PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Kothi
was a small sanad state of about 169 square miles, now included in the
Raghuraj Nagar tehsil. The state was formerly ruled by chiefs of the
Bhar
tribe but Jagat Rai Singh Baghel drove out the original Bhar chief and
founded the jagir. On the establishment of British supremacy Kothi was
held to be subordinate to Panna, because in the eighteenth century when
Chhatrarao Bundela was in power in Panna, the Kothi chiefs were his
tributary.
Thereafter, however, during the domination of Alibahadur of Banda, and
afterwards, the Kothi chiefs maintained their independence. In view of
this the British granted in 1810 a sanad to Rais Lal Duniyapati Singh,
making him directly dependent on British Government.
- Rais Lal DUNIYAPATI SINGH fl.1810, married and had issue.
- Rais Lal ABDHUT SINGH (qv)
- Rais Lal ABDHUT SINGH, married and had issue.
- Rao RAN BAHADUR SINGH 1862/1887, he was granted the title
of
Raja Bahadur in
1878, which was made hereditary; married and had issue.
- Raja Bahadur BHAGWAT BAHADUR SINGH (qv)
- Raja Bahadur BHAGWAT BAHADUR SINGH 1887/1895, born 1852,
succeded his father on 5th June 1887 (#1).
- Raja Bahadur AVADHENDRA SINGH 1895/1914
- Raja Bahadur SITARAM PRATAP BAHADUR SINGH 1914/1935, born
26th July
1892 and
succeeded 8th August 1914.
- Raja Bahadur KAUSHALENDRA PRATAP SINGH 1934/-
- Raja Bahadur KRISHNA PRATAP BAHADUR SINGH fl.1970
- ???Kunwarani Shraddha Singh, married 18th February 2006,
Kunwar Hanumant Singh, son of Raja
RAKESH PRATAP SINGH of Birsinghpur,
and his wife, Rani Mandakini Prabha
of Bijwa.
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Kumari Vanshika Singh, married Capt. Hameer Singh of Banera.
- Thakurani Kamlesh Kumari, married Thakur Shiv Mangal Singh,
Zamindar of Jigirsar, Balia, U.P., and had issue.
- Pattayet Rani Vijay Laxmi Kumari
Devi, married Pattayet Anang Uday Singh Deo of Patna, and has issue, three sons.
- Thakur Sanjeev Singh B.A. (Hons.), born 22nd June 1959
in Lucknow, U.P., son of the late Thakur C. K. Singh, died 5th December
1999, and his wife Thakurani Ibha Devi; married 14th November 1991 in
New Delhi, Thakurani Sharika Singh, and has issue, one son.
- Kunwar Abhimayu Singh, born 19th October 1993.
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