Baraundha
| Baraundha | |||||
| 1549-1950 | |||||
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| Form of government | Princely state (9 shot salute) | ||||
| surface | 565 km² | ||||
| population | 16,000 (1901) | ||||
| founding | 1549 | ||||
| resolution | January 1, 1950 | ||||
| State religion: Hinduism. Dynasty: Raghuvansi |
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Baraundha ( Baraunda , Barannda , also Pathar-Kachhar ) was a princely state of the Central India Agency in the Bundelkhand region of British India in what is now the state of Madhya Pradesh . The Raghuvansi - Rajput principality had existed since the 16th century. Baraundha was a British protectorate from 1807 to 1947 . Thakur Raghubir Dayal Singh (1874-1886) was raised to Raja in 1877 .
In 1901 Baraundha had an area of 565 km² and 16,000 inhabitants. On April 4, 1948, the Raja joined the Princely Union of Vindhya Pradesh and on January 1, 1950, joined India . On November 1, 1956, all princely states were dissolved and Vindhya Pradesh was added to the state of Madhya Pradesh .
See also
literature
- Baraunda. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 6: Argaon to Bardwān. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 430-431 .
- George B. Malleson: An historical sketch of the native states of India. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1875, ( digitized version ).
- Joseph E. Schwartzberg (Ed.): A historical atlas of South Asia (= Association for Asian Studies. Reference Series. 2). 2nd impression, with additional material. Oxford University Press, New York NY et al. 1992, ISBN 0-19-506869-6 .
Web links
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