Kalachuris of Raipur | |||||||||
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14th century–1758 | |||||||||
![]() The Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom shown at the end of the 17th century, split into two branches at Ratanpur and Raipur | |||||||||
Capital | Raipur (Rayapura) | ||||||||
Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Separation from the Kalachuris of Ratnapura | 14th century | ||||||||
• Maratha invasion of 1740 and annexation by Bimbaji Bhonsle in 1758 | 1758 | ||||||||
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Today part of | India |
The Kingdom of Haihaiyavansi, ruled by the Kalachuris of Raipur was a kingdom which consisted of the central part of the present-day state of Chhattisgarh located in India.
In 1740, the Maratha general of Nagpur, Bhaskar Pant conquered the kingdom for Raghoji I Bhonsle.[1] The Raipur branch of the kingdom survived until 1753, also being annexed by the Marathas of Nagpur.[2]
The last ruler was Mohan Singh, who ruled under the suzerainty of Raghoji Bhonsle of Nagpur and died in 1758.[3]