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Kawardha State

1751 CE – 1948 CE (approx.) · capital Kawardha

A Raj Gond principality in the Maikal hills of Chhattisgarh, near the Bhoramdeo temple.

Origins

Kawardha was founded in the mid-18th century by a Raj Gond family holding land at the edge of the Maikal range. It was subordinate to the Bhonsles of the Nagpur Kingdom.

Rule and society

After the British took over the Nagpur territories, Kawardha became a feudatory state of the Central Provinces and later part of the Chhattisgarh States. Its population was largely rural and partly Adivasi. The nearby 11th-century Bhoramdeo temple is the best-known monument of the area.

Decline and legacy

Kawardha acceded to India and on 1 January 1948 was merged into the Central Provinces and Berar. It is now the headquarters of Kabirdham district in Chhattisgarh.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Kawardha StateDominion of India 1947 CE – 1950 CE

Connections (1)

  • Kawardha State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kawardha State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kawardha-state
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“Kawardha State.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kawardha-state. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Kawardha State.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kawardha-state.
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