Jaso
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Jasso
A petty sanad State in the Baghelkhand Political Charge of the Central India Agency, lying between 24 degree 20' and 24 degree 34' N. and 8o° 28' and 8o° 40' E., with an area of about 72 square miles. It is bounded on the north, east, and south by the Nagod State, and on the west by the Ajaigarh State. The population in 1901 was 7,209. The jagirdr is a Bundela Rajput descended from Chhatarsal, founder of the PannS State. On the death of Chhatar- sal the Jaso and Bandhora jdgris were assigned to his fourth son Bharti Chand, who held under his brother Jagat Raj, the chief of Jaitpur. Bharti Chand bequeathed Bandhora to his eldest son Durjan Singh and Jaso to his second son Han Singh. Durjan Singh was suc- ceeded by his son Mednl Singh, who died childless, and Bindhora was absorbed into Jaso. Early in the nineteenth century the jagir fell to All Bahadur of Banda, who assigned it to Gopal Singh, a rebel servant of the holder Chet Sing. Gopal Singh, however, espoused the cause of Murat Singh, Chet Singh's infant son. On the establishment of the British supremacy, Jaso was held to be subordinate to the Ajaigarh State, and was included in the Kotra pargana secured to the Ajaigarh chief by the sanad granted him in 1807. To this an objection was raised; and on reference to the British Government it was finally decided that the suzerainty of Ajaigarh had never been more than nominal, and a separate sanad was granted to Murat Singh in 1816 confirming him in independent possession of Jaso. Jagat Raj Singh, the present chief, succeeded in 1888, but in 1899 withdrew from active participation in the management. His son Girwar Singh, who is a minor, is being educated at the Daly College at Indore, the State being under superintendence.
Jaso includes 60 villages and has a cultivated area of 29 square miles, or 40 per cent, of the total. The total revenue is Rs. 23,000, of which Rs. 21,000 is derived from land.
The capital, Jaso, is picturesquely situated in 24 degree 30' N. and 8o° 30' E., on the banks of a fine lake. The name is said to be a con^ tracted form of Jaseshvari-nagar, and the place was at various times known as Maheridrf-nagar, Adharpurl, and Hardi-nagar. A small temple, a curious lingam % and several sail stones stand in the town, while numerous Jain and Hindu remains lie scattered round it. A vernacular school and a hospital are situated here.
[A. Cunningham, Archaeological Survey Reports, vol. xxi, p. 99.]
