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Kamta-Rajaula State

Coordinates: 25°11′N 80°51′E / 25.183°N 80.850°E / 25.183; 80.850
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Kamta-Rajaula State
कामता-राजुला रियासत
Princely Estate (Jagir)
1812–1948

The area of the Chaube Jagirs in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1901
34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
1,232
History 
• Established
1812
1948
Succeeded by
India

Kamta-Rajaula was a princely state in India during the British Raj.

History

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It was one of the Chaube Jagirs, part of the Bagelkhand Agency which was merged into the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh in 1948.

Kamta-Rajaula was a place of pilgrimage, for according to legend it was one of the places where Rama had been.[1] The capital was the village of Rajaula, located at 15 km from Karwi railway station.

Rulers

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The rulers of Kamta-Rajaula were titled 'Rao'.[2][3]

Raos

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  • 1812 - 1874 Gopal Lal
  • 1874 - 1892 Bharat Prasad
  • 1892 - 1906 Ram Prasad
  • 1906 - 1946 Radha Kishan
  • 1946 - 1947 Rajiv Nandan Prasad

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908
  2. ^ Indian Princely States
  3. ^ "Indian states before 1947 K-W". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

25°11′N 80°51′E / 25.183°N 80.850°E / 25.183; 80.850