Paldeo, also spelt 'Paldev', was a princely estate (Jagir) in India during the British Raj.Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer p. 1414. It was under the Bundelkhand Agency of the Central India Agency until 1896 when it was transferred to the Baghelkhand Agency.Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908 In 1931, it was transferred back to the Bundelkhand Agency.
It had an area of 52 square miles. In 1940, its population was 9,820 distributed in 18 villages. Paldeo Estate was merged into the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh in 1948.
History Paldeo was founded in 1812. It was one of the Chaube Jagirs.
Rulers Paldeo's rulers bore the title 'Rao'.Indian Princely States
Raos 1812 - 1840 Dariao Singh (d. 1840) 1840 - Nathu Ram 1840 - Oct 1842 Raja Ram (d. 1842) 1842 - 1865 Sheo Prasad (d. 1865) 1865 - 2 Apr 1874 Mukund Singh (d. 1874) 2 Apr 1874 - 1891 Anrudh Singh (b. 1837 - d. 1891) (personal style 'Rao' from 1877) 1891 - 1894 Narayan Das (b. 1836 - d. 1894) 16 Feb 1894 - 2 Oct 1923 Jagat Rai (b. 1865 - d. 1923) 3 Oct 1923 - 1947 Shiva Prasad (b. 1908 - d. 1954)
See also Bundelkhand Agency Political integration of India
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