Nagod State

Nagod State was a princely state of colonial India ruled by Parihar Rajputs, located in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. The state was known as 'Unchahara' after Unchehara, its original capital until the 18th century.

History

In 1344, the city of Uchchakalpa, present-day Unchahara, was founded by Raja Veerraj Judeo when he seized the fort of Naro from "the others". In 1720 the state was renamed Nagod after its new capital.
In 1807 Nagod was a tributary to Panna and was included in the sanad granted to that state. In 1809, however, Lal Sheoraj Singh was recognized and confirmed in his territory by a separate sanad granted to him. Nagod State became a British protectorate after the treaty of Bassein in 1820.
Raja Balbhadra Singh was deposed in 1831 for murdering his brother. The state fell into debt and in 1844 the administration was taken over by the British owing to economic mismanagement. The ruler was loyal during the Indian Mutiny in 1857 and was granted the pargana of Dhanwahl. In 1862 the Raja was granted a sanad allowing adoption and in 1865 local rule was reestablished.
Nagod State was a part of Baghelkhand Agency from 1871 till 1931, when it was transferred along with other smaller states back to Bundelkhand Agency. The last Raja of Nagod, HH Shrimant Mahendra Singh, signed the accession of his state to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950.

Rulers

The Nagod Parihar dynasty ruling family members were entitled to a hereditary gun salute of 9 guns. Kunwar Arunoday Singh Parihar,.

Serial No.	Ruler	Reign
1	Raja Veer Raj Ju Deo	1325–1357	-
2	Raja Jug Raj Deo	1357–1375	-
3	Raja Dhar Singh Ju Deo	1357–1375	-
4	Raja Kishan Das Ju Deo	1375–1400	-
5	Raja Vikramaditya Ju Deo	1400–1424	-
6	Raja Bharti Chand	1424–1446	-
7	Raja Gurpal Singh	1446–1469	-
8	Raja Suraj Pal Ju Deo	1469–1491	-
9	Raja Bhoj Raj Ju Deo	1491–1523	-
10	Raja Karan Singh Ju Deo	1523–1560	-
11	Raja Pratap Rudra Deo	1560–1593	-
12	Raja Narendra Shah Ju Deo	1593–1612	-
13	Raja Bharat Shah Ju Deo	1612–1648	-
14	Raja Prithviraj Singh	1648–1685	-
15	Raja Fakir Shah	1685–1721	-
16	Raja Ahlad Singh	1721–1780	-
17	Raja Shiv Raj Singh	1780–1818	-
18	Raja Balabhadra Ju Deo	1818–1831	-
19	Raja Raghavendra Singh	1831–1874	-
20	Raja Yadavendra Singh	1874–1922	-
21	Raja Narendra Singh	1922–1926	-
22	HH Raja Shrimant Mahendra Singh Ju Deo Bahadur	1926–1981	-
23	HH Raja Shrimant Rudrendra Pratap Singh Ju Deo Bahadur	1981–2005	-
24	HH Raja Shrimant Shivendra Singh Ju Deo Bahadur	2005–present	-