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1732–1948
  

1901
  
186 km (72 sq mi)

Established
  
1732

1901
  
7,209

Jaso State

Jaso or Jassu was a small princely state of British India located in present-day Nagod tehsil, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. It was surrounded in the north, east and south by Nagod State and in the east by Ajaigarh.

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Map of Jaso, Madhya Pradesh

History

Jaso State was founded in 1732. Around 1750 it was split into Bandhora and Jaso, being reunited later in the eighteenth century. In 1816 Jaso State became a British protectorate. The last ruler of the state signed the accession of Jaso State to the Indian Union in 1948.

The rulers of Jaso belonged to the Bundela dynasty of Rajputs and took the title of Dewan.

Rulers

  • 1732 - 17.. Bharti Chand
  • 17.. - ... Hari Singh
  • ... - ... Chet Singh
  • 1816 Murat Singh
  • 18.. - 1860 Ishri Singh (b. ... - d. 1860)
  • 1860 Ram Singh (b. ... - d. 1860)
  • 1860 - 1869 Satarjit Singh
  • 1869 - 1876 Bhopal Singh
  • 1876 - 1888 Gajraj Singh
  • 1888 - 1889 Chhatrapati Singh
  • 7 Jul 1889 - 1900 Jagat Raj Singh
  • 1900 - 1918 Girwar Singh
  • 1918 - 15 Aug 1947 Ram Pratap Singh
  • Rulers of Bandhora

    Durjan Singh and Medni Singh ruled as the Dewans of Bandhora when the state was split from Jaso in the 18th century.

    References

    Jaso State Wikipedia