Sohawal State was a princely state of the

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of the

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. It was a relatively small Sanad state of about 552 km² with a population of 32,216 inhabitants in 1901. Its capital was at Sohawal, a small town — 2,108 inhabitants in 1901 — located in modern

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. The state was divided in two sections separated by territory belonging to Kothi State and in its northern side it formed little enclaves within neighbouring

Panna State Panna State was a kingdom and later princely state of colonial India, located in modern Panna district of Madhya Pradesh. The state of Panna belonged to the Bundelkhand Agency and covered an area of, 6724 km2 with 1,008 villages within ...

.Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 70.
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History

Sohawal State was founded in the mid sixteenth century by a ruler named Fateh Singh. It had been originally much larger, but lost much territory within the first centuries of its existence. Sohawal became a

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initially subordinate to Panna State, but a separate ''sanad'' was granted to ''Rais'' Aman Singh in 1809. During the 1830 – 1833 period there was an

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in which Sohawal came under direct British administration. The last ruler of Sohawal signed the

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to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950.

Rulers

The rulers of the state included:Princely States of India K-W
/ref> *.... – .... Prithvi Raj Singh *.... – 1750 Prithipal Singh *.... – .... .... *bf.1809 – 18.. Lal Aman Singh (1st time) *18.. – 1830 Raghunath Singh (d. 1830/33) *1830 – 1833 Vacant *1833 – 1840 Lal Aman Singh (2nd time) *1840 – 1865 Sheo Singh (d. 1865) * 1 November 1865 – 1899 Sher Jang Bahadur Singh (b. 1853 – d. 1899) (personal style Raja from 1 January 1879) *23 Nov 1899 – 1911 Bhagwant Raj Bahadur Singh (b. 1878 – d. 1930)

Title ''Raja''

*1911 – 16 February 1930 Bhagwant Raj Bahadur Singh (s.a.) *1930 – 15 August 1947 Jagendra Bahadur Singh (b. 1899 – d. 1974)

References

{{MP Princely States Satna district Rajput history 1550 establishments in India Princely states of Madhya Pradesh

History

Rulers

Title ''Raja''

See also

References