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.
| Jaitpur State जैतपुर रियासत | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
The last Raja died without issue and Jaitpur State was subsequently annexed by the British Raj.
History
editJaitpur 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
editIn 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
editThe 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
editReferences
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