Makrai State

Makrai State मकराइ
Princely State of British India
← 1663–1948 →
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Makrai State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
History
•	Established	1663
•	Accession to the Union of India	1948
Area
•	1901	401 km2(155 sq mi)
Population
•	1901	13,025
	Density	32.5 /km2  (84.1 /sq mi)
Today part of		Madhya Pradesh, India
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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Makrai State was a princely state in India during the time of the British Raj. The seat was in Makrai.

In 1892 the state covered an area of 401 square kilometres (155 sq mi) forming an enclave surrounded by the British territory of the Nerbudda Division of the Central Provinces. Makrai State had a population of 16,784, which was reduced by famine to 13,025 by 1901. The state's rulers were of Rajput lineage and bore the title Maharaja. According to tradition the ruling family originally held the taluka of Kalibhit in Hoshangabad district.

According to legend Makrai princely state was established in 1663 century by Raj Gond Raja Karkat Rai who hailed from a family that owned land in Harda tehsil. In the 18th century the Scindia and the Peshwa warriors took over the forested areas of Kalibhit and Charwa from Makrai. In December 1890 the British government took over Makrai State under the doctrine of lapse owing to bad administration. Power was restored to the native ruler in 1893 under the condition that he appoint a Diwan (Minister) duly approved by the British Head Commissioner.

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