Sohawal State was a princely state of the Bagelkhand Agency of the British Raj.[1] It was a relatively small Sanad state of about 552 km2 with a population of 32,216 inhabitants in 1901. Its capital was at Sohawal, a small town — 2,108 inhabitants in 1901 — located in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh.
Sohawal State | |||||||
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Princely State of British India | |||||||
1550–1950 | |||||||
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Sohawal State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 552 km2 (213 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 32,216 | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1550 | ||||||
1950 | |||||||
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Today part of | Madhya Pradesh, India |
The state was divided in two sections separated by territory belonging to Kothi State and in its northern side it formed little enclaves within neighbouring Panna State.[2]
Sohawal State was founded in the mid sixteenth century by a ruler named Fateh Singh. It had been originally much larger, but lost much territory within the first centuries of its existence.[2]
Sohawal became a British protectorate initially subordinate to Panna State, but a separate sanad was granted to Rais Aman Singh in 1809. During the 1830 – 1833 period there was an interregnum in which Sohawal came under direct British administration.[3]
The last ruler of Sohawal signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950.[citation needed]
The rulers of the state included:[3]
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