Raigarh was a
princely state
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in
India
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at the time of the
British Raj
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. The state was ruled by a
Gond dynasty of Gond clan.
History
Raigarh estate was founded in 1625 by Madan Singh. He was descended from the
Gond kings of Chanda.
[ In 1911 Raigarh estate was recognized as a state.
The state had an area of 3,848 square km and a population of 174,929 according to the 1901 census. The capital of state was city of Raigarh, which had a population of 6,764 inhabitants in 1901.][ Around 1625, the Raja of ]Sambalpur
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, created Daryo Singh as Raja of Raigarh.[ However, under British, it became 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 ...
only in 1911, during the reign of Raja Bahadur Bhup Deo Singh.[
Among the notable rulers of State were Deonath Singh, who assisted the British in the ]Mutiny of 1857
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.[ Other rulers were Raja Bahadur Bhup Deo Singh,][ Raja Chakradhar Singh.][Raigarh darbar by P. D. Ashirwadam
Agam Kala Prakashan, 1990 On the contribution of Chakradhar Singh, Raja of Raigarh, 1905-1947, to Kathak dance and Hindustani music.]
Chakradhar Singh is noted for his contributions to Kathak
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and Hindustani music
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, especially for founding of Raigarh Gharana.[ The last ruler was Lalit Kumar Singh, his son succeeded him to the throne of Raigarh and ruled briefly before the Raigarh State was merged into Union of India on December 14, 1947. The princely states of ]Jashpur
Jashpur District is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh bordering Jharkhand and Odisha. Jashpur Nagar is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district was formerly a princely state before Indpendence. Highly m ...
, Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh and Udaipur
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were united later to form the Raigarh district
Raigarh district is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raigarh is the district headquarters.
The district was formed by merging the princely states of Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh, Udaipur and Jashpur. Jashpur is now a ...
in present Chhattisgarh.[Publication by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics - 1973- Issue 61 - Page 346][India Today 1992- Page 74]
Rulers
Rajas
*c. 1800 - c. 1830 Jujhar Singh
*c. 1830 - 1863 Deonath Singh
*1863 - 1890 Ganshyam Singh
*1890 - 1911 Bhup Deo Singh (b. 1867 - d. 1917)
Raja Bahadurs
*1911 - 22 Mar 1917 Bhup Deo Singh
*22 Mar 1917 - Feb 1924 Natwar Singh (b. 1891 - d. 1924)
*23 Aug 1924 - 15 Aug 1947 Lal Chakradhar Singh (b. 1905 - d. 1947)
*15 Aug 1947 - 1 Aug 1948 Lalitkumar Singh (b 1924 - d. 2000)
See also
*Eastern States Agency
The Eastern States Agency was an agency or grouping of princely states in eastern India, during the latter years of the Indian Empire. It was created in 1933, by the unification of the former Chhattisgarh States Agency and the Orissa States Agen ...
References
{{Princely states of the Eastern States Agency
Princely states of India
History of Chhattisgarh
Raigarh district
1947 disestablishments in India
States and territories disestablished in 1947
States and territories established in 1911
1911 establishments in India