Charkhari State
{{Short description|Princely state of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
|conventional_long_name =Charkhari State
|common_name = Charkhari State
|nation = British India
|subdivision = Princely State
|capital = Charkhari
|era =
|year_start = 1765
|date_start =
|event_start =
|year_end = 1947
|date_end =
|event_end = Accession to the Union of India
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 =
|s1 = India
|flag_p1 =
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag = Drapeau Charkhari.jpg
|image_coat = CoA Charkhari.png
|image_map = JaitpurKart.jpg
|image_map_caption = Charkhari State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
|stat_area1 = 2279
|stat_year1 = 1901
|stat_pop1 = 123,254
|footnotes =
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Charkhari State was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj.[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html Princely States of India A-J] 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 Khuman Singh.{{cite web|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/c/charkhari.html|title=Charkhari|access-date=2 February 2017|archive-date=27 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827032919/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/c/charkhari.html|url-status=dead}}
Raja Chhatarsal divided his lands in 1731 into several portions, one of which was given to Raja Jagat Rai. At his death in 1757, a dispute arose as to the succession, with Raja Pahar Singh, seizing the territory forcing Raja Khuman Singh to flee. Terms were agreed to in 1764, and Raja Khuman Singh received Charkhari, becoming its first Raja in 1765.
=Maratha Conquest=
In the year 1789 Arjun Pawar the diwan and general of Ali Bahadur I attacked Vijay Bahadur and expelled him.{{Cite book |last=Andhare |first=B. R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qWYeAAAAMAAJ&q=marathas+captured+charkhari |title=Bundelkhand Under the Marathas, 1720-1818 A.D.: A Study of Maratha-Bundela Relations |date=1984 |page=103|publisher=Vishwa Bharati Prakashan |language=en}}
In 1857, Raja Ratan Singh received a hereditary salute of 11 guns, a khilat, and a perpetual jagir of Rs. 20,000 (£1,300) a year in recognition of his services during the Indian Mutiny.{{Cite book |last=Kruse |first=Paul Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KlgzAQAAMAAJ&dq=1857+Raja+Ratan+Singh+received+a+hereditary+salute+of+11+guns&pg=PA891 |title=The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information |date=1910 |publisher=At the University Press |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Commissioner |first=India Census |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3aYJAAAAIAAJ&dq=1857+Raja+Ratan+Singh+received+a+hereditary+salute+of+11+guns&pg=PA99-IA2 |title=Census of India, 1901: Central India (3 v.) |date=1902 |publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India |language=en}}
The last ruler of this Princely state signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 August 1947.
Rulers
In 1804, under Raja Bikramajit Singh (1782–1829) rule, the state became a British protectorate.[http://rulers.org/indstat1.html States before 1947]
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Name !Arms !Birth !Reign From !Reign Until !Death !Note |
| Khuman Singh
| rowspan="10" | Arms of the Charkhari | |1765 | colspan="2" |1782 | |
| Bikramajit Singh (Vikramaditya or Vijay Bahadur Singh)
| |1782 | colspan="2" |1829 | |
| Ratan Singh
| |1829 | colspan="2" |1860 | |
| Jai Singh Deo
| |1860 | colspan="2" |1880 | |
| Malkhan Singh Ju Deo
| |1880 | colspan="2" |6 July 1908 | |
| Jujhar Singh Ju Deo
| |6 July 1908 | colspan="2" |1914 | |
| Ganga Singh Ju Deo
| |1914 | colspan="2" |5 October 1920 | |
| Arimardan Singh Ju Deo
| |1920 | colspan="2" |8 November 1941 | |
| Jayendra Singh Ju Deo
| |8 November 1941 |15 August 1947 |1977 |Due to 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India, he ceased to enjoy his princely pensions, titles, and privileges. |
| Jayant Singh Ju Deo
| |1977 | colspan="2" | |Pretender{{Clarification needed|date=April 2025}} |
See also
References
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