Kawardha State
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|conventional_long_name =Kawardha State
|common_name =Kawardha
|nation = British India
|subdivision = Princely State
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|year_start = 1751
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|year_end = 1948
|date_end =
|event_end = Accession to the Indian Union
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|s1 = India
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|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag = Flag of the Kawardha State.svg
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|image_map = Kawarda-Khairagarh-Imperial Gazetteer.jpg
|image_map_caption = Kawardha State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
|stat_area1 = 2067
|stat_year1 = 1892
|stat_pop1 = 86362
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Kawardha State ({{langx|hi|कावर्धा}}) was one of the princely states in the Central Provinces of India during the period of the British Raj.{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Kawardha |volume=15 |page=702}} The capital of the state was Khairagarh town, in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh state. The Bhoramdeo Temple is located less than 20 km to the west of the main town.
History
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Kawardha State was founded in 1751. According to legend, its name would have originated in Kabirdham, Kabir's see, the current name of the district. In former times, many Kabir panth adherents resided in the town. The rulers were Gonds of the Raj Gond dynasty.[http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/kawardha Rajput Provinces of India – Kawardha (Princely State)]
Kawardha State's last ruler, Thakur Lal Dharamraj Singh, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948, so the state territory was merged into Bombay State, following its splits first assigned to Madhya Pradesh, finally to Chhattisgarh.
Ruling Thakurs
The rulers of the princely state of Kawardha bore the title Thakur.[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-Z.html Princely States of India]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- 1751 – 1801 - Mahabali Singh
- 1801 – 1848 - Ujiyar Singh
- 1848 – 1852 - Tok Singh
- c.1860 - Baijnath Singh
- 186?. – 1863 - Ram Singh
- 1863 – 1864 - Bahadur Singh
- 1864 – 1891 - Rajpal Singh (b. 1849 – d. ....)
- 1891 – 1920 - Jadunath Singh (b. 1885 – d. 19..)
- 4 Feb 1920 – 15 Aug 1947 - Lal Dharamraj Singh (b. 1910 – d. 1959)
See also
References
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