Kothi State (or Koti State) was a
princely state 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;
*
* it is also called Crown rule in India,
*
*
*
*
or Direct rule in India,
* Quote: "Mill, who was him ...
.
It belonged to the
Bagelkhand Agency of
Central India. Its capital was at
Kothi, in modern
Satna district
Satna District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Satna is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 7,502 km², and a population of 22,28,935(2011 census), 20.63% of which is urban. The distric ...
of
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
.
It was a relatively small
Sanad
History
Kothi State was founded at an uncertain date by a
Rajput
Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...
ruler who expelled the former
Bhar
The Bhar are a caste in India.
History
Influenced by the Arya Samaj movement, as were members of other castes, Baijnath Prasad Adhyapak published ''Rajbhar Jati ka Itihas'' in 1940. This book attempted to prove that the Rajbhar were former ...
r ruler of the area.
Towards the beginning of the nineteenth century, and in much the same manner as neighbouring Sohawal, Kothi became a
British protectorate initially subordinate to Panna State. However, a separate ''sanad'' was granted to ''Rais'' Lal Duniyapati Singh in 1810.
[Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 2.](_blank)
/ref>
The last ruler of Kothi signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950.
Rulers
Rulers adopted the title ''Raja
''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested f ...
Bahadur''.
Title ''Rais''
*180. – .... Lal Duniyapati Singh
*.... – 1862 Lal Abdhut Singh
*1862 – 5 June 1887 Ran Bahadur Singh
Title ''Raja Bahadur''
*1887 – 1895 Bhagwat Bahadur Singh
*1895 – 8 August 1914 Avadhendra Singh
*1914 – 1934 Sitaram Pratap Bahadur Singh
*1934 – 1948 Kaushalendra Pratap Singh
*1948 -2017 Govind pratap singh ju dev
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 ...
*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 ...
References
{{MP Princely States
Princely states of India
Satna district
Rajputs
18th-century establishments in India
1950 disestablishments in India