Raghogarh State

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Raghogarh State
Raghugarh / Khichiwara
राघोगढ़ रियासत
Vassal State of Maratha Confederacy (1780 - 1818)[1]
Princely State of British India
1673–1947

Raghogarh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
CapitalRaghogarh
Area 
• 1901
109 km2 (42 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
19,446
History 
• Established
1673
1947
 Succeeded by
India
Today part ofGuna district, Madhya Pradesh, India

Raghogarh State or Raghugarh and Khichiwara, was a non-salute princely state of the Gwalior Residency,[2] 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.[3] The capital was at Raghogarh in the present-day Guna district of Madhya Pradesh.[3]

History

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Raghogarh State was established in 1673 by Lal Singh Khichi, a Rajput of the Chauhan Khichi clan. The founder of Delhi, Prithviraj Chauhan, also belonged to this clan.[4] The state took its name from the fort of Raghogarh, founded in 1673 by Raja Lal Singh in 1677.[5] 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.[3]

Raja Dhiraj Singh of Raghogarh (1697/1726)

Rulers

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Name Notes Reign began Reign ended
1 Raja Lal Singh founder of the state 1673 1697
2 Raja Dhiraj Singh 1697 1726
3 Raja Gaj Singh 1726 1729
4 Raja Vikramaditya I 1730 1744
5 Raja Balabhadra Singh I 1744 1770
6 Raja Balwant Singh 1770 1797
7 Raja Jai Singh 1797 1818
8 Raja Ajit Singh 1818 1856
9 Raja Jai Mandal Singh 1856 1900
10 Raja Vikramjit Singh II 1900 1902
11 Raja Bahadur Singh 1902 1945
12 Raja Balabhadra Singh II last ruler 1945 1967
13 Raja Digvijay Singh titular ruler 1967 present

The ruling family were members of the Khichi Chauhan Dynasty of Rajputs.[6] The rulers used the title of Raja.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Great Maratha Mahadji Scindia". 10 January 1994.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gwalior Residency" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  3. ^ a b c d "Räewind". Vol. 21. Imperial Gazetteer of India. p. 34. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008 – via Digital South Asia Library.
  4. ^ "History of Khichi Chauhan – Rajput Samaj Of UK". Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  5. ^ Kumar, Jagadeesh. "What-is-the-name-of-the-first-king-of-Raghogarh?". Quora.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Raghogarh (Thikana)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
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