Kawardha State

Kawardha State was founded in 1751. According to legend, its name would have originated in Kabirdham, Kabir's see, the current name of the district. In former times, many Kabir panth adherents resided in the town. The rulers Belongs to Raj Gond Dyansty (Ancient Rulling Kshatriaya Caste of Central India). Kawardha State's last ruler, HH Raja Lal Dharamraj Singh, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948, so the state territory was merged into Bombay State, following its splits first assigned to Madhya Pradesh, finally to Chhattisgarh. == Ruling Thakurs ==

The rulers of the princely state of Kawardha bore the title Thakur. • 1751 – 1801 - Thakur Mahabali Singh,Thakur of Kawardha. • 1801 – 1848 - Thakur Ujiyar Singh, Thakur of Kawardha. • 1848 – 1852 - Thakur Tok Singh, Thakur of Kawardha. • 1852 – 1860 - Thakur Baijnath Singh, Thakur of Kawardha. • 1860 – 1864 - Thakur Bahadur Singh, Thakur of Kawardha. • 1864 – 1891 - Thakur Rajpal Singh, Thakur of Kawardha. • 1891 – 1920 - Thakur Jadunath Singh, Thakur of Kawardha Married Rani Devkumari Devi Singh and Had issue. • 1920 – 1948 HH Raja Lal Dharamraj Singh,Raja of Kawardha Born;1910 Married Rani Priyamwada Devi Singh of Maihar (Madhya Pradesh) Daughter of Rajgond Kshatriya Sardar Janardhan Singh Judev, Died 1959. AFTER INDEPENDENCE THE HEAD OF ROYAL FAMILY. • 1959 – 2007 HH Raja Vishwaraj Pratap Singh, Raja of Kawardha Born;1936 Married Rani Shashi Prabha Devi Singh of Mallapur (Uttar Pradesh) Daughter of Raikwar Suryavanshi Rajput Raja Ganga Pratap Singh . He was a MLA of the All India Ram Rajya Parishad (ABRP) from Kawardha constituency from 1962 to 1967.,Died 2007. • 2007 – Present HH Raja Yogeshwar Raj Singh,Raja of Kawardha Born 1967 Married Rani Kriti Devi Singh (Maharajkumari Kriti Kumari Deb Barman) of Tripura Royal Family.He was MLA from Kawardha assembly constituency from 1998-2003. == See also ==