A predecessor state was founded by one of the
Raj Gond chiefs of the area around 1450. Almost three centuries later
Panna was the capital chosen by a leader
Chhatar Sal, the founder of Panna State, after leading a revolt against the
Mughal Empire. He established an alliance with the
Maratha Peshwa and made Panna his capital. After conquering
Mahoba in 1680 Chhatar Sal extended his rule over most of
Bundelkhand. Upon his death in 1731, his kingdom was divided among his sons, with one-third of the kingdom going to his son-in-law, the Peshwa
Baji Rao I. The Kingdom of Panna went to
Harde Sah, the eldest son of
Chhatar Sal. In the early 19th century, Panna became a
princely state of
British India, and gained control of the states of
Nagod and
Sohawal. Raja
Nirpat Singh assisted the British in the
Revolt of 1857, and the British rewarded him with the title
Maharaja. Maharaja Madho Singh was deposed by the
Viceroy in April 1902, after a commission found him guilty of poisoning his uncle, Rao Raja Khuman Singh, the previous year.
Maharaja Mahendra Yadvendra Singh acceded to the
Government of India on 1 January 1950, and the kingdom became
Panna District of the new Indian state of
Vindhya Pradesh. Vindhya Pradesh was merged into
Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956. ==Rulers==