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Nagod Stateनागोद राज्य
Former Princely State
1344–1950
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Nagod State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India on the left of Rewa State
Area
• 1901	1,298 km (501 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	67,092
History
• Established	1344
• Accession to India	1950
Succeeded by India

Nagod State (also known as 'Nagode' and 'Nagodh') was a princely state of colonial India, located in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. The state was known as 'Unchahara' after Unchehara, its original capital until the 18th century.

History

The Parihar Rajputs of Nagod were descendants of Imperial Parihar dynasty. Balabhadrasimha, who was the ruler of Nagod and belonged to Parihara family. Indian Archaeology Review 2000-’01 published by the Archaeology Survey of India identifying the Nagod dynasty as Parihara at page 166.

In 1344, the city of Uchchakalpa, present-day Unchahara, was founded by Rajput Raja Veerraj Judeo when he seized the fort of Naro from "the others". In 1720 the state was renamed Nagod after its new capital. In 1807 Nagod was a tributary to Panna and was included in the sanad granted to that state. In 1809, however, Lal Sheoraj Singh was recognized and confirmed in his territory by a separate sanad granted to him. Nagod State became a British protectorate after the treaty of Bassein in 1820. Raja Balbhadra Singh was deposed in 1831 for murdering his brother. The state fell into debt and in 1844 the administration was taken over by the British owing to economic mismanagement. The ruler was loyal during the Indian Mutiny in 1857 and was granted the pargana of Dhanwahl. In 1862 the Raja was granted a sanad allowing adoption and in 1865 local rule was reestablished. Nagod State was a part of Baghelkhand Agency from 1871 till 1931, when it was transferred along with other smaller states back to Bundelkhand Agency. The last Raja of Nagod, HH Shrimant Mahendra Singh, signed the accession of his state to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950.

Rulers

The Nagod Parihar dynasty ruling family were members were entitled to a hereditary gun salute of 9 guns. Kunwar Arunoday Singh Parihar, prince of Nagod State claim direct descended of King Raja bhoja (44th in line of descendency from the legendary king).

See also

• Panna State
• Political integration of India

References

1. David P. Henige (2004). Princely states of India: a guide to chronology and rulers. Orchid Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-974-524-049-0.
2. Deora, Adityakrishna Singh. "Emperor Mihirbhoj Pratihar: Saving his legacy from vote bank politics". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
3. "Annual Report of the Archaeological Survey of India, 1923–4. Edited by Sir John Marshall, Director-General of Archaeology in India. [European agent–the Office of the High Commissioner for India, 42 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W. I]. 1926". Antiquity. 1 (1): 113–114. March 1927. doi:10.1017/s0003598x00000181. ISSN 0003-598X.
4. Scroll (6 September 2023). "Letters to the editor: 'Misleading' story denies 'Gurjar' as regional identity". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
5. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nagode" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 151.
6. Nagod (Princely State)
7. Princely States of India
8. "Descended of Mihir Bhoj".

24°34′N 80°36′E / 24.57°N 80.6°E / 24.57; 80.6

• States and territories established in 1344
• States and territories disestablished in 1950
• Satna district
• Rajput history
• 14th-century establishments in India
• 1344 establishments in Asia
• 1950 disestablishments in India
• Gun salute princely states
• Princely states of Madhya Pradesh