| Jaitpur State जैतपुर रियासत | |||||||
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Princely State ofBritish India | |||||||
| 1731–1849 | |||||||
 Jaitpur State in theImperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Capital | Jaitpur | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established as division ofPanna State | 1731 | ||||||
• Annexed by theBritish Raj | 1849 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||
Jaitpur State was aprincely state in theBundelkhand region. It was centered onJaitpur, in present-dayMahoba district,Uttar Pradesh, which was the capital of the state.[1] There were two forts in the area.
The last Raja died without issue and Jaitpur State was subsequentlyannexed by theBritish Raj.
Jaitpur state was founded in 1731 by Jagat Rai, son of the famousBundelaRajput leaderChhatrasal, as a division ofPanna State. In 1765,Ajaigarh State was separated from Jaitpur.Following the British occupation ofCentral India Jaitpur became aBritish protectorate in 1807.
In the year 5 May 1746 Maratha generalsMalhar Rao Holkar andJayappa Scindia besieged Jaitpur and Conquered it and appointed Laxman Shankar a treaty was concluded betweenPeshwa and Jagatraj Bundela.[2]
When Khet Singh, the state's last ruler, died without issue in 1849, the principality was annexed by the British.[3][4]
The rulers of Jaitpur State bore the title 'Raja'.[5]
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