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| Chaube Jagirs | |||||||
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| Jagirs | |||||||
| 1812 (1812)–1948 (1948) | |||||||
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 The area of the Chaube Jagirs in theImperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 247 km2 (95 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 20,711 | ||||||
| • Type | British protectorate | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1812 (1812) | ||||||
| 1948 (1948) | |||||||
| 1939-1945 | |||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||
TheChaube Jagirs, also known asKalinjar Chaubes,jagir states were a group of five feudal states of Central India during the period of theBritish Raj. They were aBritish protectorate from 1823 to 1947 and belonged to theBagelkhand Agency. Their last rulersacceded to India in 1948.[citation needed]
Gangaram Chaube | |
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| Born | 17th century Bundelkhand,Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 1685 (1686) Bundelkhand,Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Allegiance | Choubey |
RajaChhatrasal ofPanna State appointed Mandhata Chaube as the killedar of fortKalinjar. His father Gangaram Chaube, a Jujhautiya Brahmin, commanded Chhatrasal when he raised the banner of revolt against the Mughals in Bundelkhand. Mandhata also repelled manyMughal attempts to occupy the fort. Kherandesh Khan, the faujdar of Itawa, attacked Kalinjar in 1701, but could not capture fort because of Mandhata's stiff resistance.[1]
Later Chaube Brahmin officials rose from gentry to nobility. The owners of the first four estates were descendants of Ram Kishan, the former governor of Kalinjar under Raja Hirde Sah of Panna. Ram Kishan Chaube lost the siege of KalinjarAli Bahadur I died during the long siege. Later Chaubes occupied the fort and Ram Kishan declared Independence.[citation needed]
In 1862 the jagirdars were granted asanad of adoption. The rule was that when no heirs were available an estate was split between the other members. The initial nine principalities by 1839 were reduced by two. In 1855 one estate was seized owing to the implication of the ruler in a murder case. In 1864 another principality was extinguished, leaving only five.[2]
The Jagirdars were under theBundelkhand Agency of theCentral India Agency until 1896 when they were transferred to theBaghelkhand Agency.[3] In 1931 they returned to the Bundelkhand Agency.[4]
The five surviving estates were:
Three states were confiscated by the British:[citation needed][clarification needed]
