The state was founded in 1549 and it came under British control, with other territories in Bundelkhand, by the Treaty of Bassein.
His lifelong stay in Datia began in early years of the 1930s until his death in June 1979, this time period was marked by a large number of events that shows his extraordinary knowledge and more than human capacities.
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Datia, together with the rest of the Bundelkhand agency, became part of the new state of Vindhya Pradesh in 1950.
He also had the powers of a District and Session Judge for portions of the Midland and Bina-Baran sections of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, which passed through the states of Gwalior, Datia, Samthar, Khaniadhana, and the Chhabra pargana.