Sakti State was one of the

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of India during the

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. It belonged to the Chhattisgarh States Agency, which later became the

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. The capital was Sakti town, which had 1,791 inhabitants, according to the 1901 Census of India. Today, it is located in the state of

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prad ...

. It had an area of 357 km² and, Its rulers were Gond and had a

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of 29,000

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s. The princely state acceded to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948, thus ceasing to exist.

History

Sakti State's rulers were

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s. The year when the state was founded is not known. Legend says that it was founded by two twin brothers, who were soldiers of the Raja of

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. The capital was in Sakti, Janjgir-Champa district,

. Sakti's last ruler was Rana Bahadur Leeladhar Singh, born on 3 February 1892, who succeeded as new

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on 4 July 1914. The princely family still exists and is headed by Raja Surender Bahadur Singh, who represented India in its

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team and was twice a minister for the government of the State of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the second ...

. On the 19 October 2021, Kunwar Dharmendra Singh, adopted son of Raja Surender Bahadur Singh was announced to be the successor as head of Royal family as King. In early January 2022, a F.I.R. was filed against Kunwar Dharmendra Singh for rape, house tre-passing and assault

Rulers

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References

External links

The Indian Princely States website
{{Princely states of the Eastern States Agency Princely states of India Janjgir-Champa district History of Chhattisgarh

History

Rulers

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