Raghogarh State or Raghugarh and Khichiwara, was a non-salute princely state of the Gwalior Residency, under the Central India Agency of the British Raj. It was a Thikana state of about 109 km2 with a population of 19,446 inhabitants in 1901. The Parbati River marked the western border of the state. The capital was at Raghogarh in the present-day Guna district of Madhya Pradesh.

History

Raghogarh State was established in 1673 by Lal Singh Khichi, a Rajput of the Khichi Chauhan clan. The founder of Delhi, Prithviraj Chauhan, also belonged to this clan. The state took its name from the fort of Raghogarh, founded in 1673 by Raja Lal Singh in 1677.[citation needed] Raghogarh's fortune declined due to Maratha attacks led by Mahadaji Shinde which took place around 1780. By 1818, there were disputes regarding succession in Raghogarh, which were settled through the intervention of the British authorities.

Raja Dhiraj Singh of Raghogarh (1697/1726)

Rulers

NameNotesReign beganReign ended
1Raja Lal Singhfounder of the state16731697
2Raja Dhiraj Singh16971726
3Raja Gaj Singh17261729
4Raja Vikramaditya I17301744
5Raja Balabhadra Singh I17441770
6Raja Balwant Singh17701797
7Raja Jai Singh17971818
8Raja Ajit Singh18181856
9Raja Jai Mandal Singh18561900
10Raja Vikramjit Singh II19001902
11Raja Bahadur Singh19021945
12Raja Balabhadra Singh IIlast ruler19451967
13Raja Digvijaya Singhtitular ruler1967present

The ruling family were members of the Khichi Chauhan Dynasty of Rajputs. The rulers used the title of Raja.

See also

External links

  • Media related to Raghogarh State at Wikimedia Commons
  • — Indian Rajputs

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