Vindhya Pradesh
status | former state |
Capital | Rewa |
founding | April 4, 1948 |
Dissolution / merger | November 1, 1956 ( States Reorganization Act : Incorporation into Madhya Pradesh ) |
surface | 61,131.5 km² |
Residents | 3.6 million (1951) |
Population density | 59 inhabitants / km² |
languages | Hindi |
Location of Vindhya Pradesh in India (1951) |
Vindhya Pradesh ( Hindi विंध्य प्रदेश ) was a union of princely states in central India in the regions of Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand south of Benares ( Varanasi ). In 1951 the area had an area of 61,132 km² and around 3.6 million inhabitants.
history
Vindhya Pradesh was created on April 4, 1948 through the amalgamation of 35 princes who were subordinate to the Central India Agency in British India and who have now joined the new state of India. The largest of these states were Rewa (h) , Orchha , Panna , Bijawar , Chhatarpur , Charkhari , Datia (Duttia), Baraundha , Nagod , Ajaigarh , Samthar and Maihar . The capital became the city of Rewa .
On January 1, 1950, the enclaves (10 states) in the north were incorporated into the state of Uttar Pradesh . On November 1, 1956, all princely states were dissolved and Vindhya Pradesh was integrated into the newly created state of Madhya Pradesh .
politics
The last Maharaja of Rewa Martand Singh (1923-1995) became the first head of state (Rajpramukh) . From 1949 to 1952 the highest office in Vindhya Pradesh was the Chief Commissioner , from 1952 to 1956 the Vice-Governor .
Rajpramukh
- 1948–1949: Martand Singh (1923–1995)
Chief commissioner
- 1949–1950: SN Mehta (1904–)
- 1950 – March 1952: VKB Pillai
Deputy Governor
- March 1952 – January 1956: K. Santhanam (1895–1980)
- January 1956–31. October 1956: M. Tirumala Rao (1901–1970)
The government was headed by the following chief ministers :
- April 1948 – April 1949: Awadesh Pratap Singh (1888–1967)
- April 1949-12. March 1952: President's rule
- March 13, 1952-31. October 1956: Shambhunath Shukla (1903–)
literature
- Andreas Birken : Philatelic Atlas of British India. , CD-ROM. Hamburg 2004.
- Ian Copland: The princes of India in the endgame of empire 1917-47. Cambridge 1997, ISBN 0-521-57179-0 .
- Joseph E. Schwartzberg Ed .: A historical atlas of South Asia. 2nd Edition. New York / Oxford 1992, ISBN 0-19-506869-6