Nandgaon State

Nandgaon State, also known as Raj Nandgaon, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was in the present-day Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh.

Postage stamp of Nandgaon State

Nandgaon State
Vassal State of Maratha Empire (1765–1865)
Princely State of British India (1865–1948)
1765–1948
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Nandgaon State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Capital• Pandadah (1765-1835)
Rajnandgaon (1835-1948)
Area 
 1881[1]
2,344 km2 (905 sq mi)
Population 
 1881[2]
164,339
History
Historical era-
 Established
1765
1948
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Maratha Empire
India
Today part ofRajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

History

Nandgaon state's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union On 1 January 1948.

Lineage
Mahant (Raja Bahadur) Reign
Mahant Prahlad Das 1765-1797
Mahant Hari Das 1797-1812
Mahant Ram Das 1897-1812
Mahant Raghubar Das 1812-1819
Mahant Himanchal Das 1819-1832
Mahant Moujiram Das 1832-1862
Mahant Ghanaram Das 1862-1865
Mahant Raja Ghasi Das 1865-1883
Mahant Raja Balram Das
(Raja Bahadur)
1883-1897
Mahant Raja Rajendra Das 1897-1912
Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das 1913-1940
Mahant Raja Digvijay Das 1940-1947

See also

References

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