Baderi was a Pawai or Estate in esternwile princely state of Rewah under the Bagelkhand Agency. It was a province of Baghel Rajputs. The ruling family traces its descent from the Solanki clan, the ancient rulers of Gujrat. They belong to the Agnivanshi clan of Rajputs. The Thakurs of Baderi are the descendants of Maharaja of Rewa. It is known as the first patrimonial division of the Chandia royal family around the 17th century. It comprises the regions of Umaria district to Mandla district. It was located in the Bagelkhand region and consisted of several separate enclaves, bounded by the estates of Chandiya and Sohagpur.
According to legend, the estate of Baderi was granted by Raja Prithivi Singh of Chandiya to Kunwar Ahlad Singh around the 17th century. In 1617, Maharaja Vikramaditya moved his capital from Bandhavgarh to Rewa. As a patrimonial division, the estate of Chandia was given to his youngest son Kunwar Mangad Rai. In this same reign, Kunwar Ahlad Singh was born to Raja Fakir Singh. Later on, he was granted the Pawaidari of Baderi by his elder brother Raja Prithivi Singh. He got the title Lal Saheb with 28 villages. But Baderi was under the possession of Lodhis (Malgujars). When he came here he made a palace on a mountain in Baderi and named it Nand Mahal. After few generations, his great-grandson Lal Ranmat Singh conquered the fortress (Garhi) of Baderi from Lodhis and he also made a magnificent temple of Lord Narshimha in the fortress. Some claim that Ranmat Singh had some special blessings of Maa Shakti (called Daiviya Shakti) who guides and protects him, so he alone killed hundreds of Lodhis in war. He was honored with the title of Maharajkumar for the victory over Lodhis. Lal Mahesh Pratap Singh was the last ruler of Baderi who acceded to the Union of India. Upon India’s independence in 1947, the Pawai of Baderi acceded unto the Domain of India. Also, the title of Maharajkumar was taken back by the state with the Pawai of Baderi. Along with Rewa, it later merged with the Union of India and became a part of Vindhya Pradesh, which was formed by the merger of the former princely states of the Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand agencies.
Special Thanks to Bhanwar Devansh Singh Baghel of Baderi.
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