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Jaitpur State

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Jaitpur State
जैतपुर रियासत
Vassal state of Maratha Confederacy (1746 - 1803)
Princely State of British India
1731–1849

Jaitpur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
CapitalJaitpur
History 
• Established as division of Panna State
1731
• Annexed by the British Raj
1849
Succeeded by
Presidencies and provinces of British India
Today part ofUttar 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

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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

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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

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The rulers of Jaitpur State bore the title 'Raja'.[5]

Rajas

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ Wikimapia
  2. ^ Sagar, Poonam (1993). Maratha Policy Towards Northern India. Meenakshi Prakashan.
  3. ^ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
  4. ^ Lee-Warner, William (1911). "Dalhousie, James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st Marquess of" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  5. ^ Princely States of India
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25°16′52″N 79°30′45″E / 25.28111°N 79.51250°E / 25.28111; 79.51250