Bijairaghogarh

Durjan Singh, the Thakur of Maihar, had two sons: Bishan Singh and Prag Das.^[1] After his death in 1826, his territory was divided into two parts.^[1] His eldest son, Bishan Singh, succeeded him as the Thakur of Maihar, while his younger son, Prag Das, was granted Bijairaghogarh.^[2] The state first came into contact with the East India Company when, through a sanad on 29 February 1828, it recognized Prag Das as the ruler of Bijairaghogarh.^[3]

It was confiscated in 1858 by the East India Company due to the involvement of its Thakur, Surju Prasad, in the Revolt of 1857.^[4] Upon its confiscation, the then ruler of Maihar claimed that since it had originally been part of Maihar, it should be returned to him.^[4] However, his claim was rejected, and in 1865, it was incorporated into the territories administered by the Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces.^[4][5] But, due to the valuable services rendered to the British by the ruler of Maihar in 1857, he was granted 11 villages from the confiscated state in 1859.^[5]

Like the ruling house of Maihar, the rulers of Bijairaghogarh claimed descent from Beni Singh, a grandson of Thakur Bhim Singh, who served under the renowned Chhatarsal.^[2] They claimed that their ancestors migrated from Alwar between the 17th and 18th centuries and were granted land by the ruler of Orchha.^[6] They claimed to be Rajputs of the Kachhwaha clan.^[6] However, no evidence supported this claim.^[7]

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