Rewa (princely state)

Rewa State
c. 1140–1947
Flag of Rewa
Flag
Coat of arms of Rewa
Coat of arms
CapitalRewa
History 
• Established
c. 1140
1947
Area
190143,530 km2 (16,810 sq mi)
Population
• 1901
1,327,385
Succeeded by
India
Today part ofIndia
Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 369
The Maharaja of Rewa, Raghuraj Singh Ju Deo Bahadur in 1877
The Govindgarh palace of the Maharaja of Rewa in 1882

Rewa State, also known as Rewah, was a kingdom and later princely state of India, surrounding its eponymous capital, the town of Rewa.[citation needed]

With an area of about 43,530 km2 (16,807 sq mi),[1] Rewa was one of the largest princely states in the Bagelkhand Agency and the second largest in Central India Agency. Rewa was also the third-wealthiest principality in Central India, with an average revenue of 2.9 million rupees in 1901.[2] The Bagelkhand Agency was dissolved in 1933, following which Rewa was placed under the authority of the Indore Residency. Rewah state had a 15-gun salute.[citation needed]

Central India Agency Map
  1. ^ India (22 January 2024). "White Paper on Indian States".
  2. ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 9, page 378 — Imperial Gazetteer of India — Digital South Asia Library".