Bagelkhand

Bagelkhand or Baghelkhand is a region and also a mountain range in central India that covers the northeastern regions of Madhya Pradesh and a small area of southeastern Uttar Pradesh.

Baghelkhand
Region
Baghelkhand Location of Baghelkhand Baghelkhand Baghelkhand (India)
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
Covering territory	Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi, Singrauli of Madhya Pradesh Chitrakoot of Uttar Pradesh
Languages	Bagheli language dialect of Hindustani (Hindi)

History

Map of the Central India Agency with the Bagelkhand Agency at the eastern end

Dahala

Baghelkhand was known as Dahala 6th–12th century, Kalachuri dynasty with stronghold at Kalinjar Fort. The area got its current name after Baghela Rajputs in the 14th century, later it was absorbed into Rewa state.[1]

Bagelkhand Agency

The Bagelkhand Agency was a British political unit which managed the relations of the British with a number of autonomous princely states existing outside British India, namely Rewa and 11 minor states, of which the most prominent were Maihar, Nagod and Sohawal. Other principalities included Jaso, Kothi, Baraundha (aka Patharkachhar) as well as the Kalinjar Chaubes, consisting of the princely estates of Paldeo, Kamta-Rajaula, Taraon, Pahra and Bhaisaunda.[2]

Geography

Bagelkhand is surrounded by the Indo-Gangetic plains in the north and east, Bundelkhand in the west and the Vindhya range in the south.[1]

Administration

Regions of Uttar Pradesh

Currently it divided between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It includes the Madhya Pradesh districts Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi, and Singrauli of Madhya Pradesh and Chitrakoot of Uttar Pradesh.[1]

Demographics

The inhabitants of Bagelkhand are called Bagheli and they speak the Bagheli language which is also designated as a dialect of Hindi.[1]

References

1. "Baghelkhand | historical region, India". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
2. Malleson, G. B. An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984

Further reading

• Bagelkhand at the Encyclopædia Britannica