Rao Bahadur Rao Shree Sardar Singh of Bakhatgarh

Bakhatgarh is a town and former princely state in the

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, India. The royal family of Bakhatgarh (a prominent

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clan of

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, and perhaps the oldest) belongs to Mahipawat sub-clan of

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. They are descendants of King

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History

The princely state of Bakhatgarh was founded by Rao Nagmalji a Parmar rajput in 1395. The capital of the state was Pitgara until 1765 when Rao Bakhat singhji shifted the capital to the newly found village of Bakhatgarh. The Raos of Bakhatgarh were also the Mandloi of

Badnawar Badnawar (or Badnavar) is a Town, former pargana and a Nagar Parishad of the Dhar district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. This is a tehsil place having 170 villages. Badnawar is around 95 km from Indore - the business capital of Madhya ...

pargana. The mandloiship of Badnawar was granted to Rao Daulat Singhji of Bakhatgarh by

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. The state consist of 32 Istimirar villages, 3 Inam villages, 9 Khasgi villages (7 Badi Khasgi and 2 Choti Khasgi) and 27 hamlets. The state had an area of 171 square kilometers and yielded a revenue of Rs 80,000 in 1915. During

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, the Badnawar pargana consisted of 158 villages of which 101 were guaranteed, 23 were khalsa villages, and the remaining 34 were alienated to non-guaranteed thakurats. The Chief of Bakhatgarh, who was also the mandloi of Badnawar, was entitled to collect dami from all guaranteed and non-guaranteed Thakurs of Badnawar as appertain to his zamindaree right (Mandloiship).

Rulers

1. Rao Nagmalji 2. Rao Dungar Singhji 3. Rao Kadal Singhji 4. Rao Roop Singhji 5. Rao Haapa Singhji 6. Rao Hamirdev Singhji 7. Rao Khem Singhji 8. Rao seetal Singhji 9. Rao Sangram Singhji 10. Rao Nano Singhji 11. Rao Bajey Singhji 12. Rao Jai Singhji 13. Rao Akheerdasji 14. Rao Daulat Singhji 15. Rao Bakhat Singhji 16. Rao Bhop Singhji 17. Rao Prithvi Singhji 18. Rao Sawai Singhji 19. Rao Bhagwat Singhji 20. Rao Pratap Singhji 21.

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Rao Sardar Singhji 22. Rao Rai Singhji

References

{{Reflist Dhar district 3. A memoire of central india including Malwa and adjoining provinces by sir John Malcolm page 420 volume 1