Banda (state)

It was disestablished due to its participation in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

[1] The former region controlled by Banda state had a population of 698,608 people in 1881.

He was a grandson of the Peshwa Bajirao and son of Shamsher Bahadur.

However, the short-lived state ceased to exist after it participated in the unsuccessful Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Its last ruler Ali Bahadur II was deposed, and the state was annexed by the British Raj and they appointed a taluqdar from Awadh to govern the area.

Bhuragarh fort, maintained by the rulers of Banda State.