Bagelkhand

Bagelkhand was a Rajput hill kingdom named for the Baghela family of Gujarat. In 1337 Sohag Deo ruled from Bandhogarh, a fortress acquired by his predecessor through marriage.

In 1545 Virbhan Singh aided the Chandelas at Kalinjar, where Sher Shah Suri was killed. Akbar’s generals captured and dismantled Bandhogarh after an eight-month siege in 1597; Vikramaditya Deo moved the capital to Rewa in 1618. The rajas defeated a Maratha army at Naikhai in 1796 and accepted British protection in 1812.