Jigni
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Jigni (जिगनी) is a village in Tehsil Ajaigarh of District Panna in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
Location
It is located near the confluence of the Dhasan River and the Betwa River[1]
Origin
Variants
History
Jigni State was a princely state of the Bundelkhand Agency of the British Raj. Jigni State was founded as a jagir in 1730 by Rao Padam Singh, a Rajput of the Bundela clan. He was a son of Chhatrasal, the founder of Panna State. It was a small Sanad state of about 82.87 km2 with a population of 4,297 inhabitants in 1901. The state was surrounded by the Hamirpur[2]and Jhansi districts of the United Provinces.
Its capital was at Jigni, also known as Jigini.[3]
Jigni became a British protectorate in 1810 under the rule of Pirthi Singh.[4] Rao Bhupendra Vijai Singh, the last ruler of Jigni State signed the instrument of accession to India in 1947, the state becoming part of the Indian Union on 1 January 1950. The ruling family were members of the Bundela clan of Rajputs. The rulers used the title of Rao.
Col. G. B. Malleson[5] writes....Jigni, Rao of; likewise a descendant of Chattar Sal. His territory has an area of 27 square miles, with a population of 2,800, and a revenue of 12,500 rupees. The chief has been granted the privilege of adoption.
The present Rao, Bhopal Singh, is of unsound mind, and the state has been, since 1855, under the direct control of the British Government ; but its affairs are administered by a native superintendent.
जिगनी
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[6] ने लेख किया है ...जिगनी AS, p.366) बुंदेलखंड, मध्य प्रदेश में अंग्रेज़ शासन काल तक एक छोटी-सी रियासत थी। इसके संस्थापक बुंदेला नरेश महाराज छत्रसाल के पुत्र पदुमसिंह थे। पदुमसिंह को अपने पिता की ओर से कोई जागीर नहीं मिली थी, किंतु इनके सौभाग्य से इन्हें इनके मामा ने अपने यहाँ जिगनी की जागीर पर बुला लिया, जिसके फलस्वरूप उनकी मृत्यु के पश्चात् पदुमसिंह ही इस जागीर के स्वामी बने। 1703 ई. में इन्होंने बदौरा को जीतकर जिगनी में मिला लिया। इसके पश्चात् अनेक राजनीतिक उलट-फेरों के कारण इस रियासत में काफ़ी कांट-छांट हुई।
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References
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 165.
- ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hamirpur" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 893.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Princely States of India A-J
- ↑ An historical sketch of the native states of India/Bundelkhand,p.362
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.366
