Maihar State
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Maihar State was a princely state in India. The state was founded in 1778 by Rajput
s of the Kachwaha
clan, who were granted land by the ruler of the nearby state of Orchha
. The state became a princely state of British India in the early 19th century, and was administered as part of Bundelkhand Agency
in the Central India Agency
. In 1871 the eastern states of Bundelkhand Agency, including Maihar, were separated to form the new Bagelkhand Agency
in Central India. In 1933 Maihar, along with ten other states in western Bagelkhand, were transferred back to the Bundelkhand Agency
. The state had an area of 407 square miles (1,054.1 km²), and a population of 63,702 in 1901. The state, which was watered by the Tons River
, consists mainly of alluvial soil covering sandstone, and is fertile except in the hilly district of the south. A large area was under forest, the produce of which provided a small export trade. The title of the ruler was maharaja
. The state suffered severely from famine in 1896–1897. Maihar became a station on the East Indian Railway (now the West Central Railway
) line between Satna
and Jabalpur, 97 miles (156.1 km) north of Jabalpur. Extensive ruins of shrines and other buildings surround the town.
As of 1940 it had a population of 79,558 and an area of 412 square miles.
In 1948 Maihar was merged into India.
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 Kachwaha
Kachwaha
Kachwaha are a Suryavanshi Kshatriya clan who ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states in India such as Alwar, Maihar, Talcher, while the largest kingdom was Jaipur which was founded by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727...
clan, who were granted land by the ruler of the nearby state 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 became a princely state of British India in the early 19th century, and was administered as part of 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...
in the Central India Agency
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...
. In 1871 the eastern states of Bundelkhand Agency, including Maihar, were separated to form the new Bagelkhand Agency
Bagelkhand Agency
Bagelkhand Agency was a collection of princely states in British India. It was named after the Bagelkhand region. The agency was established in March 1871. Until that date Bagelkhand was under the Bundelkhand Agency, with which it is geographically and historically connected...
in Central India. In 1933 Maihar, along with ten other states in western Bagelkhand, were transferred back to 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...
. The state had an area of 407 square miles (1,054.1 km²), and a population of 63,702 in 1901. The state, which was watered by the Tons River
Tons River
The Tons is the largest tributary of the Yamuna and flows through Garhwal region in Uttarakhand, touching Himachal Pradesh. The Tons thrust is named after this river....
, consists mainly of alluvial soil covering sandstone, and is fertile except in the hilly district of the south. A large area was under forest, the produce of which provided a small export trade. The title of the ruler was maharaja
Maharaja
Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...
. The state suffered severely from famine in 1896–1897. Maihar became a station on the East Indian Railway (now the West Central Railway
West Central Railway
The West Central Railway, one of the 16 zones of the Indian Railways, came into existence on April 1, 2003. It is headquartered at Jabalpur.-History:...
) line between Satna
Satna
Satna is a city in central India and a municipal corporation in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Satna District. Satna is a border city of the state and is touched by the borders of the state of UttarPradesh.-History:Satna got its name...
and Jabalpur, 97 miles (156.1 km) north of Jabalpur. Extensive ruins of shrines and other buildings surround the town.
As of 1940 it had a population of 79,558 and an area of 412 square miles.
In 1948 Maihar was merged into India.