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'''Kothi State''' (or '''Koti State''') was a [[princely state]] of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Keonthal |volume=15 |page=749}}</ref> It belonged to the [[Bagelkhand Agency]] of [[Central India Agency|Central India]]. Its capital was at [[Kothi, Satna|Kothi]], in modern [[Satna district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]].
'''Kothi State''' (or '''Koti State''') was a [[princely state]] of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Keonthal |volume=15 |page=749}}</ref> It belonged to the [[Bagelkhand Agency]] of [[Central India Agency|Central India]]. Its capital was at [[Kothi, Satna|Kothi]], in modern [[Satna district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]].


It was a relatively small [[Sanad (deed)|Sanad]] state of about 438 km<sup>2</sup> with a population of 19,112 inhabitants in 1901. The state's territory divided neighbouring [[Sohawal State]] in two parts.<ref name="IGI1">[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_076.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 70.]</ref>
It was a relatively small [[Sanad (deed)|Sanad]].


==History==
==History==
Kothi State was founded at an uncertain date by a [[Rajput]] ruler who expelled the former [[Bhar]]r ruler of the area.<ref name="IGI2"/>
Maharaja Vyaghradev Solanki, a scion of Anhilwara Patan in Gujrat, fl. 1234 A.D. (631 H.E.), he laid foundation of Baghelkhand (House of Baghel); married Maharani Singhumati, daughter of Makund Dev Chandravat, and had issue, five sons.
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-Maharaja Karan Dev, succeeded to Rewah.
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-Kirti Dev
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-Surya Dev
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-Shyam Dev
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-Rao Kandhar Dev, ancestor of the Bara Rajas or the Raos of Kasauta.
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Rao Kandhar Dev who was the 5th son of Maharaja Vyaghradev of Rewah, born 663 Samvat, in 683 Samvat his elder brother conferred on him the title of Rao (and later on the title of 'Maharao') with Illaka Pardhwan, which yielded an income of Rs. 12 Lac per annum, from that time the family is known as the Kasauta Rao family who ruled the area of Shankergarh, which comes under Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh and in the mid of 17th century one of their descendant Jagat Rai Singh Baghel migrated towards present day Satna and established the Kothi Princely State, presently which comes under Satna district of Madhya Pradesh.
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The Rao Sahibs of Churhat (the royal family of Churhat, Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh) were also descendants of the Kasauta Rao family of Shankergarh (Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh).
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Thakur Ranmat Singh Baghel (from Mankhari village, Satna) and his uncle, Thakur Shyam Shah Baghel, were both prominent leaders of the 1857 revolt in Baghelkhand, and they were also descendants of the Kothi royal family (Kothi Princely State).
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Kothi State was founded in the mid of 17th century by a Baghel Rajput ruler who expelled the former [[Bhar]]r ruler of the area.<ref name="IGI2"/>


Towards the beginning of the nineteenth century, and in much the same manner as neighbouring Sohawal, Kothi became a [[British protectorate]] initially subordinate to Panna State. However, a separate ''sanad'' was granted to ''Rais'' Lal Duniyapati Singh in 1810.<ref name="IGI2">[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_008.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 2.]</ref>
Towards the beginning of the nineteenth century, and in much the same manner as neighbouring Sohawal, Kothi became a [[British protectorate]] initially subordinate to Panna State. However, a separate ''sanad'' was granted to ''Rais'' Lal Duniyapati Singh in 1810.<ref name="IGI2">[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_008.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 2.]</ref>
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====Title ''Rais''====
====Title ''Rais''====
*1650 ā€“ ....Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Lal Jagat Rai Singh Baghel
*180. ā€“ ....Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Lal Duniyapati Singh
*180. ā€“ ....Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Lal Duniyapati Singh
*.... ā€“ 1862Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Lal Abdhut Singh
*.... ā€“ 1862Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Lal Abdhut Singh
*1862 ā€“ 5 June 1887Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ran Bahadur Singh
*1862 ā€“ 5 June 1887Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ran Bahadur Singh
====Title ''Raja Bahadur''====
====Title ''Raja Bahadur''====
*1887 ā€“ 1895Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Bhagwat Bahadur Singh
*1887 ā€“ 1895Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Bhagwat Bahadur Singh
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*1914 ā€“ 1934Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Sitaram Pratap Bahadur Singh
*1914 ā€“ 1934Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Sitaram Pratap Bahadur Singh
*1934 ā€“ 1948Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Kaushalendra Pratap Singh
*1934 ā€“ 1948Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Kaushalendra Pratap Singh
*1948 -2017Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Govind pratap singh ju dev
*1948 - 1970Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Govind pratap singh Ju Deo
*1970 - 2017Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ghanshyam Singh Ju Deo
*2017 -Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Harshvardhan Singh Ju Deo


