Narsinghpur State ( or, ନରସିଂହପୁର) 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
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during the period of the
British Raj
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. The state was founded in the 17th century and had its capital in
Narasinghpur town. The last ruler of Narsinghpur joined the state to the
Indian Union in 1948 and Narsinghpur state was made part of the
Cuttack district of
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 bound in the north by a forested mountain range which marked the border with
Hindol State
Hindol State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Its former territory is now part of Dhenkanal district. The state's former capital was the town of Hindol, Odisha. Until 1947, it was not part of Britis ...
and
Angul District; in the east it was bound by
Baramba State
Baramba State ( or, ବଡମ୍ବା ରାଜ୍ୟ) was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It had its capital in Baramba, India, Baramba town. The last ruler acceded to the Dominion of India, Indian Unio ...
and in the south and southwest by the
Mahanadi River
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History
According to legends, Narsinghpur was founded in the 13th century by two powerful
Khond
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chiefs named Narsingh and Poro,
[ the state being named after the former, were defeated by a chieftain Dharma Singh. Although historically no records or ''farmans'' exist during the era of both Mughal and ]Maratha Empire
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s. Eventually it was under the Puri Gajapati raja under whom it was a feudatory state, that the local chief received the title Harichandan Mahapatra.
The last ruler of Narsinghpur Princely State signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.
Rulers
The rulers of the Narsinghpur state:Princely States of India K-W
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*Mandardhar Harichandan Mahapatra (1671–1701)
*Kochali Harichandan Mahapatra (1701–1723)
*Biswambar Harichandan Mahapatra (1723–1765)
*Rrishna Chandra Harichandan Mahapatra (1765–1775)
*Nimai Charan Harichandan Mahapatra (1775–1798)
*Jaganath Harichandan Mahapatra (1798–1826)
*Somanath Harichandan Mahapatra (1826–1859)
*Braja Sundar Harichandan Mahapatra (1859–4 December 1884)
*Sadhu Charan Mansingh Harichandan Mahapatra (4 December 1884 – 18 July 1912)
*Ramchandra Man Singh Harichandan Mahapatra (18 July 1912 – 5 July 1921)
*Ananta Narayan Mansingh Harichandan Mahapatra (5 July 1921 – 1 January 1948)
Titular
*Maharaj Shri Ananta Narayan Mansingh Harichandan Mahapatra (1 January 1948 – 15 November 1963)
*Maharaj Shri Trilochan Mansingh Harichandana Mahapatra (Trilochan Singh Deo) (15 November 1963 – 17 July 2007)
*Maharaj Shri Debashish Singh Deo (17 July 2007–2017)
*Maharaj Shri Ankitraj Singh Deo ( 2017 - 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
Cuttack district
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