Jaitpur State 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 the
Bundelkhand region. It was centered on
Jaitpur
Jaitpur is a village and a Gram panchayat under Barahiya Tehsil in Lakhisarai district of Bihar, India. It is situated on the bank of river Ganges at a distance of 3.5 km from Barahiya, 15.5 km from Lakhisarai and 117 km distan ...
, in present-day
Mahoba district,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
, which was the capital of the state. There were two forts in the area.
The last Raja died without issue and Jaitpur State was subsequently
annexed
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by the
British Raj
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History
Jaitpur state was founded in 1731 by Jagat Rai, son of the famous
Bundela 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 ...
leader
Chhatrasal, as a division of
Panna State. In 1765,
Ajaigarh State was separated from Jaitpur.
Following the British occupation of
Central India Jaitpur became a
British protectorate in 1807.
When Khet Singh, the state's last ruler, died without issue in 1849, the principality was annexed by the British.
Rulers
The rulers of Jaitpur State bore the title '
Raja
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The title has a long history in history of South Asia, South Asia and History of ...
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Princely States of India
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Rajas
*1731 - 1758 Jagat Rai
*1758 - 1765 Pahar Singh
*1765 - .... Gaj Singh
*.... - 1812 Kesri Singh
*1812 - 1842 Parikhat Singh
*1842 - 1849 Khet Singh (d. 1849)
See also
* Doctrine of Lapse
* Panna State
References
External links
Jaitpur Belatal
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History of Uttar Pradesh
Mahoba district
Bundelkhand
Princely states of India
Rajputs
British administration in Uttar Pradesh
1731 establishments in India
1849 disestablishments in India