendra Singh	1874–1922
44	Raja Narendra Singh	1922–1926
45	HH Raja Shrimant Mahendra Singh Ju Dev Bahadur	1926–1981
46	HH Raja Shrimant Rudrendra Pratap Singh Ju Dev Bahadur	1981–2005
47	HH Raja Shrimant Shivendra Singh Ju Dev Bahadur	2005–present

See also

• Panna State
• Political integration of India

References

1. David P. Henige (2004). Princely states of India: a guide to chronology and rulers. Orchid Press. p. 22. ISBN   978-974-524-049-0.
2. Deora, Adityakrishna Singh. "Emperor Mihirbhoj Pratihar: Saving his legacy from vote bank politics". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 17 September 2023.
3. "Annual Report of the Archaeological Survey of India, 1923–4. Edited by Sir John Marshall, Director-General of Archaeology in India. [European agent–the Office of the High Commissioner for India, 42 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W. I]. 1926". Antiquity. 1 (1): 113–114. March 1927. doi: 10.1017/s0003598x00000181 . ISSN   0003-598X.
4. Scroll (6 September 2023). "Letters to the editor: 'Misleading' story denies 'Gurjar' as regional identity". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
5. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nagode"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 151.
6. Nagod (Princely State)
7. Princely States of India
8. "Descended of Mihir Bhoj".

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