{{Short description|Indian princely state during the British Raj}} {{distinguish|Rajgarh State}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox former subdivision |native_name = रायगढ़ रियासत |conventional_long_name = Raigarh State |common_name = Raigarh |nation = British India |subdivision = Princely State |capital = Raigarh |era = |year_start = 1625 |date_start = |event_start= |year_end = 1947 |date_end = |event_end= Independence of India |event1 = |date_event1 = |p1 = |s1 = India |flag_p1 = |flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg |image_flag =Flag of the Raigarh State.svg |image_coat = |image_map = Sakti-Raigarh-Imperial Gazetteer.jpg |image_map_caption = Raigarh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India |stat_area1 =3849 |stat_year1 =1892 |stat_pop1 = 128,943 |footnotes = [http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/raigarh Raigarh (Princely State)] }} '''Raigarh''' was a princely state in India during the British Raj. The state was ruled by a Naagvanshi Kshtriya of Gond dynasty.<ref>{{cite web | title = King Chakradhar Singh | url = http://raigarh.gov.in/chakradharsamaroh/kingchakradhar.html | publisher = Raigarh district, Official website | accessdate = 2014-02-19 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090622015137/http://raigarh.gov.in/chakradharsamaroh/kingchakradhar.html | archivedate = 22 June 2009 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=imp>{{cite web | title =Raigarh State|publisher=Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21|pages= 45–47|year=1909| url = https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_051.gif | accessdate = 2014-02-19 }}</ref>
==History== Raigarh estate was founded in 1625 by Madan Singh. He was descended from the Naagvanshi Kshtriya Gond kings of Chanda.<ref name="central">{{cite book |last1=Mehta |first1=Behram H. |title=Gonds of the Central Indian Highlands |date=1984 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X2gpF5bsAjUC&dq=Kingdom+of+chanda&pg=PA263 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=i/> In 1911 Raigarh estate was recognized as a state.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html#Raigarh Princely States of India]</ref> The state had an area of 3,848 square km and a population of 174,929, according to the 1901 census. The capital of the state was the city of Raigarh, which had a population of 6,764 inhabitants in 1901.<ref name=i>{{cite book|title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey edited by Arnold Wright|year=1922|pages=625–626|isbn=9788120619654|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC&dq=Raja+of+Raigarh+Chakradhar+Singh+brother+of&pg=PA549-IA7|last1=Bond|first1=J. W.|last2=Wright|first2=Arnold|publisher=Asian Educational Services }}</ref><ref>Report on the Administration of the Feudatory States of the Central Provinces 1921 pp:37-38</ref>
The Rajas of Raigarh also owned the Estate of Bargarh and so held the title of Chief of Bargarh.<ref name=i/> Around 1625, the Raja of Sambalpur, created Daryo Singh as Raja of Raigarh.<ref name=i/> However, under British, it became a princely state only in 1911, during the reign of Raja Bahadur Bhup Deo Singh.<ref name=imp/><ref name=i/>
Among the notable rulers of State were Deonath Singh, who assisted the British in the Mutiny of 1857.<ref name=i/> Other rulers were Raja Bahadur Bhup Deo Singh,<ref name=i/> Raja Chakradhar Singh.<ref name=y>Raigarh darbar by P. D. Ashirwadam Agam Kala Prakashan, 1990 On the contribution of Chakradhar Singh, Raja of Raigarh, 1905-1947, to Kathak dance and Hindustani music.</ref> Chakradhar Singh is noted for his contributions to Kathak and Hindustani music, especially for founding of Raigarh Gharana.<ref name=y/> The last ruler was Lalit Kumar Singh, his son succeeded him to the throne of Raigarh and ruled briefly before the Raigarh State was merged into Union of India on 14 December 1947. The princely states of Jashpur, Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh and Udaipur were united later to form the Raigarh district in present Chhattisgarh.<ref name=zz>Publication by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics - 1973- Issue 61 - Page 346</ref><ref>India Today 1992- Page 74</ref> ===Rulers=== ====Rajas==== *c. 1800 - c. 1830 Jujhar Singh *c. 1830 - 1863 Deonath Singh *1863 - 1890 Ganshyam Singh *1890 - 1911 Bhup Deo Singh (b. 1867 - d. 1917) ====Raja Bahadurs==== *1911 - 22 Mar 1917 Bhup Deo Singh *22 Mar 1917 - Feb 1924 Natwar Singh (b. 1891 - d. 1924) *23 Aug 1924 – 15 Aug 1947 Lal Chakradhar Singh (b. 1905 - d. 1947) *15 Aug 1947 – 1 Aug 1948 Lalitkumar Singh (b 1924 - d. 2000)
==See also== *Eastern States Agency ==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Coord|21.9|N|83.4|E|region:IN-GU_type:city_source:kolossus-cawiki|display=title}} {{Princely states of the Eastern States Agency}} Category:Princely states of Chhattisgarh Category:Raigarh district Category:1947 disestablishments in India Category:States and territories disestablished in 1947 Category:States and territories established in 1911 Category:1911 establishments in India