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|conventional_long_name =Hasht-Bhaiya <br />
|common_name =Hasht-Bhaiya Jagirs<br />
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|image_map = Beri-Bijna-Tori Fatehpur map.jpg<br />
|image_map_caption =The area of the Hasht-Bhaiya Jagirs in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]<br />
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The '''Hasht-Bhaiya''' ({{lang-hi|आठभैया}} {{transl|hi|ath bhaiya}} meaning 'Eight Brothers') (e)states were a group of [[jagir]]s (small feudatory estates, formally ranking below a proper [[princely state]]) of Central [[India]] during the period of the [[British Raj]].<br />
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They belonged to the [[Bundelkhand Agency]] and all of them had been originally part of the [[princely state]] of [[Orchha State|Orchha]]. The Hasht-Bhaiya Jagirs were [[British protectorate]]s between 1823 and 1947. Their last jagirdars (rulers) joined the [[Dominion of India|Indian Union]] in 1948.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Early history ===<br />
Towards 1690 Udot Singh, the Maharaja of Orchha, gave to his brother, Diwan Rai Singh, the jagir of [[Baragaon, Jhansi|Baragaon]] near [[Jhansi]].<br />
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After Rai Singh's death, the jagir went to his sons and it was divided into eight parts ''(hasht)'' among the brothers ''(bhaya)'' in order to form the following estates:<br />
* [[Kari Jagir|Kari]] (extinct)<br />
* [[Pasari Jagir|Pasari]] (extinct)<br />
* [[Tarauli Jagir|Tarauli]] (extinct)<br />
* [[Banka-Pahari Jagir|Banka-Pahari]] 13 km<sup>2</sup>, pop. 1056 in 1901<br />
* [[Bijna Jagir|Bijna]] 70 km<sup>2</sup>, pop. 1578 in 1901<br />
* [[Chirgaon]] (annexed by the British in 1841)<br />
* [[Dhurwai]] 47 km<sup>2</sup>, pop. 1826 in 1901<br />
* [[Tori-Fatehpur]] 93 km<sup>2</sup>, pop. 7099 in 1901<br />
[[File:Flag of Dhurwai state.png|220px|thumb|left|Dhurwai flag. Dhurwai was one of the last Hasht-Bhaiya Jagirs.]]<br />
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Three jagirs were merged into the others, owing to lack of issue, a fourth would later be annexed by the British. <br />
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In the 18th century the dismemberment of Orchha State by the [[Marathas]] and the formation of [[Jhansi State]] brought about disputes regarding the sovereignty and control of the remaining five Hasht-Bhaiya estates. <br />
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=== British rule ===<br />
In 1818 the British established their rule and in 1821 a settlement was reached by which the five jagirs would remain under direct dependence of the [[British Raj]]. The British decided that the tribute levied by Jhansi should be paid through the Hasht-Bhaiya jagirs and that their rulers would keep and respect the traditional protocol towards the Maharaja of Orchha as head of the ruling families of the jagirs. The jagirdars were granted {{lang|ur|[[Sanad (deed)|sanads]]}} in 1821 and 1823.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://spleen.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_066.gif |title=Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 60. |access-date=30 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144240/http://spleen.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_066.gif |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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In 1841, following the rebellion of Jagirdar Bakht Singh, the British authorities took possession of Chirgaon jagir, invoking the [[Doctrine of lapse]]. After this, only four of the original eight principalities remained.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Doctrine of lapse]]<br />
* [[Vindhya Pradesh]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Princely states of Bundelkhand]]<br />
[[Category:Princely states of Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Tikamgarh district]]<br />
[[Category:Jagirs]]<br />
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