Editing Ajaigarh (section)

==History==
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[[File:Ajaigarhflag.png|thumb|Flag of Ajaigarh state]]
Ajaigarh was the capital of a princely state of the same name during the British Raj. Ajaigarh was founded in 1765 by Guman Singh, a [[Bundela]] [[Rajput]] who was the nephew of Raja Pahar Singh of [[Jaitpur]]. After Ajaigarh was captured by the British in 1809, it became a princely state in the [[Bundelkhand Agency]] of the [[Central India Agency]]. It had an area of {{convert|771|sqmi}}, and a population of 78,236 in 1901. The rulers bore the title of ''sawai maharaja''. He commanded an estimated annual revenue of about £15,000/-, and paid a tribute of £460/-.  The chief resided at the town of [[Nowgong, Chhatarpur|Nowgong]], at the foot of the hill-fortress of Ajaigarh, from which the state took its name. This fort, situated on a steep hill, towers more than {{convert|800|ft}} above the eponymous township, and contains the ruins of several temples adorned with elaborately carved sculptures. The town was often afflicted by [[malaria]], and suffered severely from famine in 1868–69 and 1896–97.

The state acceded to the [[Government of India]] on 1 January 1950; the ruling chief was granted a privy purse of Rs. 74,700/-, and the courtesy use of his styles and titles. All of these were revoked by the government of India in 1971, at the time when these privileges were revoked from all erstwhile princes. The former princely state became part of the new Indian state of [[Vindhya Pradesh]], and most of the territory of the former state, including the town of Ajaigarh, became part of Panna District, with a smaller portion going to [[Chhatarpur District]]. Vindhya Pradesh was merged into [[Madhya Pradesh]] on 1 November 1956.