Charkhari State

Charkhari Estate
चरखारी रियासत
Princely State of British India
1765–1950 →
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Charkhari Estate in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
History
 • Established 1765
 • Accession to the Union of India 1950
Area
 • 1901 2,279 km2 (880 sq mi)
Population
 • 1901 123,254 
Density 54.1 /km2  (140.1 /sq mi)
Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "article name needed". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

Charkhari Estate, was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj.[1] On India’s independence, this Princely state acceded to India. Currently Charkhari town, the former state's capital, is a part of Uttar Pradesh state.

History

Charkhari State was founded in 1765 by Saurabh Singh Bundela, a Rajput of the Bundela clan, as an offshoot of Panna State. The last ruler of this Princely state signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950.[2]

Rulers

In 1804, under Raja Bikramajit Singh (1782–1829) rule, the state became a British protectorate. [3]

Rajas

Maharajas

            Present Ruler : Jayant Singh Judeo

See also

References

  1. ↑ Princely States of India A-J
  2. ↑ Rajput Provinces of India - Charkhari (Princely State)
  3. ↑ States before 1947

External links

Coordinates: 25°24′N 79°45′E / 25.4°N 79.75°E / 25.4; 79.75

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