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Nandgaon State
Nandgaon State, also known as Raj Nandgaon, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was in the present-day Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh.
| Nandgaon State | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassal State of Maratha Empire (1765–1865) Princely State of British India (1865–1948) | |||||
| 1765–1948 | |||||
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Nandgaon State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||
| Capital | • Pandadah (1765-1835) • Rajnandgaon (1835-1948) | ||||
| Area | |||||
• 1881[1] | 2,344 km2 (905 sq mi) | ||||
| Population | |||||
• 1881[1] | 164,339 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Historical era | - | ||||
• Established | 1765 | ||||
| 1948 | |||||
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| Today part of | Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) | ||||
Postage stamp of Nandgaon State
History
Nandgaon state's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union On 1 January 1948.
| Lineage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahant (Raja Bahadur) | Reign | ||||
| Mahant Prahlad Das | 1765-1797 | ||||
| Mahant Hari Das | 1797-1812 | ||||
| Mahant Ram Das | 1897-1812 | ||||
| Mahant Raghubar Das | 1812-1819 | ||||
| Mahant Himanchal Das | 1819-1832 | ||||
| Mahant Moujiram Das | 1832-1862 | ||||
| Mahant Ghanaram Das | 1862-1865 | ||||
| Mahant Raja Ghasi Das | 1865-1883 | ||||
| Mahant Raja Balram Das (Raja Bahadur) | 1883-1897 | ||||
| Mahant Raja Rajendra Das | 1897-1912 | ||||
| Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das | 1913-1940 | ||||
| Mahant Raja Digvijay Das | 1940-1947 | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Smith, George (1882). "The Geography of British India, Political & Physical".