Bhaisunda, also spelt 'Bhaisaunda', was a
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, subject to ...
in India during 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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History
Bhaisaunda state was founded in 1812 by the Kalinjar family.
It was one of the
Chaube Jagirs, which were part of the
Bagelkhand Agency
The Bagelkhand Agency was a British political unit which managed the relations of the British with a number of autonomous princely states existing outside British India, namely Rewa and 11 minor states, of which the most prominent were Maihar, Na ...
of British India.
Practically all the inhabitants of the Jagir were Hindu. The capital was the village of Bhaisunda, located at 25° 18′ N, 80° 48′ E..
In 1948, one year after
Indian independence, Bhaisunda was merged into the Indian state of
Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh was a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948 as Union of Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand States, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the ea ...
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Rulers
The rulers of Bhaisunda were titled 'Chaube' and from 1885, 'Rao Chaube'.
Indian Princely States
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Chaubes
*1812 - 1829 Newal Kishor (d. 1829)
*1829 - 18.. Acharju Sing (b. c.1819 - d. ... )
*1829 - 1840 Zirat Prasad -Regent
*1840? - 10 Oct 1885 Tirath Prasad (b. 1822 - d. 1885)
Rao Chaubes
*10 Oct 1885 - 8 Jan 1916 Chhatarsal Prasad (b. 1877 - d. 1916)
*10 Oct 1885 - 1896 ... -Regent
* 8 Jan 1916 - 4 Nov 1916 Bharat Prasad (b. 1884 - d. 1916)
* 4 Nov 1916 - 1947 Govind Prasad (b. 1884 - d. af.1948)
See also
* 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 ...
* 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
Satna district
Princely states of Madhya Pradesh
1812 establishments in India
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