Rajdhar Singh (or Rajdhar Huzuri) was the Thakur of

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from 1770 until 1788.

Biography

When his father,

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, fell in the battle of Gathewara in 1788, he succeeded him as the Thakur of

. Right after the battle in which his father was killed, he took command of the forces of

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, the

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of Panna. He led his forces against those of Arjun Singh, commanded by Kirat Singh, in the battle of Chachariya. This battle, fought about four

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from Taraon, lasted for several hours and proved disastrous for the Bundelas. It left the combatants on both sides thoroughly exhausted and became the last battle fought between the states of Panna and

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. He was ultimately defeated, and a significant portion of Panna’s territory was annexed into the dominions of the

. While serving as the Diwan to

, he defeated Laxman Hari Newalkar, who had been sent to Panna by

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to collect overdue arrears. When Ali Bahadur of

invaded

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, he defeated Rajdhar at Durgatal, though Rajdhar barely managed to escape. After the battle, Ali Bahadur took control of

. He was succeeded by his brother, Durjan Singh, who ascended the gaddi of

in 1790 when Ali Bahadur restored the state to him.{{Cite book , last=Bondyopadhyay , first=Swapan Kumar , url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Annapurna_Devi_An_Unheard_Melody/R6lyBAAAQBAJ , title=Annapurna Devi: An Unheard Melody , date=2005-04-01 , publisher=Roli Books Private Limited , isbn=978-81-7436-855-3 , language=en

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