Betma
Betma is a town and a nagar panchayat in Indore district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
History
A 1020 CE copper-plate inscription of the Paramara king Bhoja was found in Betma.Kanungo's of Betma - Jagir pargana
In the Ain-i-Akbari Betma is one of the mahal and old town of Malwa region and pargana of Kayastha zamindari granted from the Malwa Sultanate in 1689 CE.In 1733 CE Maratha's captured Malwa and Changed the revenue system. In 1756 Malharrao transferred some villages from Betma pargana 12 villages remained with Kanungo Rai Bakhat Singh and other Villages transferred to Sagour pargana or Depalpur.
Wagh Maratha Jagirdar of Betma
Malhar Rao Holker granted Betma to his feudal Sardar Madhorao Wagh for local revenue collection in 1757.Chouhan's of Betma
After some years, a Chouhan Rajput appointed Mandloi raja of some villages in Betma from holkars of Indore princely estate. This family traced their ancestry from Raja Hariraj Singh Chouhan brother of Samrat prithviraj singh chouhan.It is believed that Sikh Guru Nanak Dev, during his second Udasi, stayed in Betma for six months. In The age of Mughal era Betma was a pargana of Qanungoh hakh Dastoor 26 village under this pargana. Thakur Dungar Singh Nigam was the appointed Betma pargana jagirdar and received the sanad & title of kanungo granted by the akbar's court Mandu sarkar. By caste he was a kastariya Kayastha. The family traced their ancestry from Thakur Ganrajdas he was the diwan of rana udaipur prithviraj singh in between 1600 and 1700 century.in holkars time holkars change the revenue policy and holkars appointed to madhorao Wagh for Betma local revenue collection. After some years a chouhan rajputs appointed revenue agent by the agent of holkars Wagh mansabdar and pargana kanungo of Betma they were decently enjoyed their work in company raj and British India also.
Origin of name is possibly from an event where a significant woman sat which got called ‘baith-ma’.