Khandpara State was one of the
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
s of India during the period of the
British Raj
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* it is also called Crown rule in India,
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or Direct rule in India,
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. It was located in present-day
Nayagarh district
Nayagarh district is one of the 30 districts of Odisha state in eastern India. It was created in 1st April 1993 when the erstwhile Puri District was split into three distinct districts, namely Khordha, Nayagarh and Puri.
The district is bord ...
,
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
.
The state was bounded in the north by the
Mahanadi
The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and finally merged with Bay o ...
River. The main town was
Kantilo
Kantilo is a census town in Nayagarh district in the Indian state of Odisha. Kantilo is from its state capital Bhubaneswar and from district headquarters Nayagarh. Kantilo is famous for bell metal utensil, but nowadays it is losing its sheen. ...
, but the capital was at
Khandpara
Khandapada (also spelt as Khandapara) is a town and a notified area committee in Nayagarh district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the valley of nine mountains.
Geography
Khandapada is located at . It has an average elevation of ...
(Khandapada).
History
Khandpara State is said to be founded by Jadunath Singh Mangaraj, the youngest son of Raja Raghunath Singh of Nayagarh, who retained possession of four Garhs or forts, as his share, viz. Kadua, Ghuntasahi, Saradhapur, and Khedapada, which are located in Nayagarh region. Jadunath Singh is also said to have received the title Mangaraj from the Gajapati Maharaja. In the reign of Raja Narayan Singh Mangraj, Khandpara extended on the east up to Banki, on the west to Balaramprasad in Daspalla, on the north to Kantilo, and on the south up to Jogiapali.
The last ruler signed the
instrument of accession to the
Indian Union on 1 January 1948, merging his state into
Odisha
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forming a part of the
Nayagarh district
Nayagarh district is one of the 30 districts of Odisha state in eastern India. It was created in 1st April 1993 when the erstwhile Puri District was split into three distinct districts, namely Khordha, Nayagarh and Puri.
The district is bord ...
.
Rulers
The rulers of Khandpara State bore the title of
Raja
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The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested f ...
. The emblem of the Khandpara royal family was the head of a
tiger
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; state symbols were identical in neighboring Nayagarh State.
Princely States of India
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*Jadunath Singh Mangaraj (1599 – 1675)
*Narayan Singh Mangaraj (1675 – 1709)
*Balunkeshwar Singh Mangaraj (1709 – 1723)
*Banamali Singh Mardaraj Bhramarbar Rai (1723 – 1732)
*Bairagi Singh Mardaraj Bhramarbar Rai (1734 – 1770)
*Niladri Singh Mardaraj Bhramarbar Rai (1770 – 1794)
*Narasimha Singh Mardaraj Bhramarbar Rai (1794 – 1815)
*Purushottam Mardaraj Bhramarbar Rai (1815 – 1821)
*Krushna Chandra Singh Bhramarbar Rai (1821 – 1842)
*Kunja Bihari Singh Bhramarbar Rai (1842 – 28 February 1867)
*Natabar Mardaraj Bhramarbar Rai (28 February 1867 – 1905)
*Ram Chandra Singh Mardaraj Bhramarbar Rai (1905 – 26 December 1922)
*Harihar Singh Mardaraj Bhramarbar Rai (26 December 1922 – 1 January 1948)
Titular
*Harihar Singh Mardaraj Bhramarbar Rai (1 January 1948 – 1977)
*Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj Bhramarbar Rai (1977 – current)
See also
* Eastern States Agency
The Eastern States Agency was an agency or grouping of princely states in eastern India, during the latter years of the Indian Empire. It was created in 1933, by the unification of the former Chhattisgarh States Agency and the Orissa States Agen ...
* Political integration of India
After the Indian independence in 1947, the dominion of India was divided into two sets of territories, one under direct British rule, and the other under the suzerainty of the British Crown, with control over their internal affairs remaining i ...
References
Princely states of Odisha
History of Odisha
Nayagarh district
1599 establishments in India
1948 disestablishments in India
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