Beri State was a
princely state of the
Bundelkhand Agency
The Bundelkhand Agency was a political agency of the British Raj, managing the relations of the British government with the protected princely states of the Bundelkhand region.
History
Historical background
The Marathas ceded parts of Bu ...
of the
British Raj
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent;
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or Direct rule in India,
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. Its capital was at Beri, a small town, about 30 km from
Hamirpur town.
In 1901, the state spanned an area of about 82.87 km
2 with a population of 4,297 inhabitants in 1901. Together with
Baoni State
Baoni State was a princely state in India during the British Raj. It was a small sanad state, the only Muslim-ruled one in Bundelkhand Agency. Its ruler was granted the right to an 11-gun salute. The Baoni royal family claim to be descendants o ...
(
Kadaura) at its northwestern edge Beri State was forming an enclave within the directly administered British territory of the
Central Provinces.
[Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 8, p. 3.](_blank)
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See also
*Political integration of India
After the Indian independence in 1947, the dominion of India was divided into two sets of territories, one under direct British rule, and the other under the suzerainty of the British Crown, with control over their internal affairs remainin ...
References
External links
Beri – Indian Rajputs
{{MP Princely States
Princely states of India
Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh
Rajputs
1750s establishments in India
1950 disestablishments in India