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{{short description|Thakur of Maihar from 1788 to 1790}}
{{infobox royalty
| name = Rajdhar Singh
| title = [[Thakur (title)|Thakur]]
| succession = [[Thakur (title)|Thakur]] of [[Maihar State|Maihar]]
| reign = 4 July 1788 – {{circa|1790}}
| predecessor = [[Beni Singh]]
| successor = [[Durjan Singh (ruler)|Durjan Singh]]
| house = {{flagicon image|Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Maihar_State.png}} [[Maihar State|Maihar]]
| father = [[Beni Singh]]
}}

'''Rajdhar Singh''', or '''Rajdhar Huzuri''', was the [[Thakur (title)|Thakur]] of [[Maihar State|Maihar]] from 1788 until 1790.

== Biography ==
When his father, [[Beni Singh]], fell in the battle of Gathewara in 1788, he succeeded him as the [[Thakur (title)|Thakur]] of [[Maihar State|Maihar]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=T |first=J. P. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Juvenile_History_of_Charkhari/eTSy_conpsQC? |title=“A” Juvenile History of Charkhari |date=1886 |publisher=Babus Ganés Das & Company, Booksellers |pages=108 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Imperial_Gazetteer_of_India/xQC2AAAAIAAJ |title=Imperial Gazetteer of India: Provincial Series |date=1908 |publisher=Superintendent of Government Printing |pages=426 |language=en}}</ref> Right after the battle in which his father was killed, he took command of the forces of [[Dhokal Singh]], the [[Raja]] of [[Panna State|Panna]].<ref name=":0" /> He led his forces against those of Arjun Singh, commanded by Kirat Singh, in the battle of Chachariya.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Oudh (India) |first=United Provinces of Agra and |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/District_Gazetteers_of_the_United_Provin/4b0rAQAAIAAJ |title=District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh |date=1909 |pages=174–175 |language=en}}</ref> This battle, fought about four [[Kos (unit)|kos]] from [[Taraon State|Taraon]], lasted for several hours and proved disastrous for the [[Bundela|Bundelas]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statistical_descriptive_and_historical_a/nddiAAAAcAAJ? |title=Statistical descriptive and historical account of the North-Western provinces of India: Ed. ... by Edwin [Felix] Thomas Atkinson |date=1874 |publisher=[Dr.:] North-West. Provinces' Governm. Press |pages=31–32,129 |language=en}}</ref> It left the combatants on both sides thoroughly exhausted and became the last battle fought between the states of [[Panna State|Panna]] and [[Banda (state)|Banda]].<ref name=":3" /> He was ultimately defeated, and a significant portion of [[Panna State|Panna]]’s territory was annexed into the dominions of the [[Raja]] of [[Banda (state)|Banda]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> While serving as the [[Dewan|Diwan]] to [[Dhokal Singh]], he defeated Laxman Hari Newalkar, who had been sent to [[Panna State|Panna]] by [[Mahadaji Shinde]] to collect overdue arrears.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rathod |first=N. G. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Great_Maratha_Mahadaji_Scindia/uPq640stHJ0C |title=The Great Maratha Mahadaji Scindia |date=1994 |publisher=Sarup & Sons |isbn=978-81-85431-52-9 |pages=117 |language=en}}</ref> When [[Ali Bahadur I|Ali Bahadur]] of [[Banda (state)|Banda]] invaded [[Bundelkhand]], he defeated Rajdhar at Durgatal, though Rajdhar barely managed to escape.<ref name=":3" /> After the battle, [[Ali Bahadur I|Ali Bahadur]] took control of [[Maihar State|Maihar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pradesh (India) |first=Madhya |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Madhya_Pradesh_District_Gazetteers_Tikam/LyELAQAAIAAJ |title=Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Tikamgarh |last2=Krishnan |first2=V. S. |date=1994 |publisher=Government Central Press |pages=55 |language=en}}</ref>

He was succeeded by his brother, [[Durjan Singh (ruler)|Durjan Singh]], who ascended the gaddi of [[Maihar State|Maihar]] in 1790 when [[Ali Bahadur I|Ali Bahadur]] restored the state to him.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bondyopadhyay |first=Swapan Kumar |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Annapurna_Devi_An_Unheard_Melody/R6lyBAAAQBAJ |title=Annapurna Devi: An Unheard Melody |date=2005-04-01 |publisher=Roli Books Private Limited |isbn=978-81-7436-855-3 |language=en}}</ref>

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