==See also==
==See also==
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Kothi State
Princely State of British India
17th centuryā€“1950

Kothi State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
CapitalKothi
Area 
ā€¢ 1901
438 km2 (169 sq mi)
Population 
ā€¢ 1901
19,112
History
History 
ā€¢ Established
17th century
1950
 Succeeded by
India
Today part ofMadhya Pradesh, India

Kothi State (or Koti State) was a princely state of the British Raj.[1] It belonged to the Bagelkhand Agency of Central India. Its capital was at Kothi, in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh.

It was a relatively small Sanad.

History[edit | edit source]

Maharaja Vyaghradev Solanki, a scion of Anhilwara Patan in Gujrat, fl. 1234 A.D. (631 H.E.), he laid foundation of Baghelkhand (House of Baghel); married Maharani Singhumati, daughter of Makund Dev Chandravat, and had issue, five sons.

-Maharaja Karan Dev, succeeded to Rewah.

-Kirti Dev

-Surya Dev

-Shyam Dev

-Rao Kandhar Dev, ancestor of the Bara Rajas or the Raos of Kasauta.

Rao Kandhar Dev who was the 5th son of Maharaja Vyaghradev of Rewah, born 663 Samvat, in 683 Samvat his elder brother conferred on him the title of Rao (and later on the title of 'Maharao') with Illaka Pardhwan, which yielded an income of Rs. 12 Lac per annum, from that time the family is known as the Kasauta Rao family who ruled the area of Shankergarh, which comes under Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh and in the mid of 17th century one of their descendant Jagat Rai Singh Baghel migrated towards present day Satna and established the Kothi Princely State, presently which comes under Satna district of Madhya Pradesh.

The Rao Sahibs of Churhat (the royal family of Churhat, Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh) were also descendants of the Kasauta Rao family of Shankergarh (Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh).

Thakur Ranmat Singh Baghel (from Mankhari village, Satna) and his uncle, Thakur Shyam Shah Baghel, were both prominent leaders of the 1857 revolt in Baghelkhand, and they were also descendants of the Kothi royal family (Kothi Princely State).

Kothi State was founded in the mid of 17th century by a Baghel Rajput ruler who expelled the former Bharr ruler of the area.[2]

Towards the beginning of the nineteenth century, and in much the same manner as neighbouring Sohawal, Kothi became a British protectorate initially subordinate to Panna State. However, a separate sanad was granted to Rais Lal Duniyapati Singh in 1810.[2]

The last ruler of Kothi signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950.[citation needed]

Rulers[edit | edit source]

Rulers adopted the title Raja Bahadur.[citation needed]

Title Rais[edit | edit source]

  • 1650 ā€“ .... Lal Jagat Rai Singh Baghel
  • 180. ā€“ .... Lal Duniyapati Singh
  • .... ā€“ 1862 Lal Abdhut Singh
  • 1862 ā€“ 5 June 1887 Ran Bahadur Singh

Title Raja Bahadur[edit | edit source]

  • 1887 ā€“ 1895 Bhagwat Bahadur Singh
  • 1895 ā€“ 8 August 1914 Avadhendra Singh
  • 1914 ā€“ 1934 Sitaram Pratap Bahadur Singh
  • 1934 ā€“ 1948 Kaushalendra Pratap Singh
  • 1948 - 1970 Govind pratap singh Ju Deo
  • 1970 - 2017 Ghanshyam Singh Ju Deo
  • 2017 - Harshvardhan Singh Ju Deo

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ā†‘ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Keonthal" . EncyclopƦdia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 749.
  2. ā†‘ 2.0 2.1 Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 2.

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