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History

Ajaigarh was the capital of a princely state of the same name during the British Raj. Ajaigarh was founded in 1765 by Guman Singh, a Bundela Rajput who was the nephew of Raja Pahar Singh of Jaitpur. After Ajaigarh was captured by the British in 1809, it became a princely state in the Bundelkhand Agency of the Central India Agency. It had an area of 771 mile² (1997 km²), and a population of 78,236 in 1901. The rulers bore the title of sawai maharaja. He commanded an estimated annual revenue of about £15,000/-, and paid a tribute of £460/-. The chief resided at the town of Nowgong, at the foot of the hill-fortress of Ajaigarh, from which the state took its name. This fort, situated on a steep hill, towers more than 800 ft (244 m) above the eponymous township, and contains the ruins of several temples adorned with elaborately carved sculptures. The town was often afflicted by malaria, and suffered severely from famine in 1868-1869 and 1896-1897.

The state acceded to the Government of India on January 1, 1950; the ruling chief was granted a privy purse of Rs. 74,700/-, and the courtesy use of his styles and titles. All of these were revoked by the government of India in 1971, at the time when these privileges were revoked from all erstwhile princes. The former princely state became part of the new Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh, and most of the territory of the former state, including the town of Ajaigarh, became part of Panna District, with a smaller portion going to Chhatarpur District. Vindhya Pradesh was merged into Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 1956.

The Royal Family tree Of Ajaygarh

                        Pancham Singh Bundela : 1048-1071(A.D)

                           Virbhadra Singh       : 1071-1087

                           Karanpal Singh        : 1087-1112

                           Kinnar Shah           : 1112-1130

                           Shaukan Dev           : 1130-1152

                           Nanak Dev             : 1152-1159

                           Mohanpal Singh        : 1159-1197

                           Abhaybhupati Singh    : 1197-1215

                           Arjunpal Singh        : 1215-1231

                           Virpal Singh          : 1231-1251

                           Sohanpal Singh        : 1251-1259

                           Sahjendra Singh       : 1259-1283

                           Nanak Dev II          : 1283-1307

                           Prithviraj Singh      : 1307-1339

                           Ram Singh             : 1339-1375

                           Ramchandra Singh      : 1375-1384

                           Mednepal Singh        : 1384-1437

                           Arjun Dev             : 1437-1468

                           Malkhan Singh         : 1468-1501

                           Raja Rudrapratap      : 1501-

                         (First Ruler of Orchha)

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Bhartichandra Madhukarshah Udayjeet Singh (Orchha) (Orchha) (Mahewa)

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   Ramshah                 Virsingh Dev(1605-1626)          |

  (Banpur)                  (Orchha)                        |

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  Pahar Singh             Jujhar Singh           Bhagwan Rao|

(Orchha& Kaniyadana) (Orchha) (Datia) |

                      (Killed by Aurangzeb)                 |

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                           Premchandra

                           Bhagwandas

                           Champat Rai           : 1635-1641--Ruled Orchha after Jujhar Singh

                            (Mahewa)                          was killed by Aurangzeb.

                  Maharajadhiraja Chhatrasal     : 1649-1731

               (founder Ruler of many Kingdoms)

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Hirdeshah                   Jagatraj                   Bhartichandra

 (Panna)                    (Jaitpur)                     (Jaso)

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Vir Singh                   Kirat Singh                  Pahar Singh(1758-1765)

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Khuman Singh Guman Singh(1765-1792) Durg Singh (Charkari) (Banda)(No issues) |

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                           Bhakhat Singh         :b.1792-d.1837

                     (Founder ruler of Ajaigarh)

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                        Madho Singh(R.1837-1849)      Mahipat Singh(R.1849-1853)

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                        Ranjore Singh(K.C.I.E)___________Vijay Singh(R.1853-1855)

                          (b.1844 d.1919)             (Died early, fell from horse)

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Jaipal Singh            Bhopal Singh(b.1866-d.1942)     Pakshapal Singh

 (b.                           |

                        Punyapratap Singh        :b.1884-d.1958

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Bhupendra Vijay Singh   Devendra Vijay Singh     :b.1913-d.1984

(Adoption to Jigni)     (Privy Purses,titles abolished)

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    |                   Kaushalendra V. Singh                    |

Mahipendra V. Singh (b.1934-d.1982) Surendra V. Singh

(b.1935-               (Predeceased his father)          (b.1940-

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Shailesh V. Singh Ajayraj Singh Tarunendra V. Singh

(b.1969-                  (b.1971-                           (b.1971-

Courtesy: Tarunendra V. Singh

Geography

Ajaigarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 318 metres (1043 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Ajaigarh had a population of 13,979. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ajaigarh has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.