Khaniadhana or Khaniyadhana was a

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ruled by the Judev dynasty of Bundela

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s. The capital of the State was

Khaniadhana Khaniyadhana is a tehsil and a Nagar Palika in Shivpuri district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is known for its eight Jain temples. History Before Indian independence in 1947, Khaniyadhana was the capital of a judev maharaj kalkhsi ...

. It was part of the Bundelkhand Agency and later the Central India Agency. The princely state of Khaniadhana, was made of several small enclaves, bounded on the east by the British district of Jhansi but otherwise completely surrounded by the Narwar district of Gwalior State. Khaniadhana State was part of the Gwalior Residency. It was located to the west of

Orchha State Orchha State (also known as Urchha, Ondchha and Tikamgarh) was a kingdom situated in the Bundelkhand region and later a princely state in British India. The state was ruled by Bundela clan of Rajputs. It was located within what is now the state of ...

. It covered a total area of 101 sq m spread over 55 villages and the total population of the territory during the British rule was 20,124 as per census of 1941.

History

In 1724, Raja Udot Singh of

granted Khaniadhana and several other villages to his son Amar Singh. When the Marathas became the paramount power in

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, the

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granted Amar Singh a sanad in 1751 confirming him in his grant. After this time, suzerainty was always in dispute between Orchha and the Maratha state of Jhansi, the Peshwa's eventual successor. When Jhansi State lapsed in 1854, the Khanadhiana jagirdar claimed absolute independence. The matter was only settled in 1862 when Khaniadhana was declared to be directly dependent from the British government as successor to the Jhansi darbar and the Peshwa. The State was one of the original constituent members of the Chamber of Princes, an institution established in 1920.David P. Henige, ''Princely states of India: a guide to chronology and rulers'', Orchid Press, 2004 pp:104-5 In 1948, the Khaniadhana State acceded to the Union of India and about half of Khaniadhana (27 villages) was included in Shivpuri district of Madhya Bharat while the other half (28 villages) was included in Vindhya Pradesh., which all are now part of

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Rulers

The ruling family of Khaniadhana were Bundela Rajputs. The ruler of the princely state of Khaniadhana held the hereditary title of

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or Jagirdar, but from the year 1911, the ruler was granted the title and style of

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. It was a non-salute state and the native ruler or the Raja of the princely state exercised the powers and authority of a ruling chief.

Rajas

*1724–17. . Amar Singh *1760–1869 Unknown succession of Rajas *1869–1909 Chitra Singh *1909–1938 Khalak Singh *1938–1948 Davendra Pratap Singh *1948~today Bhanu Pratap Singh

References

External links

Indian Princely State Khaniadhan Fiscal Court fee and Revenue Stamps

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