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Bijairaghogarh
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Bijairaghogarh (or Vijayraghavgarh) was a princely state in India. It was disestablished due to its participation in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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History
Durjan Singh, the Thakur of Maihar, had two sons: Bishan Singh and Prag Das.[1] After his death in 1826, his territory was divided into two parts.[1] His eldest son, Bishan Singh, succeeded him as the Thakur of Maihar, while his younger son, Prag Das, was granted Bijairaghogarh.[2] The state first came into contact with the East India Company when, through a sanad on 29 February 1828, it recognized Prag Das as the ruler of Bijairaghogarh.[3]
It was confiscated in 1858 by the East India Company due to the involvement of its Thakur, Surju Prasad, in the Revolt of 1857.[4] Upon its confiscation, the then ruler of Maihar claimed that since it had originally been part of Maihar, it should be returned to him.[4] However, his claim was rejected, and in 1865, it was incorporated into the territories administered by the Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces.[4][5] But, due to the valuable services rendered to the British by the ruler of Maihar in 1857, he was granted 11 villages from the confiscated state in 1859.[5]
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Rulers
Like the ruling house of Maihar, the rulers of Bijairaghogarh claimed descent from Beni Singh, a grandson of Thakur Bhim Singh, who served under the renowned Chhatarsal.[2] They claimed that their ancestors migrated from Alwar between the 17th and 18th centuries and were granted land by the ruler of Orchha.[6] They claimed to be Rajputs of the Kachhwaha clan.[6] However, no evidence supported this claim.[7]
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