Kamta-Rajaula State Explained

Native Name:कामता-राजुला रियासत
Conventional Long Name:Kamta-Rajaula State
Common Name:Kamta-Rajaula
Nation:British India
Status Text:Princely Estate (Jagir)
Year Start:1812
Year End:1948
Event End:Independence of India
S1:India
Flag S1:Flag of India.svg
Image Map Caption:The area of the Chaube Jagirs in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Stat Area1:34
Stat Year1:1901
Stat Pop1:1,232

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

History

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

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

Raos

See also

References

25.1833°N 131°W

Notes and References

  1. Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908
  2. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html Indian Princely States
  3. Web site: Indian states before 1947 K-W. www.rulers.org. 2019-08-20.