Kawardha State was founded in 1751. According to legend, its name would have originated in Kabirdham, Kabir's see, the current name of the district. In former times, many Kabir panth adherents resided in the town. The rulers were Gonds of the Raj Gond dynasty.[2]
Kawardha State's last ruler, Thakur Lal Dharamraj Singh, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948, so the state territory was merged into Bombay State, following its splits first assigned to Madhya Pradesh, finally to Chhattisgarh.
Ruling Thakurs
The rulers of the princely state of Kawardha bore the title Thakur.[3]
1751 – 1801 Mahabali Singh
1801 – 1848 Ujiyar Singh
1848 – 1852 Tok Singh
c.1860 Baijnath Singh
186?. – 1863 Ram Singh
1863 – 1864 Bahadur Singh
1864 – 1891 Rajpal Singh (b. 1849 – d. ....)
1891 – 1920 Jadunath Singh (b. 1885 – d. 19..)
4 Feb 1920 – 15 Aug 1947 Lal Dharamraj Singh (b. 1910 – d. 1959)
