Isagarh District is a former administrative district ''( zila)'' of the princely state of

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in central

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. Gwalior state existed from the 18th century until shortly after Indian Independence in 1947. Geographically, the district included most of the present-day districts of

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and Ashoknagar, along with a portion of northeastern

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. The administrative headquarters of the district was the town of Isagarh. The district was overseen by a ''

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'', or district magistrate, who answered directly to the Sadr Board, the governing administrative body of the state.

After independence

After Indian Independence in 1947, the state of Gwalior acceded to the

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, and its territory was integrated into the new state of

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. The territory of several feudal estates ''( Thakurs'' and ''

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s''), including Sirisi, Umri, Raghogarh, Paron,

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, Miana,

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, Bajrangarh, and Bahadurpur, were merged into Isagarh District, and it was renamed

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. Madhya Bharat state was merged into

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on 1 November 1956. Guna District was split into the districts of Guna and Ashoknagar on 15 August 2003.

References

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