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{{Short description|Princely state of the British Raj}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
|native_name =
|conventional_long_name = Maihar State
|common_name = Maihar
|nation = [[British India]]
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]
|era =
|year_start = 1778
|date_start =
|event_start =
|year_end = 1948
|date_end =
|event_end = [[Independence of India|Accession to the Union of India]]
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 =
|s1 = India
|flag_p1 =
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag =
|image_coat =
|image_map = Central India Agency Map.jpg
|image_map_caption = Maihar State in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]
|stat_area1 = 1054
|stat_year1 = 1940
|stat_pop1 = 79,558
|footnotes = ''Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer''. p.1122
}}
'''Maihar State''' was a [[princely state]] in India during the [[British Raj]], located in what is today [[Madhya Pradesh]], central India.
The state had an area of {{convert|407|sqmi|km2|order=flip}}, and a population of 63,702 in 1901. The state, which was watered by the [[Tons River]], consists mainly of alluvial soil covering sandstone, and is fertile except in the hilly district of the south.<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Maihar |volume=17 |page=429}}</ref> A large area was under forest, the produce of which provided a small export trade.<ref name=EB1911/>

The state gained India-wide and later, worldwide fame for [[Maihar gharana]], a [[gharana]] or school of Indian classical music. It is one of the most prominent gharanas of the 20th century; much of the fame of [[Hindustani classical music]] in the west stems from this gharana.<ref name="Hindu">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/the-melody-of-maihar/article23261057.ece |title=The Maihar gharana is represented by Pt. Ravi Shankar |last=Nair |first=Jyoti |date=15 March 2018 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2 August 2018 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==History==
The state was founded in 1778. From 1788 to 1790 Maihar State was occupied by Banda. The state became a princely state of [[British India]] in the early 19th century, and was administered as part of [[Bundelkhand Agency]] in the [[Central India Agency]]. In 1871 the eastern states of Bundelkhand Agency, including Maihar, were separated to form the new [[Bagelkhand Agency]] in Central India. In 1933 Maihar, along with ten other states in western Bagelkhand, were transferred back to the [[Bundelkhand Agency]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

The state suffered severely from famine in 1896–1897.<ref name=EB1911/> Maihar became a station on the [[East Indian Railway]]<ref name=EB1911/>(now the [[West Central Railway]]) line between [[Satna]] and [[Jabalpur]], {{convert|97|mi|km|order=flip}} north of [[Jabalpur]]. Extensive ruins of shrines and other buildings surround the town.<ref name=EB1911/> As of 1940 it had a population of 79,558 and an area of 412 square miles.
In 1948 Maihar was merged into India.

The legendary Indian musician Ustad [[Allauddin Khan]] was the court musician for Maharaja Brijnath Singh of Maihar.<ref name=bpedia>{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Sirajul |year=2012 |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]|chapter=Khan, Ustad Alauddin|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Khan,_Ustad_Alauddin  |editor2-first=Mobarak|editor2-last=Khan}}</ref> Here he laid the foundation of a modern [[Maihar gharana]] by developing a number of [[ragas]], combining the bass sitar and bass sarod with more traditional instruments and setting up an orchestra. In 1907, he established the [[Maihar Band]], an orchestral group that was taught music to orphaned children.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Atre |first1=Vandana |title=मैहर बँड |url=https://www.lokmat.com/manthan/maihar-band-a296/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=[[Lokmat]] |date=9 May 2021 |language=mr-IN}}</ref>

==Rulers==
=== Thakurs ===
*1778 – 1788 Beni Singh (b. 1719 – d. 1788)
*1788 – 1790 Rajdhar Singh (b. c.1765 – d. 1790)
*1790 – 1825 Durjan Singh (b. 1766 – d. 1825)
*1826 – 1850 Bishan Singh (b. 1797 – d. 18..)
*1850 – 1852 Mohan Prasad (b. 1816 – d. 1852)
*1852 – 1869 Raghubir Singh (b. 1843 – d. 1908)
*1852 – 1865 .... -Regent

=== Rajas ===
*1869 – 1908 Raghubir Singh (s.a.)
*1908 – 7 Jan 1910 Jagubir Singh (b. 1864 – d. 1910)
* 7 Jan 1910 – 15 Dec 1911 Randhir Singh (b. 1865 – d. 1911)
*16 Dec 1911 – 15 Aug 1968 HH Maharaja Brijnath Singh Ju Deo (b. 1896 – d. 1968)
*15 Aug 1968 – HH Maharaja Govind Singh {{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151122012636/http://www.maiharheritagepalace.com/history.html Maihar Heritage Palace & Fort]

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{{Coord|24.00|N|80.75|E|source:kolossus-cawiki|display=title}}

[[Category:Princely states of India]]
[[Category:Princely states of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rajputs]]
[[Category:States and territories disestablished in 1948]]
[[Category:1778 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1948 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 1778]]

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