Sarila

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Hamirpur-district-map, UP

Sarila (सरीला) is a town and a former princely state in Hamirpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Variants

• Sarila सरीला, बुंदेलखंड, (AS, p.943)

History

Maharaja Chhatrasal conquered the area now known as Bundelkhand from the Mughals in the 17th century. One of his grandsons, Raja Pahar Singh of Jaitpur, received Sarila, built Sarila fortress and in 1755 founded the princely state covering 91 km2. In 1807 Sarila accepted a British protectorate and became a non-salute state under the colonial Bundelkhand Agency. It had a population of 6,298 in 1901 and a state revenue of 59,147 Rupees. The privy purse would be fixed at 18,650 Rupees. The state ceased to exist on 1 January 1950 by accession to Madhya Pradesh.

Ruling Rajas: The rulers bore the title of 'Raja'.

• Raja Aman Singh, 1st Raja of Sarila 1755/1788, son of Raja Pahar Singh of Jaitpur, died 1778
• Raja Tej Singh, 2nd Raja of Sarila 1788/1818, son of the above
• Raja Anirudh Singh, 3rd Raja of Sarila 1818/1842, son of the above
• Raja Hindupat Singh, 4th Raja of Sarila 1842/1871, died childless
• Raja Khalak Singh, 5th Raja of Sarila 1871/1882
• Raja Pahar Singh, 6th Raja of Sarila 1882/1898, born 1875, son of the above, died 1898
• .... -Regent 11 Sep 1898 – 5 Nov 1919
• Raja Mahipal Singh Ju Deo, 1919-1947

सरीला (बुंदेलखंड)

सरीला (AS, p.943): बुंदेलखंड में अंग्रेज़ी शासन काल के अन्त तक एक छोटी-सी रियासत थी। महाराज छत्रसाल के पौत्र पहाड़सिंह को विरासत में जैतपुर का राज्य मिला था। पहाड़सिंह के पुत्र गजसिंह ने जैतपुर की रियासत में से सरीला अपने भाई अमानसिंह को जागीर में दिया था। कालांतर में सरीला स्वतंत्र रियासत स्थापित हो गई थी।