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Banka-Pahari State

1800 CE – 1950 CE (approx.) · capital Banka Pahari

A very small chiefship of the Bundelkhand Agency, known almost only from British lists of the minor states of central India.

Origins

Banka-Pahari was confirmed as a separate holding by the British in the early 19th century, as one of several small estates left from the break-up of Bundela power.

Rule and society

It comprised only a handful of villages under a hereditary chief. Nothing else of note is recorded in standard sources.

Decline and legacy

After independence Banka-Pahari was merged into Vindhya Pradesh with the other Bundelkhand states and absorbed by 1950.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Banka-Pahari StateVindhya Pradesh 1948 CE – 1956 CE

Connections (2)

Banka-Pahari State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1810 CE – 1858 CE
Banka-Pahari State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Banka-Pahari State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/banka-pahari-state
MLA: “Banka-Pahari State.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/banka-pahari-state. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Banka-Pahari State.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/banka-pahari-state.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Banka-Pahari State’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/banka-pahari-state (Accessed: ).

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