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{{short description|Princely State of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
|native_name =
|conventional_long_name = Chhuikhadan State
|common_name = Chhuikhadan
|nation = 1750-1947
|status_text = [[Vassal state|Vassal State]] of [[Maratha Empire]] (1750-1865)<br> [[Princely State]] of [[British India]] (1865-1948)
|era = -
|year_start = 1750
|date_start =
|event_start =
|year_end = 1948
|date_end = 1 January
|event_end = [[Independence of India|Accession to the Indian Union]]
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 = Maratha Empire
|s1 = India
|flag_p1 = Flag of the Maratha Empire.png
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag = Flag of the Princely State of Chhuikhadan.svg
|image_coat =
|image_map =[[File:Kawarda-Khairagarh-Imperial Gazetteer.jpg|
border|220x720px|]]
|stat_area1 = 451
|stat_year1 = 1881<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fnQIAAAAQAAJ|title = The Geography of British India, Political & Physical|last1 = Smith|first1 = George|year = 1882}}</ref>
|stat_pop1 = 32,979
|footnotes = The [[Rulers]] of this [[Vassal state|State]] belonged to [[Nirmohi Akhara]] and [[Nimbarka Sampradaya]].
|today =[[Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district]], ([[Chhattisgarh]])
|demonym =
|capital = • Kondka (1750-1780)<br>• [[Chhuikhadan]] (1780-1948)
|image_map_caption=Chhuikhadan State in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]|title_leader=[[Shrimant]]<nowiki> [Mahant]]</nowiki>}}
'''Chhuikhadan State''', also known as '''Kondka''', was a [[princely state]] of [[British India]], during the period of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Chhuikhadan |volume=15 |page=769}}</ref> [[Chhuikhadan]] town in [[Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district]] of [[Chhattisgarh]] was the capital of the state and the see of the Mahant's residence.<ref>[https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html Princely States of India]</ref> which later formed part of [[Chhattisgarh States Agency]]. The state flag was a purple triangle with a coat of arms.

Chhuikhadan covered an area of {{cvt|451|km2}}, of which {{cvt|27,907|acre}} were cultivated, and {{cvt|48,538|acre}} were cultivable. There were 120 villages in 1870 with a population of 13,281. By 1941, the population had increased to 32,731.<ref>Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 389</ref> The capital of the state was [[Chhuikhadan]].

==History==

The Chiefs of Chhuikhadan were originally under the [[Bhonsle]]s of [[Nagpur]], the first Chief being Mahant Rup Das in 1750. However, after the defeat of [[Marathas]], they were recognized by the British as feudatory chiefs in 1865 conferring the title and [[sanad (deed)|sanad]] to Mahant Laxman Das.<ref>Princely states of India: a guide to chronology and rulers by David P. Henige - 2004 - Page 48</ref> [[Shrimant Mahant Rituparna Kishore Das]], the last ruling chief of Chhuikhadan acceded to the [[Dominion of India|Union of India]] on 1 February 1948.<ref>The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who by Bennett Coleman, 1948 pp:459</ref>

The twin princely states of Rajnandgaon and Chhuikhadan were established by two followers of Baba [[Banda Singh Bahadur]]. His two followers Rup Dahiya and Prahlad Dahiya came from [[Khanda, Sonipat]] village. Who belonged to famous Nirmohi akhara of Khanda.In 1922 Chhuikhadan City became a municipality before independence. At India's independence on 1 January 1948, the state was merged into India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhatt|first=Rajkumar|date=2020-02-07|title=नहीं रहीं छुईखदान रियासत की राजमाता विजय लक्ष्मीदेवी, राजा महंत ऋतुपर्ण किशोर दास की थीं धर्मपत्नी...|url=https://lalluram.com/chuikhadan-kings-mother-vijay-laxmi-devi-no-more/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=लल्लूराम|language=en-US}}</ref> The former royal palace is still in very good condition.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-27|title='राजा भी रहे हैं पंजाब के बैरागी साधु'|url=https://www.punjabkesari.in/dharm/news/history-of-punjabi-kings-1173339|access-date=2021-08-01|website=punjabkesari}}</ref>

==Rulers==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Lineage
|-
! Shrimant Mahant
! Reign
|-
|Mahant Rup Das Bairagi
|1750–1780
|-
|Mahant Tulsi Das Bairagi
|1780–1812
|-
|Mahant Balmukund Das Bairagi
|1812-1845
|-
|Mahant Lakshman Das Bairagi
|1845–1887
|-
|Mahant Shyam Kishore Das
|1887-1896
|-
|Mahant Radhaballabh Kishore Das
|1896-1898
|-
|Mahant Digvijay Yugal Kishore Das
|1898-1903
|-
|Mahant Bhudhar Kishore Das
|1903-1940
|-
|[[Shrimant Mahant Rituparna Kishore Das|Mahant Rituparna Kishore Das]]
|1940-1947
|-
|Mahant Ghanshyam Kishore Das
|Titular Ruler
|-
|Mahant Giriraj Kishore Das
|Present Ruler
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Eastern States Agency]]
* [[Chhattisgarh Division]]
*[[Political integration of India]]
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==References==
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