Jashpur State, was one of the princely states of

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during the period of the

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. The town of

Jashpur Jashpur District is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh bordering Jharkhand and Odisha. Jashpur Nagar is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district was formerly a princely state before Indpendence. Highly mou ...

was the former state's capital. The rulers were

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s of the Chauhan dynasty. After the Independence of India Jashpur State was merged with the princely states of Raigarh, Sakti,

Sarangarh Sarangarh is a New District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. History During the British Raj era, Sarangarh State was one of several princely states governed by the Raj Gond dynasty of Rajputs. It was originally a dependency of the Ratan ...

and

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to form the

Raigarh district Raigarh district is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raigarh is the district headquarters. The district was formed by merging the princely states of Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh, Udaipur and Jashpur. Jashpur is now a s ...

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. Now the district of Raigarh is part of Chhattisgarh

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History

The area of Jashpur State was ruled by a

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dynasty at the time of the

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. Sujan Rai, a son of the Suryavanshi Raja of

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in Rajputana, arrived to the place and saw that the population were not satisfied with their ruler, Raibhan Dom. Sujan led a rebellion, defeated the Dom Raja in battle, and killed him, proclaiming himself king. The Chauhan Rajput rajas of Jashpur accepted the sovereignty of the Bhonsle dynasty of

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, paying a tribute of 21 buffalos. Before 1818 the Bhonsle placed Jashpur State under the administration of Surguja State. The state became a British protectorate in 1818. Jashpur was one of the states of the

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. The last ruler of this princely state signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.

Rulers

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Rajas (Pre-Independence of India)

Titular Rajas (Post-Independence of India)

*Between 1948 to 1973 Upendra Singh, son of Vijay Bhushan served as Yuvraj (Prince) of Jashpur State but unfortunately on February 24, 1973, Singh died with unknown reasons.

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