Baraundha

Baraundha (also known as Pathar Kachhar) was a princely state of colonial India, located in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh.^[1] Although historically far larger, at the time of Indian independence in 1950, it was a saluted state of 9 guns.

Baraundha State Pathar Kachhar
Princely State of British India
1169–1950
Coat of arms
Baraundha State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area
• 1892	904 km2 (349 sq mi)
Population
• 1892	17,283
History
• Established	1169
• Independence of India	1 January 1950
Succeeded by India
Princely States of India A-J

History

Maharaja Raghubar Dayal Singh entitled "His Highness" and salute of "9 Guns" in 1877 at imperial assemblage of British. ^[2]

Rulers

• 1790 - 4 Jan 1827 Mohan Singh (d. 1827)
• 1827 - 1867 Sarabjit Singh (d. 1867)
• 1874 - 1885 Raghubar Dayal Singh (b. 1840 - d. 1885) ( Raja Bahadur from 1 Jan 1877)
• 18 Aug 1886 - 8 Jul 1908 Maharaja Ram Pratap Singh (b. 1847 - d. 1908)

Rajas

• 1908 - 1933 Gaya Prasad Singh (b. 1865 - d. 1933)
• 1933 - 15 Aug 1947 Ram Pratap Singh last ruler of the state^[3]

See also

• Political integration of India
• Vindhya Pradesh