Paldeo State
Princely Estate (Jagir)
1812–1948
Paldeo (Nayagaon) in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area
• 1901	73 km2 (28 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	8,598
History
• Established	1812
• Independence of India	1948
Succeeded by India

Paldeo, also spelt 'Paldev', was a princely estate (Jagir) in India during the British Raj.^[1] It was under the Bundelkhand Agency of the Central India Agency until 1896 when it was transferred to the Baghelkhand Agency.^[2] 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.^[3]

Rulers

Paldeo's rulers bore the title 'Rao'.^[4]

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)