Sathasi Raj
Royal Family of the East: Satasi Raj (known as Rudrapur) | |
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Town (previous: kingdom) | |
  Royal Family of the East: Satasi Raj (known as Rudrapur) Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°26′35″N 83°36′36″E / 26.44306°N 83.61000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Deoria |
| Government | |
| • Prince | Akshit Rai |
| • Title | Rai Bahadur |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 28,324 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Sathasi Raj was the Kingdom of Raja of Rudrapur covering many parts of modern-day districts of Deoria and Maharajganj and the surrounding districts in the British era (acting as princely states).
It was merged to the kingdom of kashi during the period of Maharaja Balwant Singh of Benaras and later to the British company . In later period of the Kingdom it was given to the prince of Hathwa "Akshit Rai" . This Kingdom was also considered to be the richest one among the nearby small kingdoms[1] [2]
Background
Rudrapur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Deoria district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was previously known as Sathasi Raj.[3]
History
According to one existing version, the founding members of the Sathasi royal family[4] are said to have come from Awadh, Benaras and from the banks of the Rapti river.
The maharaja (monarchical) system was abolished by Indian Constitution in 1971 with some acceptable privileges. The fort of the Sathasi Raj or Fort of Rudrapur (Rudrapur ka kila) given to Krishnanand Rai still exists today and people visit to see the palace or fort.[2][5]
References
- ^ https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/deoria-satasi-rajr-rajr-on-the-palace-18904697.html
- ^ https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/deoria/rudrapur/news/mateshwari-pahar-singh-is-the-kuldevi-of-the-satasi-royal-family-history-is-400-years-old-130385878.html
- ^ https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/deoria/story-raja-ravi-pratap-narayan-singh-of-satasi-state-was-made-the-first-chairman-of-rudrapur-by-the-british-8029908.html
- ^ Singh, Kausal (30 March 2003). "Royal vignettes: Travancore - Simplicity graces this House". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ https://www.swadeshnews.in/swadesh-vishesh/unsung-hero-of-the-1857-mutiny-833015