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Nandgaon State

1830 CE – 1948 CE (approx.) · capital Rajnandgaon

A Chhattisgarh state ruled by Vaishnava Bairagi mahants, whose capital Rajnandgaon grew around a large cotton mill.

Origins

Nandgaon was a zamindari held by a line of Bairagi mahants, Vaishnava religious leaders, under the Bhonsles of the Nagpur Kingdom. Around 1830 it emerged as a distinct holding, and the British recognised its chief as a feudatory ruler after taking over the Nagpur territories.

Rule and society

Because the rulers were celibate ascetics, succession often passed from guru to disciple until the British accepted hereditary succession. The capital was renamed Rajnandgaon, and the Bengal Nagpur Cotton Mills opened there in the 1890s. The state belonged to the Chhattisgarh feudatory states.

Decline and legacy

Nandgaon acceded to India and on 1 January 1948 was merged into the Central Provinces and Berar; Rajnandgaon is now a district headquarters in Chhattisgarh.

Lineage

Nandgaon StateDominion of India 1947 CE – 1950 CE

Connections (1)

Nandgaon State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE

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

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