Jaitpur State
| Jaitpur State जैतपुर रियासत | |||||||
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| Vassal state of Maratha Confederacy (1746 - 1803) Princely State of British India | |||||||
| 1731–1849 | |||||||
 Jaitpur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Capital | Jaitpur | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established as division of Panna State | 1731 | ||||||
• Annexed by the British Raj | 1849 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||
Jaitpur State was a princely state in the Bundelkhand region. It was centered on Jaitpur, in present-day Mahoba district, Uttar Pradesh, which was the capital of the state.[1] There were two forts in the area.
The last Raja died without issue and Jaitpur State was subsequently annexed by the British Raj.
History
[edit]Jaitpur state was founded in 1731 by Jagat Rai, son of the famous Bundela Rajput leader Chhatrasal, as a division of Panna State. In 1765, Ajaigarh State was separated from Jaitpur. Following the British occupation of Central India Jaitpur became a British protectorate in 1807.
Maratha Conquest
[edit]In the year 5th may,1746 Maratha generals Malhar Rao Holkar and Jayappa Scindia besieged Jaitpur and Conquered it and appointed Laxman Shankar a treaty was concluded between Peshwa and Jagatraj Bundela.[2]
When Khet Singh, the state's last ruler, died without issue in 1849, the principality was annexed by the British.[3][4]
Rulers
[edit]The rulers of Jaitpur State bore the title 'Raja'.[5]
Rajas
[edit]- 1731 - 1758 Jagat Raj
- 1758 - 1765 keerat singh
- 1765 - .... Gajraj
- .... - 1812 kesri raj
- 1812 - 1842 Parichat Singh
- 1842 - 1849 Khet Singh (d. 1849)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wikimapia
- ^ Sagar, Poonam (1993). Maratha Policy Towards Northern India. Meenakshi Prakashan.
- ^ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
- ^ Lee-Warner, William (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Princely States of India