>Iridescent 2: Cleanup and typo fixing, typo(s) fixed: 1896-1897 → 1896–1897 (4)

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	'''Ajaigarh State''' was one of the [[princely state]]s of [[India]] during the period of the [[British Raj]]. The state was founded in 1785 and its capital was located in [[Ajaigarh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].		'''Ajaigarh State''' was one of the [[princely state]]s of [[India]] during the period of the [[British Raj]]. The state was founded in 1785 and its capital was located in [[Ajaigarh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].

	Ajaigarh's last ruler signed the [[accession to the Indian Union]] on 1 January 1950.<ref>~~{{Cite web \|url=~~http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/a/ajaigarh.html ~~\|title=~~Ajaigarh Princely State (11 gun salute) ~~\|access-date=18 June 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113716/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/a/ajaigarh.html \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}~~</ref>		Ajaigarh's last ruler signed the [[accession to the Indian Union]] on 1 January 1950.<ref>[http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/a/ajaigarh.html Ajaigarh Princely State (11 gun salute)]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Ajaigarh was the capital of a [[princely state]] of the same name during the [[British Raj]]. Ajaigarh was founded in 1765 by Guman Singh, who was the nephew of Raja Pahar Singh of [[Jaitpur State]]. After Ajaigarh was captured by the British in 1809, it became a princely state in the [[Bundelkhand Agency]] of the [[Central India Agency]]. It had an area of 771 mile<sup>2</sup> (1997 km<sup>2</sup>), and a population of 78,236 in 1901. The rulers bore the title of ''sawai maharaja''. He commanded an estimated annual revenue of about £15,000/-, and paid a tribute of £460/-. The chief resided at the town of [[Nowgong, Chhatarpur\|Nowgong]], at the foot of the hill-fortress of Ajaigarh, from which the state took its name. This fort, situated on a steep hill, towers more than 800 ft (244 m) above the eponymous township, and contains the ruins of several temples adorned with elaborately carved sculptures. The town was often afflicted by [[malaria]], and suffered severely from famine in 1868-1869 and 1896–1897.~~<ref>{{EB1911\|wstitle=Ajaigarh\|inline=1}}</ref>~~		Ajaigarh was the capital of a [[princely state]] of the same name during the [[British Raj]]. Ajaigarh was founded in 1765 by Guman Singh, who was the nephew of Raja Pahar Singh of [[Jaitpur State]]. After Ajaigarh was captured by the British in 1809, it became a princely state in the [[Bundelkhand Agency]] of the [[Central India Agency]]. It had an area of 771 mile<sup>2</sup> (1997 km<sup>2</sup>), and a population of 78,236 in 1901. The rulers bore the title of ''sawai maharaja''. He commanded an estimated annual revenue of about £15,000/-, and paid a tribute of £460/-. The chief resided at the town of [[Nowgong, Chhatarpur\|Nowgong]], at the foot of the hill-fortress of Ajaigarh, from which the state took its name. This fort, situated on a steep hill, towers more than 800 ft (244 m) above the eponymous township, and contains the ruins of several temples adorned with elaborately carved sculptures. The town was often afflicted by [[malaria]], and suffered severely from famine in 1868-1869 and 1896–1897.

	The state acceded to the [[Government of India]] on 1 January 1950; the ruling chief was granted a privy purse of Rs. 74,700/-, and the courtesy use of his styles and titles. All of these were revoked by the government of [[India]] in 1971, at the time when these privileges were revoked from all erstwhile princes. The former princely state became part of the new Indian state of [[Vindhya Pradesh]], and most of the territory of the former state, including the town of Ajaigarh, became part of Panna District, with a smaller portion going to [[Chhatarpur District]]. Vindhya Pradesh was merged into [[Madhya Pradesh]] on 1 November 1956.		The state acceded to the [[Government of India]] on 1 January 1950; the ruling chief was granted a privy purse of Rs. 74,700/-, and the courtesy use of his styles and titles. All of these were revoked by the government of [[India]] in 1971, at the time when these privileges were revoked from all erstwhile princes. The former princely state became part of the new Indian state of [[Vindhya Pradesh]], and most of the territory of the former state, including the town of Ajaigarh, became part of Panna District, with a smaller portion going to [[Chhatarpur District]]. Vindhya Pradesh was merged into [[Madhya Pradesh]] on 1 November 1956.

	==Rulers==		===Rulers Of Ajaigarh===
	~~[[File:Ajaygarh state car no.17.jpg\|thumb\|Ajaygarh state car no.17]]~~
	The rulers of the state belonged to the [[Bundela]] dynasty.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://rulers.org/indstat1.html\|title=Indian states before 1947 A-J\|website=rulers.org\|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html\|title=Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J\|website=www.worldstatesmen.org\|access-date=~~2019-08-20}}</ref>~~

