Nagod State (also known as 'Nagode' and 'Nagodh') 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 ...
of
colonial India
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, located in modern
Satna district of
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital city, capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar, and Rewa, India, Rewa being the othe ...
. The state was known as 'Unchahara' from the name of
Unchehara its original capital until the 18th century.
History
In 1344, the city of Uchchakalpa, present-day Unchahara, was founded by Rajput Raja Veerraj Judeo when he seized the fort of Naro from "the others". In 1720 the state was renamed
Nagod after its new capital.
In 1807 Nagod was a tributary to
Panna
Panna can refer to:
* Paññā is Pali for "wisdom"; the Sanskrit version is ''Prajñā''
Food
* Aam panna, an Indian drink made from mangoes
* Panna cotta ("cooked cream"), an Italian dessert
* Panna (water), an Italian bottled water
Places
* ...
and was included in the
sanad granted to that state. In 1809, however, Lal Sheoraj Singh was recognized and confirmed in his territory by a separate sanad granted to him. Nagod State became a
British protectorate after the
treaty of Bassein in 1820.
Raja Balbhadra Singh was deposed in 1831 for murdering his brother. The state fell into debt and in 1844 the administration was taken over by the British owing to economic mismanagement. The ruler was loyal during the
Indian Mutiny
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...
in 1857 and was granted the
pargana
Pargana ( bn, পরগনা, , hi, परगना, ur, پرگنہ) or parganah, also spelt pergunnah during the time of the Sultanate period, Mughal times and British Raj, is a former administrative unit of the Indian subcontinent and each ...
of Dhanwahl. In 1862 the Raja was granted a sanad allowing adoption and in 1865 local rule was reestablished.
Nagod State was a part of
Baghelkhand Agency from 1871 till 1931, when it was transferred along with other smaller states back to
Bundelkhand Agency. The last Raja of Nagod, HH Shrimant Mahendra Singh, signed the accession of his state to the
Indian Union Union of India or Indian Union may refer to:
* The country of India
* Dominion of India (1947–1950)
* The Government of India, whose legal name is "Union of India" as per Article 300 of the Indian constitution
* Political integration of India
...
on 1 January 1950.
Rulers
The Nagod
Pratihar dynasty ruling family were members were entitled to a hereditary gun
salute
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of 9 guns.
Princely States of India
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Rajas
*1685 – 1721 Fakir Shah
*1720 – 1748 Chain Singh
*1748 – 1780 Ahlad Singh
*1780 – 1818 Lal Sheoraj (Shivraj) Singh (b. 1777 – d. 1818)
*1818 – 1831 Balbhadra Singh
*1831 – 23 February 1874 Raghubindh (Raghvendra) Singh (b. 1821 – d. 1874)
*23 Feb 1874 – 4 November 1922 Jadubindh (Jadvendra) Singh (b. 1855 – d. 1922)
* 4 November 1922 – 26 February 1926 Narharendra Singh (b. 1911 – d. 1926)
*26 Feb 1926 – 15 August 1947 Mahendra Singh
See also
* Panna State
*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 remaining ...
References
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Princely states of India
Satna district
Rajputs
14th-century establishments in India
1344 establishments in Asia
1950 disestablishments in India