Taraon State

Taraon, also spelt 'Tarahwan' and 'Tarahuhān', was a jagir in India during the British Raj.[1] It had an area of 67 square miles and its population was distributed in 13 villages. The capital of the state was in Pathraundi, located about 1.5 km from Karwi railway station of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.[2]

Taraon State
Jagir
1812–1948

Taraon (Tarahwan) in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1901
67.33 km2 (26.00 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
3,178
History 
• Established
1812
1948
Succeeded by
India
Today part ofUttar Pradesh, India

Taraon Estate was merged into the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh in 1948. The area covered by the former state is now in modern Chitrakoot district, at the southern end of Uttar Pradesh.

History

Taraon was founded in 1812 and was located in Taraon Fort, which had been a former possession of the Rajas of Panna State. It was one of the Chaube Jagirs.

It was under the Bundelkhand Agency of the Central India Agency until 1896 when it was transferred to the Baghelkhand Agency. In 1931 Taraon was transferred back to the Bundelkhand Agency.

Rulers

Taraon's rulers bore the title 'Chaube'.

Chaubes
  • 1812 - 1840 Gaya Prasad (d. 1840)
  • 1840 - 1856 Kamta Prasad (d. 1856)
  • 1856 - 1872 Ram Chand (d. 3 March 1872)
  • 3 March 1872 – 22 January 1881 Interregnum
  • 1881 - 1895 Chhatarbhuj, granted ruling powers on 22 January 1881 (d. 1 January 1895)
  • 1895 - 1925 Brij Gopal, declared insane in 1911; the state was administered on his behalf (d. 1925)
  • 1925 - 1968 Ganga Prasad (d. 3 January 1968)

Son of Ganga Prasad was Murlimanohar choubey his son is Ravendra Kumar Chaturvedi and his son is Ishwari Prasad Chaturvedi now onwards contact no. 8305226149. For any further detail contact in above no.

Legal Heir of Late Shri Ganga Prasad Choubey Jagirdar Taraon State, Chitrakoot(U.P.) :

1)Late Murli Manohar Choubey(son) S/o Ganga Prasad (Rajendra, Ravindra S/o Murli Manohar)

2)Baree Bitee (Sita Rani) D/o Ganga Prasad

3)Chotee Bitee(Krishna) D/o Ganga Prasad

After Death of first wife Mother of Murli Manohar -Ganga Prasad Married to Smt Sona Devi

Children are as follows:

1)Shashi Kala (D/o Ganga Prasad)

2)Naresh Kumar Choubey (S/o Ganga Prasad)

3)Virendra Kumar Choubey (S/o Ganga Prasad)

4)Mohini (D/o Ganga Prasad)

5)Raj Kumar Choubey (S/o Ganga Prasad)

6)Rajesh Choubey (S/o Ganga Prasad)

7)Neelam (D/o Ganga Prasad)

8)Mahesh Choubey (S/o Ganga Prasad)

9)Veena (D/o Ganga Prasad)

See also

References
  1. "Imperial Gazetteer of India" (GIF). Dsal.uchicago.edu. p. 250. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908

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