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Banpur State

1650 CE – 1858 CE (approx.) · capital Banpur

A Bundela Rajput state of Bundelkhand whose Raja joined the revolt of 1857, leading to its confiscation by the British.

Origins

Banpur was a Bundela principality in the hills south of Jhansi, held by a branch of the Bundela clan. The register dates it from around 1650, though its early history is not well documented.

Rule and society

Its Rajas ruled a small upland territory with forts and agricultural villages. In the 1850s Raja Mardan Singh of Banpur joined the uprising of 1857 against the East India Company, fighting alongside other Bundela chiefs.

Decline and legacy

After the revolt was suppressed in 1858, the British confiscated Banpur and added it to their own territory. Its lands now lie in Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

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

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