Nandgaon State
| Nandgaon State | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassal State of Maratha Empire (1765–1865) Princely State of British India (1865–1948) | |||||||||
| 1765–1948 | |||||||||
 Flag | |||||||||
 Nandgaon State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
| Capital | • Pandadah (1765-1835) • Rajnandgaon (1835-1948) | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1881[1] | 2,344 km2 (905 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1881[1] | 164,339 | ||||||||
| Historical era | - | ||||||||
• Established | 1765 | ||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Today part of | Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) | ||||||||
Nandgaon State, also known as Raj Nandgaon, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was in the present-day Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh.
History[edit]
Nandgaon state's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union On 1 January 1948. The twin princely states of Rajnandgaon and Chhuikhadan were established by two followers of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur. His two followers Rup Dahiya and Prahlad Dahiya came from Khanda, Sonipat village. Who belonged to famous Nirmohi akhara of Khanda.
| Lineage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahant (Raja Bahadur) | Reign | ||||
| Mahant Prahlad Das | 1765-1797 | ||||
| Mahant Hari Das | 1797-1812 | ||||
| Mahant Ram Das | 1897-1812 | ||||
| Mahant Raghubar Das | 1812-1819 | ||||
| Mahant Himanchal Das | 1819-1832 | ||||
| Mahant Moujiram Das | 1832-1862 | ||||
| Mahant Ghanaram Das | 1862-1865 | ||||
| Mahant Raja Ghasi Das | 1865-1883 | ||||
| Mahant Raja Balram Das (Raja Bahadur) |
1883-1897 | ||||
| Mahant Raja Rajendra Das | 1897-1912 | ||||
| Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das | 1913-1940 | ||||
| Mahant Raja Digvijay Das | 1940-1947 | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Smith, George (1882). "The Geography of British India, Political & Physical".