Datia State
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Datia State had formerly been a state in the Bundelkhand
region founded in 1626. The ruling family were Rajput
s of the Bundela
clan; they descended from a younger son of a former raja of Orchha
. The state was administered as part of the Bundelkhand Agency
of Central India
. It lay in the extreme north-west of Bundelkhand, near Gwalior, and was surrounded on all sides by other princely states of Central India, except on the east where it bordered upon the United Provinces
.
It was second highest in the rank of all the Bundela states after Orchha, with a 17-gun salute, and its Maharajas bore the hereditary title of Second of the Princes of Bundelkhand. The land area of the state was 2130 mi² its population in 1901 was 53,759. It enjoyed an estimated revenue of £2,00,000. The state suffered from famine in 1896-97, and again to a lesser extent in 1899-1900.
After India's independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Datia acceded unto the dominion of India
; it later merged with the union of India. Datia, together with the rest of the Bundelkhand agency, became part of the new state of Vindhya Pradesh
in 1950. In 1956, Vindhya Pradesh state was merged with certain other areas to form the state of Madhya Pradesh
within the Union of India.
Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand anciently known as Chedi Kingdom is a geographic region of central India...
region founded in 1626. The ruling family were Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s of the Bundela
Bundela
The Bundelas are a Rajput clan of Chattari lineage who ruled several states in central India, in Bundelkhand region from the 16th century.The Bundelas are the most prominent Rajputs hailing from Central India...
clan; they descended from a younger son of a former raja of Orchha
Orchha
Orchha is a town in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The town was established by Maharaja Rudra Pratap Singh in 1501, as the seat of an eponymous former princely state of central India, in the Bundelkhand region. Orchha lies on the Betwa River , 80 km from Tikamgarh &...
. The state was administered as part of the Bundelkhand Agency
Bundelkhand Agency
The Marathas ceded parts of Bundelkhand, which were later called later British Bundelkhand, to the British in the 1802 Treaty of Bassein. After 1802, many of the local rulers were granted sanads by the British, which entitled them to the lands they controlled at the death of Ali Bahadur, in return...
of Central India
Central India Agency
The Central India Agency was a political office of the British Indian Empire, which covered the northern half of present-day Madhya Pradesh state. The Central India Agency was made up entirely of princely states, which were under native rulers...
. It lay in the extreme north-west of Bundelkhand, near Gwalior, and was surrounded on all sides by other princely states of Central India, except on the east where it bordered upon the United Provinces
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh was a province of India under the British Raj, which existed from 1902 to 1947; the official name was shortened by the Government of India Act 1935 to United Provinces, by which the province had been commonly known, and by which name it was also a province of...
.
It was second highest in the rank of all the Bundela states after Orchha, with a 17-gun salute, and its Maharajas bore the hereditary title of Second of the Princes of Bundelkhand. The land area of the state was 2130 mi² its population in 1901 was 53,759. It enjoyed an estimated revenue of £2,00,000. The state suffered from famine in 1896-97, and again to a lesser extent in 1899-1900.
After India's independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Datia acceded unto the dominion of India
Dominion of India
The Dominion of India, also known as the Union of India or the Indian Union , was a predecessor to modern-day India and an independent state that existed between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950...
; it later merged with the union of India. Datia, together with the rest of the Bundelkhand agency, became part of the new state of Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the Vindhya Range, which runs...
in 1950. In 1956, Vindhya Pradesh state was merged with certain other areas to form the state of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
within the Union of India.
Rulers (title Rao)
- 1706 - 1733 Ramchandra Singh (b. ... - d. 1733)
- 1733 - ... Indrajit Singh
- 1802 - 182. Parichhat
Rajas
- 182. - 1839 Parichhat
- 1839 - 20 Nov 1857 Bijai Singh
- 1857 - 1865 Bhavani Singh (b. 1846 - d. 1907)
Maharajas (title from 1877 Maharaja Lokindra)
- 1865 - Jul 1907 Bhavani Singh (s.a.)
- 5 Aug 1907 - 15 Aug 1947 Govind Singh (b. 1886 - d. 1951)