Bijawar State
Princely State
1765–1950
Coat of arms
Bijawar State in theImperial Gazetteer of India
Area
• 1901	2,520 km2 (970 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	110,500
History
• Established	1765
• Independence of India	1950
Succeeded by India
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bijawar".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 928.

Bijawar State was aprincely state ofcolonial India, located in modernChhatarpur district ofMadhya Pradesh.^[1]

The native state of Bijawar covered an area of 2520 km² (973 sq. m.) in theBundelkhand Agency. Forests covered nearly half the total area of the state, which was believed to be rich in minerals, but lack of transport facilities had hindered the development of its resources.

The state takes its name from the chief town,Bijawar, which was founded by Bijai Singh, one of theGond chiefs ofGarha Mandla, in the 17th century. The first ruler of the state was Bir Singh Deo (1765–93). It was conquered in the 18th century by Chhatarsal, the founder ofPanna, by whose descendants it is still held.^{[citation needed]}

Bijawar became aBritish protectorate on March 27, 1811, and the rule of the territory was confirmed to Ratan Singh in 1811 by the British government for the usual deed of allegiance. In 1857 Bham Pratap Singh rendered signal services to the British during theRevolt of 1857, being rewarded with certain privileges and a hereditarysalute of eleven guns. In 1866 he received the title ofMaharaja, and the prefixSawai in 1877. Bhan Pratap was succeeded on his death in 1899 by his adopted son, Sanwant Singh, a son of the Maharaja of Orchha.^{[citation needed]}

The state acceded to India on January 1, 1950, and became part of the state ofVindhya Pradesh, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 1956.

The rulers of the state belonged to theBundela dynasty.^[2][3]

• 1765–1793: Bir Singh Deo
• 1793–1802: Himmat Bahadur (usurper)
• 1802–1810: Keshri Singh
• 1811–1833: Ratan Singh
• 1833–1847: Lakshman Singh
• 1847–1877: Bham Pratap Singh

• 1877–1899: Bham Pratap Singh
• 1900–1940: Savant Singh
• 1940–1947: Govind Singh

• 1947–1983: Govind Singh
• 1983–present: Jai Singh ju dev

• Panna State
• Political integration of India
• Bijawar-Panna Plateau

24°38′N79°30′E / 24.63°N 79.5°E /24.63; 79.5

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• Princely states of Bundelkhand
• Chhindwara district
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• Princely states of Madhya Pradesh

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