Sakti State

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Sakti State
सक्ती रियासत
Princely State of British India
TBD–1948
Sakti-Raigarh-Imperial Gazetteer.jpg
Sakti State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1892
357 km2 (138 sq mi)
Population 
• 1892
22,819
History 
• Established
TBD
1948
Succeeded by
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Sakti State was one of the princely states of India during the British Raj. It belonged to the Chhattisgarh States Agency, which later became the Eastern States Agency.

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The capital was Sakti town, which had 1,791 inhabitants, according to the 1901 Census of India. Today, it is located in the state of Chhattisgarh. It had an area of 357 km2 and, in 1892, a population of 22,819 inhabitants.[ citation needed ] Its rulers were Gond and had a privy purse of 29,000 rupees. The princely state acceded to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948, thus ceasing to exist.

History

Sakti State's rulers were Raj Gonds. The year when the state was founded is not known. Legend says that it was founded by two twin brothers, who were soldiers of the Raja of Sambalpur. The capital was in Sakti, Janjgir-Champa district, Chhattisgarh. [1] Sakti's last ruler was Rana Bahadur Leeladhar Singh, born on 3 February 1892, who succeeded as new rana on 4 July 1914. The princely family still exists and is headed by Raja Surender Bahadur Singh, who represented India in its hockey team and was twice a minister for the government of the State of Madhya Pradesh. On the 19 October 2021, Kunwar Dharmendra Singh, adopted son of Surender was announced as the successor as the titular head of the former ruling family. In early January 2022, a F.I.R. was filed against Kunwar Dharmendra Singh for rape, house trespass and assault [2] [3]

Rulers

The rulers of this princely state bore the title of 'Rana'. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Sakti (Princely State)
  2. ↑ Rashmi Drolia (13 January 2022). "Chhattisgarh: Royal family member booked for rape in Janjgir | Raipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "कौन हैं सक्ती के राजा कुंवर धर्मेंद्र सिंह जिनके खिलाफ महिला रिश्तेदार ने लगाया अप्राकृतिक सेक्स का आरोप". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Indian Princely States

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