Rajdhar Singh

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Rajdhar Singh
Thakur
Thakur of Maihar
Reignc. 1788 – c. 1790
Predecessor Beni Singh
Successor Durjan Singh
House Coat of Arms of the Maihar State.png Maihar
Father Beni Singh

Rajdhar Singh (or Rajdhar Huzuri) was the Thakur of Maihar from 1770 until 1788.

Biography

When his father, Beni Singh, fell in the battle of Gathewara in 1788, he succeeded him as the Thakur of Maihar. [1] [2] Right after the battle in which his father was killed, he took command of the forces of Dhokal Singh, the Raja of Panna. [2] He led his forces against those of Arjun Singh, commanded by Kirat Singh, in the battle of Chachariya. [3] This battle, fought about four kos from Taraon, lasted for several hours and proved disastrous for the Bundelas. [4] It left the combatants on both sides thoroughly exhausted and became the last battle fought between the states of Panna and Banda. [4] He was ultimately defeated, and a significant portion of Panna’s territory was annexed into the dominions of the Raja of Banda. [1] [3] When Ali Bahadur of Banda invaded Bundelkhand, he defeated Rajdhar at Durgatal, though Rajdhar barely managed to escape. [4] After the battle, Ali Bahadur took control of Maihar. [5]

He was succeeded by his brother, Durjan Singh, who ascended the gaddi of Maihar in 1790 when Ali Bahadur restored the state to him. [2] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 T, J. P. (1886). “A” Juvenile History of Charkhari. Babus Ganés Das & Company, Booksellers. p. 108.
  2. 1 2 3 Imperial Gazetteer of India: Provincial Series. Superintendent of Government Printing. 1908. p. 426.
  3. 1 2 Oudh (India), United Provinces of Agra and (1909). District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. pp. 174–175.
  4. 1 2 3 Statistical descriptive and historical account of the North-Western provinces of India: Ed. ... by Edwin [Felix] Thomas Atkinson. [Dr.:] North-West. Provinces' Governm. Press. 1874. pp. 31–32, 129.
  5. ↑ Pradesh (India), Madhya; Krishnan, V. S. (1994). Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Tikamgarh. Government Central Press. p. 55.
  6. ↑ Bondyopadhyay, Swapan Kumar (2005-04-01). Annapurna Devi: An Unheard Melody. Roli Books Private Limited. ISBN   978-81-7436-855-3.
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