	~~===Rajas===~~		[[Maharaja Chhatrasal\|Maharajadhiraja Chhatrasal]] : 1649-1731
	* 1765 – 1792 ~~Guman Singh~~		(founder Ruler of many Kingdoms)
	* 1792 – 1793 ~~Bakht~~ Singh (~~1st reign~~)		___________________________\|________________________________
	* 1793 – 1802 ~~Ali Bahadur~~ (~~usurper~~)		Hirdeshah Jagatraj Bhartichandra
	* 1802 – 1804 ~~Shamsher Bahadur~~ (~~usurper~~)		(Panna) (Jaitpur) (Jaso)
	* 1804 – 1807 Thakur Lakshman Singh Dauwa (~~usurper~~)		____________________________\|______________________________
	* 1807 – 1837 ~~Bakht Singh~~ (~~2nd reign~~)		Vir Singh Kirat Singh Pahar Singh (1758–1765)
	* 1837 – 1849 Madho Singh		____________________________\|______________________________
	* 1849 – 1853 Mahipat Singh		Khuman Singh Guman Singh (1765–1792) Durg Singh
	* 1853 – 1855 Bijal Singh		(Charkari) (Banda) (No issues) \|
	* 1855 – 1859 interregnum		\|__________________Son of______\|
	* 1859 – 1877 Ranjor Singh ~~Dauwa~~		Bhakhat Singh :b.1792-d.1837
			(Founder ruler of Ajaigarh)
	~~===Sawai Maharaja===~~		\|_______________________________
	* 1877 – 1919 ~~Ranjor Singh~~		\| \|
	* 1919 – 1942 Bhopal Singh		Madho Singh (R. 1837–1849) Mahipat Singh (R. 1849–1853)
	* 1942 – 1948 Punya Pratap Singh		(No male issue) \|
	~~===Titular Maharaja===~~		\|
	* 1948 – 1958 Punya Pratap Singh		Ranjore Singh (K.C.I.E)___________Vijay Singh (R. 1853–1855)
	* 1958 – 1984 Devendra ~~Vijaya~~ Singh		(born 1844 died 1919) (Died early, fell from horse)
	* 1984 ~~– present Ajay Raj Singh~~		\|
			Punyapratap Singh
			born 1884-died 1958
			\|
			Devendra Vijay Singh
			born 1913-died 1984 (Privy Purses, titles abolished)

			== Gallery ==
			[[File:Ajaygarh state car no.17.jpg\|thumb\|Ajaygarh state car no.17]]
	== See also ==		== See also ==
	*[[Bundelkhand Agency]]		*[[Bundelkhand Agency]]
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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
			{{EB1911\|wstitle=Ajaigarh}}

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'''Ajaigarh State''' was one of the [[princely state]]s of [[India]] during the period of the [[British Raj]]. The state was founded in 1785 and its capital was located in [[Ajaigarh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].

Ajaigarh's last ruler signed the [[accession to the Indian Union]] on 1 January 1950.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/a/ajaigarh.html |title=Ajaigarh Princely State (11 gun salute) |access-date=18 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113716/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/a/ajaigarh.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
Ajaigarh was the capital of a [[princely state]] of the same name during the [[British Raj]]. Ajaigarh was founded in 1765 by Guman Singh, who was the nephew of Raja Pahar Singh of [[Jaitpur State]]. After Ajaigarh was captured by the British in 1809, it became a princely state in the [[Bundelkhand Agency]] of the [[Central India Agency]]. It had an area of 771 mile<sup>2</sup> (1997 km<sup>2</sup>), and a population of 78,236 in 1901. The rulers bore the title of ''sawai maharaja''. He commanded an estimated annual revenue of about £15,000/-, and paid a tribute of £460/-. The chief resided at the town of [[Nowgong, Chhatarpur|Nowgong]], at the foot of the hill-fortress of Ajaigarh, from which the state took its name. This fort, situated on a steep hill, towers more than 800 ft (244 m) above the eponymous township, and contains the ruins of several temples adorned with elaborately carved sculptures. The town was often afflicted by [[malaria]], and suffered severely from famine in 1868-1869 and 1896–1897.<ref>{{EB1911|wstitle=Ajaigarh|inline=1}}</ref>

The state acceded to the [[Government of India]] on 1 January 1950; the ruling chief was granted a privy purse of Rs. 74,700/-, and the courtesy use of his styles and titles. All of these were revoked by the government of [[India]] in 1971, at the time when these privileges were revoked from all erstwhile princes. The former princely state became part of the new Indian state of [[Vindhya Pradesh]], and most of the territory of the former state, including the town of Ajaigarh, became part of Panna District, with a smaller portion going to [[Chhatarpur District]]. Vindhya Pradesh was merged into [[Madhya Pradesh]] on 1 November 1956.

==Rulers==
[[File:Ajaygarh state car no.17.jpg|thumb|Ajaygarh state car no.17]]
The rulers of the state belonged to the [[Bundela]] dynasty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rulers.org/indstat1.html|title=Indian states before 1947 A-J|website=rulers.org|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html|title=Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J|website=www.worldstatesmen.org|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>

===Rajas===
* 1765 – 1792 Guman Singh
* 1792 – 1793 Bakht Singh (1st reign)
* 1793 – 1802 Ali Bahadur (usurper)
* 1802 – 1804 Shamsher Bahadur (usurper)
* 1804 – 1807 Thakur Lakshman Singh Dauwa (usurper)
* 1807 – 1837 Bakht Singh (2nd reign)
* 1837 – 1849 Madho Singh
* 1849 – 1853 Mahipat Singh
* 1853 – 1855 Bijal Singh
* 1855 – 1859 interregnum
* 1859 – 1877 Ranjor Singh Dauwa

===Sawai Maharaja===
* 1877 – 1919 Ranjor Singh
* 1919 – 1942 Bhopal Singh
* 1942 – 1948 Punya Pratap Singh
===Titular Maharaja===
* 1948 – 1958 Punya Pratap Singh
* 1958 – 1984 Devendra Vijaya Singh
* 1984 – present Ajay Raj Singh

== See also ==
*[[Bundelkhand Agency]]
*[[Vindhya Pradesh]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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{{MP Princely States}}
{{Princely states of India}}
[[Category:Princely states of Bundelkhand]]
[[Category:1950 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Rajputs]]
[[Category:Panna district]]

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>Iridescent 2: Cleanup and typo fixing, typo(s) fixed: 1896-1897 → 1896–1897 (4)

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