Kamta-Rajaula was a princely state in India during the British Raj.
Kamta-Rajaula State कामता-राजुला रियासत | |||||||
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Princely Estate (Jagir) | |||||||
1812–1948 | |||||||
The area of the Chaube Jagirs in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 1,232 | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1812 | ||||||
1948 | |||||||
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History
editIt was one of the Chaube Jagirs, part of the Bagelkhand Agency which was merged into the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh in 1948.
Kamta-Rajaula was a place of pilgrimage, for according to legend it was one of the places where Rama had been.[1] The capital was the village of Rajaula, located at 15 km from Karwi railway station.
Rulers
editThe rulers of Kamta-Rajaula were titled 'Rao'.[2][3]
Raos
edit- 1812 - 1874 Gopal Lal
- 1874 - 1892 Bharat Prasad
- 1892 - 1906 Ram Prasad
- 1906 - 1946 Radha Kishan
- 1946 - 1947 Rajiv Nandan Prasad
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908
- ^ Indian Princely States
- ^ "Indian states before 1947 K-W". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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