Rajgarh State

Not to be confused with Raigarh State.

Rajgarh State
राजगढ़ राज्य
Late 15th century–1520
Flag of Rajgarh State
Flag
Motto: Rao adwitīya Rājgarh Darbār ("the chief of Rajgarh has no equal")[1]
Rajgarh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Rajgarh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
CapitalRajgarh
Religion
Hinduism[1]
History 
• Established
Late 15th century
• Partition with Narsinghgarh State
1681
• Preceded by Gaur dynasty
1520
Area
19012,492 km2 (962 sq mi)
Population
• 1901
88,376
 Succeeded by
India
Today part ofIndian
A umat ruler of Rajgarh

The Kingdom of Rajgarh also known as Rajgarh State was a princely state in present-day India, named after its capital Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. It was part of the colonial Bhopal Agency of the Central India Agency during the British Raj.[1] It lay in the region of Malwa known as Umathwara after the ruling Umath clan of Rajputs, a branch of the Paramara dynasty.[1] The neighbouring Narsinghgarh State was ruled by a cadet branch of this family, after being partitioned in 1681.[1]It was previously ruled by the Gaur dynasty rajput[1].

The Rajgarh State had an area of 2,492 km² and a population of 88,376 in 1901. The state revenue reached Rs.450,000 in 1901, the privy purse was Rs.140,000 rupees. The Grain and opium were the principal articles of trade.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Luard, C.E. (1908). Western States (Malwa) Gazetteer, Volume V. Bombay: British India Press. pp. 83–105. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rajgarh" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 865.
  3. ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 8, page 125 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library".