The City Of Pratihars
Nagod is a town 17 miles away from district satna in (M.P.),lies on Coordinates: 24.57°N 80.6°E
it was owned by oil pressing people referred as Teli, who was then dethroned by pratihars.
Nagod has basically two languages one is Hindi and other is a regional language Baghelkhandi
now the best part of this small town is its history it was one of the recognized place in the British India time, Nagod was the capital of the state unchahra which was founded in year 1344, later in 1802 it came under the influence of British India and became the princely state under the baghelkhand agency which later became central india agency, nagod was also the British military
cantonment.
The chiefs of Nagod were Parihar Rajputs belonging traditionally to Mount Abu. In the seventh century, Parihar Rajputs drove out the Gaharwar Rajput rulers from and established themselves in the country between Mahoba and Mau.
In the ninth century, they were repulsed eastwards by the Chande lRajputs, where Raja Dhara Singh seized the fort of Naro from the Teli Rajas in 1344.In 1478 Raja Bhoja obtained Unchahara, which he made the chief town, and which remained so until 1720, when the capital was moved to Nagod by Raja Chain Singh.
Later on the Parihars lost all their territories to the BaghelRajputs and Bundela Rajputs except the limited territory that they held before 1947.When the British became paramount after the Treaty of Bassein (1802), Nagod was held to be a tributary to Panna and was included in the sanad granted to that state in 1807.In 1809, however, a separate sanad was granted to Lal Shivraj Singh confirming him in his possessions. In the mutiny of 1857, the chief Raghvendra Singh behaved most loyally in assisting the British and was rewarded by the grant of 11 villages,
which had belonged to the confiscated state of Bijeraghogarh now Vijayraghavgarh
talking about the present time it has Madhya pradesh`s largest galla mandi, nagod fort is still the noticeable place in nagod and some noticeable people as Mr. nagendra singh(MP kahjurhao and ex PWD minister)
