STAMP OF RAJGARH STATE OF HH Raja Rawat Sir BIR INDRA SINGH

HH Raja Rawat Sir BIR INDRA SINGH 1916/1936, born 1878, K.C.I.E

RAJGARH STATE STAMP

STAMP PAPER OF HH Raja Rawat Sir BANE SINGH JI

RAJGARH STATE STAMPS

stamp paper of HH Raja Rawat BALBHADRA SINGH 1882/1902

RAJGARH (Princely State)

HH Raja Rawat Sir BIR INDRA SINGH

Rajgarh princely state was part of Central India's Bhopal Agency. It had an area of 940 sq. mi., and a population of 88,376 in 1901. Estimated revenue, 33,000 (1911); tribute (to Sindhia of Gwalior), 3640. The rulers, whose title was Rawat, were Rajputs of the Ponwar (Umat) clan. Grain and opium were the principal articles of trade.

PRESENT RULER: HH Raja Rawat BIKRAMADITYA SINGH Bahadur, Raja of Rajgarh (1936/-)
born 18th December 1936 and succeeded 18th December 1936 .

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The predecessor state was Umatwara, whose chief received the title of Rawat in 1448. The state was divided between the two sons of the then Rawat in 1681, one receiving Narsingarh and the other Rajgarh. Rulers were...

* Rawat MOHAN SINGH, died 14th April 1714

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* Rawat NEWAL SINGH -/1831

* Rawat MOTI SINGH 1831/1871 converted to Islam in 1871

(Nawab MUHAMMAD ABD al-WASIH KHAN (aka Rawat Moti Singh) 1871/1880)

* Rawat BAKHTAWAR SINGH 1880/1882

* HH Raja Rawat BALBHADRA SINGH 1882/1902, born 1857, succeeded 6th July 1882 ,

* HH Raja Rawat Sir BANE SINGH 1902/1916, born 1857, K.C.I.E.

* HH Raja Rawat Sir BIR INDRA SINGH 1916/1936, born 1878, K.C.I.E. [cr.1918], died 26th October 1936 .