Naigaon Rebai State

Naigaon Rebai State
Naigaon Rebai State
1807–1949
	Coat of arms
	Rebai in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Status	Princely state
Capital	Naigaon Rebai
Common languages	Hindi
Raja
• 1807-1808	Lakshman Singh
• 1935-1947	Ratan Singh
History
• Established	1807
• Acceded to India	1949
Area
• Total	31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Currency	Indian Rupee
	Succeeded by
Dominion of India

The Naigaon-Rebai^[1] or Naigawan-Rebai was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj.^[2] Naigaon Rebai was ruled by Ahirs who formed the ruling dynasty of the state^[3]

Origin and History

The state was founded in 1807 by Lakshman Singh. He was a chieftain who rebelled against British. When the British took control of Bundelkhand, they asked the rebel chieftains to surrender and put a condition of giving jagirdari in return. He then obtained a charter (sanad) of villages from the British Raj.^[4] He made Naigawan Rebai as the centre of the jagir. He died in 1808 and was succeeded by his son Jagat Singh.^[5]

Jagat Singh

Jagat Singh became chief of state in 1808 and was crowned with title of “Sawai”. In 1850 it was held that Lakshman Singh's tenure was for life only, and that the holding should have been resumed on his death. Jagat Singh was, however, allowed to continue in possession and in 1862 this ruling was reversed and the jagirdar received an adoption sanad.

He remained in power till he died in 1867. After that Larai Dulhaiya became the holder of state, she was widow of Jagat Singh, who succeeded in 1867.

Larai Dulhaiya

Larai Dulhaiya succeeded in 1867 with the sanction of Government, though no woman had before held the position of ruling chief in Bundelkhand. She had 6 cavalry, 51 foot soldiers and 1 cannon.

In 1893 Larai Dulhaiya adopted Viswanath Singh, who was born in 1881 to a distant relative of the Naigawan Rebai Raj family : the adoption was sanctioned by the British Government and his right of succession to Larai Dulhaiya was recognised.

Vishwanath Singh

Vishwanath Singh succeeded Larai Dulhaiya in 1908. He was granted administrative power on the 8 March 1909. Vishwanath Singh expanded the Jagirdari, Now the area of state (jagir) was about 12-25 square miles, which included more than 12 villages and the revenue was Rs. 17,000. Vishwanath Singh married three times, all the three marriages being with the daughters of the same family in Sarila. He died on the 1st June 1935 and was succeeded by his adopted son Ratan Singh, who was born on the 16th February 1913.

Ratan Singh

Ratan Singh was most probably the last Jagirdar of Naigawan Rebai state. After the Independence, princely state was merged with Republic of India in 1949.^[6]

External links

Official website

References

↑ Ray, Mihir Kumar (1981). Princely States and the Paramount Power, 1858-1876: A Study on the Nature of Political Relationship Between the British Government and the Indian State. Rajesh Publications.
↑ Cotton, James Sutherland; Burn, Sir Richard; Meyer, Sir William Stevenson (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India ... Clarendon Press.
↑ Charpentier, Jarl (October 1931). "Memoirs of the Archæological Survey of India, No. 44. Exploration in Orissa. By Ramaprasad Chanda. pp. 27, pis. 9. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch, 1930". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 63 (4): 941–942. doi:10.1017/s0035869x00073937. ISSN 1356-1863.
↑ Branch, India Manager, Government of India Central Publication (1931). Memoranda on the India States, 1930: (Corrected Up to the 1st January 1930).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Siddiqui, A. U. (2004). Indian Freedom Movement in Princely States of Vindhya Pradesh. Northern Book Centre. ISBN 978-81-7211-150-2.
↑ Siddiqui, A. U. (2004). Indian Freedom Movement in Princely States of Vindhya Pradesh. Northern Book Centre. ISBN 978-81-7211-150-2.