MAKRAI NON SALUTE STATE
Makrai
State was a princely state in India during the time of
the British Raj. The seat was in Makrai.
In 1892 the
state covered an area of 401 Square Kilometres or 155 Sq. Miles forming
an enclave surrounded by the British territory of the Nerbudda Division of the Central Provinces. Makrai State had a population of
16,784, which was reduced by famine to 13,025 by 1901. The state's rulers were of Rajput lineage and bore the title Maharaja. According to tradition the ruling
family originally held the taluka of Kalibhit in [Harda] district.
According to
legend Makrai princely state was established in 1663 century by Gond Raja Karkat Rai who hailed from a family that owned
land in Harda tehsil. In the 18th century the Scindia and the Peshwa warriors took over the forested areas of Kalibhit
and Charwa from Makrai. In December 1890 the British government took over
Makrai State under the doctrine of lapse owing to bad administration. Power
was restored to the native ruler in 1893 under the condition that he appoint
a Diwan (Minister) duly approved by the
British Head Commissioner.
Makrai State
was under the administrative authority of the Central
India Agency until
1933, when it was transferred to the Bhopal Agency subdivision of the Central
India Agency in
1933 from the Central
Provinces and Berar.
After Indian
independence in 1947, the rulers of Makrai acceded to the Union of India on 1 February 1948. The
principality was incorporated into the state of Madhya Pradesh, which in turn was created from the
territories under the former Central Provinces and Berar.
As of 2012,
the titular Maharaja of Makrai is Raja Ajay Shah, born on 21 January 1956,
married on 20 May 1986 and crowned on 21 December 1987.
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