Jashpur State

Jashpur State was one of the princely states of India during the British Raj. The town of Jashpur was the former state's capital. The rulers were Rajputs of the Chauhan clan.

Jashpur State जशपुर रियासत
Princely State of British India
18th century–1948
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Jashpur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Capital	Jashpur
Area
• 1901	5,045 km2 (1,948 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	132,114
Historical era	18th–20th century
• Established	18th century
• Accession to the Union of India	1948
Preceded by Succeeded by Maratha Empire India

After the Independence of India, Jashpur State was merged with the princely states of Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh and Udaipur to form the Raigarh district of Madhya Pradesh.^[1] Now the district of Raigarh is part of Chhattisgarh state.

History

The area of Jashpur State was ruled by a Dom dynasty at the time of the Mughal Empire. Sujan Rai, a son of the Suryavanshi Raja of Banswada in Rajputana, arrived to the place and saw that the population was not satisfied with their ruler, Raibhan Dom. Sujan led a rebellion, defeated and killed the Dom Raja in battle, and proclaimed himself king.

The Chauhan Rajput rajas of Jashpur accepted the sovereignty of the Bhonsle dynasty of Nagpur State, paying a tribute of 21 buffalos. Before 1818 the Bhonsle placed Jashpur State under the administration of Surguja State. The state became a British protectorate in 1818.^[2]

Jashpur was one of the states of the Eastern States Agency. The last ruler of this princely state signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.^[3]

Rulers

The rulers of Jashpur State bore the title of 'Raja'.^[4]

Rajas (Pre-Independence of India)

S.no	Name	Period	Birth	Death
1	Raja Ranjit Singh	till 1813	---------	1813
2	Vacant/ Unknown	1813 – 1826	---------	---------
3	Raja Ram Singh	1826 – 1845	1822	1845
4	Raja Pratap Narayan Singh Deo Bahadur	1845 – 1900	1822	1900
5	Raja Bishan Pratap Singh Deo	1900 – 1924	1864	1924
6	Raja Deo Saran Singh Deo	1924 – 1926	---------	---------
7	Raja Vijay Bhushan Singh Deo	1926 – 1948	---------	1982

Titular Rajas (Post-Independence of India)

S.no	Name	Period	Birth	Death
1	Raja Vijay Bhushan Singh Deo	1948 – 1982	---------	1982
2	Yuvraj Upendra Singh Judeo*	1948—1973	---------	1973
3	Raja RanVijay Singh JuDev	1969present	-----	alive

*Between 1948 and 1973 Upendra Singh, son of Vijay Bhushan served as Yuvraj (Prince) of Jashpur State but unfortunately on February 24, 1973, Singh died with unknown reasons.

See also

• Chota Nagpur States
• Eastern States Agency
• Political integration of India