Kamta-Rajaula State

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Kamta-Rajaula State
कामता-राजुला रियासत
Princely Estate (Jagir)
1812–1948
Kothi-Bhaisunda map.jpg
The area of the Chaube Jagirs in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
 1901
34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population 
 1901
1,232
History 
 Established
1812
1948
Succeeded by
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Kamta-Rajaula was a princely state in India during the British Raj.

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History

It was one of the Chaube Jagirs, part of the Bagelkhand Agency which was merged into the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh in 1948.

Kamta-Rajaula was a place of pilgrimage, for according to legend it was one of the places where Rama had been. [1] The capital was the village of Rajaula, located at 15 km from Karwi railway station.

Rulers

The rulers of Kamta-Rajaula were titled 'Rao'. [2] [3]

Raos

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References

  1. Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908
  2. Indian Princely States
  3. "Indian states before 1947 K-W". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

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