The founder of Banda was
Ali Bahadur I. He was a grandson of the
Peshwa Bajirao and son of
Shamsher Bahadur. Bahadur managed to carve an independent principality for himself. However, the short-lived state ceased to exist after it participated in the unsuccessful
Indian Rebellion of 1857. Its last ruler
Ali Bahadur II was deposed, and the state was
annexed by the
British Raj and they appointed a
taluqdar from
Awadh to govern the area. ==List of rulers==