Udaipur State, Chhattisgarh

Udaipur State
उदयपुर रियासत
Udaipur State उदयपुर रियासत
1818–1948
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	Udaipur State in theImperial Gazetteer of India
Capital	Dharamjaigarh
History
• Established	1818
•Accession to theUnion of India	1948
Area
1901	2,732 km2(1,055 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	45,000
	Succeeded by
India
	Malleson, G. B.:An historical sketch of the native states of India,London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984

Udaipur Statewas one of theprincely statesofIndiaduring theBritish Raj.^[1]The town ofDharamjaigarhwas the former state's capital.

After theIndependence of India,Udaipur State was merged with theprincely statesofRaigarh,Sakti,SarangarhandJashpurto form theRaigarh districtofMadhya Pradesh.^[2]Now the district of Raigarh is part ofChhattisgarh state.

Geography

The State of Udaipur was bounded bySurguja StateandJashpur Stateon its northern side, on the east byGangpur Stateand the BritishRanchi district,on the south byRaigarh Stateand on the west by the BritishBilaspur districtof theCentral Provinces.In 1881 the State contained 196 villages and covered an area of 2,732 square km. The total population according to the1901 Census of Indiawas around 45,000, mostly Hindus.

The state was mostly covered by forested hills ofsandstonewith carboniferous strata, but the extensive coalfields were not exploited. Gold and iron were also found, but in much smaller quantities. The ranges in the area of the state were relatively low, the highest point beingLotta Hill,reaching an elevation of 640 m. The forests were dense, composed mainly ofsāl,mahua,kusumandtendu.TheMand Riverrises near Girsa in Surguja, draining the southern part of theMainpat Plateauto the north.^[3]

History

Udaipur State was founded in 1818 as an offshoot ofSurguja State(Surguja). From 1860 the rulers wereRajputsof theRaksel dynasty.The younger son of Maharaja Amar Singh Deo of Surguja State was granted the rule of Udaipur State. The first Rajput Raksel ruler wasRaja BahadurBindeshwari Prasad Singh Deo CSI. The family of theRajais very ancient, and is stated to belong to the Rajputs of the Lunar race. The present ruling family is said to be descended from a Raksel Raja ofPalamau.The state became aBritish protectoratein 1818.

In 1852 the ruler Kalyan Singh and his two brothers Shivraj Sing and Dheeraj Singh, of Rajgond dynasty were accused by the British of murder and were jailed. There was aninterregnumduring which the state was ruled directly by the British authorities who invoked thedoctrine of lapse.Finally in 1860 local rule was restored when Lal Bindeshwari Prasad Singh Deo was granted the rule of Udaipur State by the British for his services in countering theIndian Rebellion of 1857,which sought to overthrowthe ruleof theBritish East India Company.He was succeeded by Swasti Sri Prabal Pratap Udit Pratap Sampanna Sitare Hind Maharajadhiraj Kumar Rajadhiraj Sri Srimant Raja Bahadur Bindeshwari Prasad Singh DeoCSI(1829–1876), ruling chief Udaipur state. The Chief resided at Partabpur, the headquarters of a tract which he held as a maintenance grant in Surguja, and was a ruler of considerable ability and force of character. In 1871 he aided in the suppression of a rebellion in theKeonjhar State,for which he received the thanks of Government, and gifts of an elephant with gold-embroidered trappings and a gold watch and chain. He obtained the title ofRaja Bahaduras a personal distinction, and was also made aCompanion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India.The Elder son of the chief succeeded to gaddi SriRaja BahadurDharamjeet Singh Deo and younger son Sri Lal Shaheb Dharampal Singh Deo was granted the estate ofDhourpur.Lal Saheb Dharampal Singh Deo was the Grandson of Maharaja Bahadur Amar Singh Deo of "Surguja state"and younger son of Raja Bindeshwari prasad Singh Deo of Udaipur state (Dharamjaigarh).DhourpurandDharamjaigarhwere named after both the brother Lal Saheb Dharampal Singh Deo and Raja Bahadur Dharamjeet Singh Deo. Sri Lal Saheb Dhrampal Singh Deo was succeeded by his only son Sri Lal Saheb Chandeshwer Prasad Singh Deo as the head of thejagirdariestate ofDhourpur.

Udaipur was one of the states of theEastern States Agency.The last ruler of this princely state signed the accession to theIndian Unionon 1 January 1948.^[4]

Rulers

The rulers of Udaipur State bore the title of 'Raja Bahadur'.^[5]

Rajas

1818–1852- Kalyan Singh (RajGond)
1852–1857- Interregnum
1857-1858- Dhiraj Singh
1858-Sheoraj Singh
1858-1859- British raj.

The younger son of Maharaja Bahadur Amar Singh Deo of & younger brother of Maharaja Indrajit Singh ofSurguja State,from the junior branch of theSurgujaroyal family, was granted the rule of Udaipur State.

1860–1876 – Swasti Sri Prabal Pratap Udit Pratap Sampanna Sitare Hind Maharajadhiraj kumar Rajadhiraj Sri Srimant Raja Bahadur BINDESHWARI PRASAD Singh Deo C.S.I (1829–1876)
18 March 1876 – 1900 Sri Srimant Raja Bahadur DHARAMJEET Singh Deo (1857–1900?)
December 1900 – 8 December 1927 Sri Srimant Raja Bahadur CHANDRA SHEKHAR PRASAD Singh Deo O.B.E (1889–1927)

By adoption 3rd son of Maharaja Ramanuj Saran Singh Deo Surguja State

1927 – 15 August 1947 Raja Bahadur CHANDRA CHUR PRASAD Singh Deo (1923–1979) before and after Independence

After Independence

1979 – VIJAY Singh (26 August 1944 – )

References

^Princely States of India A-J
^Publication by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics – 1973 – Issue 61 – Page 346
^Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 24, p. 83.
^Rajput Provinces of India – Udaipur (Princely State)
^States before 1947

External links

Udaipur (Princely State)

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[1] Princely States of India A-J

[2] Publication by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics – 1973 – Issue 61 – Page 346

[3] Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 24, p. 83.

[4] Rajput Provinces of India – Udaipur (Princely State)

[5] States before 1947

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