Sohawal State

Sohawal State was a princely state of the Bagelkhand Agency of the British Raj.[1] It was a relatively small Sanad state of about 552 km2 with a population of 32,216 inhabitants in 1901. Its capital was at Sohawal, a small town — 2,108 inhabitants in 1901 — located in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh.

Sohawal State
Princely State of British India
1550–1950
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Sohawal State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1901
552 km2 (213 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
32,216
History 
• Established
1550
1950
Succeeded by
India
Today part ofMadhya Pradesh, India

The state was divided in two sections separated by territory belonging to Kothi State and in its northern side it formed little enclaves within neighbouring Panna State.[2] Himanshu Soni Sohawal

History

Sohawal State was founded in the mid sixteenth century by a ruler named Fateh Singh. It had been originally much larger, but lost much territory within the first centuries of its existence.[2]

Sohawal became a British protectorate initially subordinate to Panna State, but a separate sanad was granted to Rais Aman Singh in 1809. During the 1830 – 1833 period there was an interregnum in which Sohawal came under direct British administration.[3]

The last ruler of Sohawal signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950.

Rulers

The rulers used the title of Rais and after 1911 they adopted the title Raja.[3]

Title Rais
  • 1550 – .... Fateh Singh
  • .... – .... ....
  • .... – 1750 Prithipal Singh
  • .... – .... .... (four rulers)
  • bf.1809 – 18.. Lal Aman Singh (1st time)
  • 18.. – 1830 Raghunath Singh (d. 1830/33)
  • 1830 – 1833 Vacant
  • 1833 – 1840 Lal Aman Singh (2nd time)
  • 1840 – 1865 Sheo Singh (d. 1865)
  • 1 November 1865 – 1899 Sher Jang Bahadur Singh (b. 1853 – d. 1899) (personal style Raja from 1 January 1879)
  • 23 Nov 1899 – 1911 Bhagwant Raj Bahadur Singh (b. 1878 – d. 1930)

Title Raja
  • 1911 – 16 February 1930 Bhagwant Raj Bahadur Singh (s.a.)
  • 1930 – 15 August 1947 Jagendra Bahadur Singh (b. 1899 – d. 1974)

See also

References
  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bagelkhand" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 200.
  2. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 70.
  3. Princely States of India K-W

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