Soroda Estate ( or, ସୋରଡ଼ା ଜମିଦାରୀ) present day

Sorada Surada (also known as Sorada or Soroda) is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. Geography Surada is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is situated at the North-Western border of G ...

Surada Surada (also known as Sorada or Soroda) is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. Geography Surada is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is situated at the North-Western border of G ...

, was a zamindari in the North-Western side of Ganjam 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 ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. The Soroda dynasty originates from the Khidisingi clan who were the descendants of the

Nala dynasty The Nalas were an Indian dynasty that ruled parts of present-day Chhattisgarh and Odisha during the 6th century CE. Their core territory included the areas around Bastar and Koraput districts. Their capital was probably Pushkari (IAST: Puṣkarī) ...

of the

Kalinga Kalinga may refer to: Geography, linguistics and/or ethnology * Kalinga (historical region), a historical region of India ** Kalinga (Mahabharata), an apocryphal kingdom mentioned in classical Indian literature ** Kalinga script, an ancient writin ...

region. They are contemporary to Raja Mukunda Dev-I of Puri and the same is reflected in all the 24 volumes of Raja Mukunda Dev of Puri. According to the Census Report of T.J. Maltobi of 1880, the Khidisingi Estate was established in 1168 by Raja Sobha Chandra Singh of Sabeijaipur. He was crowned by the Tribal Chief Pattamalik (Last Kandha king of Khidisingi) and his four sons on the order of Goddess Barahi. The Khidisingi estate was bounded by Hinjalak (

Hinjilicut Hinjilicut is a town and municipality of Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. Geography Hinjilicut is located at . It has an average elevation of . Demographics India,Kalahandi State Kalahandi State, also known as Karond State, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was recognized as a state in 1874 and had its capital in Bhawanipatna. Its last ruler signed the accession to the India ...

Jeypore Estate Jeypore Estate or Jeypore Zamindari was a Zamindari estate of the Madras Presidency in British India. Historically it was a kingdom known as Jeypore Kingdom, located in the highlands of the western interiors of the Kalinga region that existed ...

and Gadapur (

Kandhamal district Kandhamal district is a district in the state of Odisha, India. The district headquarters of the district is Phulbani. Kandhamal is famous for its local turmeric renowned as 'Kandhamal Haldi' which has earned the Geographical indication (GI) tag ...

) in the west, Khimandi (

Badakhemundi Estate Badakhemundi estate, also known as Pedda Khimedi estate, was a zamindari in the Ganjam district in the British period. It was an offshoot of Parlakhemundi. It had an area of 505 km2 and a population of 40,650 inhabitants (1871) in 194 villages. ...

) in the south and Ghumusar in the north. They were devotees of ''Goddess Khambeswari'' or ''Stambeswari''. ''Goddess Kandhuni Devi'' is one of the Chata Khamba. Their Gotra is Parasara.

Rajas of Khidisingi

* Bera Patta Mallik (Last Kandha king) * Raja Sobha Chandra Singh (

descendant) * Raja Purusottama Singh * Raja Krushna Singh * Raja Rai Singh * Raja Preeti Singh * Raja Kirti Singh * Raja Padmanabha Singh * Raja Bikram Singh * Raja Baliar Singh (Last Khidisingi king) In 1476, Raja Baliar Singh divided the Khidisingi (

) kingdom into four different states due to early demise of his elder son. Sorada went to his second son, Raja Sandhadhanu Singh. *

Badagada Badagada (also Bada-Gada) is a semi urban village in the Surada Block of Ganjam district, Odisha, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the s ...

– Raja Daman Singh (Baliar Singh's grandson from his eldest son) *

– Raja Sandhadhanu Singh (also known as Abhaya Pratap) *

Dharakote Dharakote is a semi-urban village and former princely state in Dharakote Block of Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. Geography Dharakote is located at . NH-59 ( Gopalpur-Khariar) passes through this town. It is located about 12&nb ...

– Raja Hadu Singh * Sheragada – Raja Parsuram Singh (Minor) (Represented by Raja Baliar himself).

Soroda Dynasty

The Soroda estate was ruled by Raja Sandhadhanu Singh, his son Raja Shyam Sunder Singh and Raja Kunja Singh peacefully and without much trouble. Raja Kunja Singh accepted the British rule along with other princely states of Ganjam and Orissa. In 1830, Raja Janardhan Singh succeeded to the throne of Soroda. He was a tyrannical king and also a revolutionary ruler. He refused to pay cess and duties to the Britishers and as a result of that the Soroda estate was auctioned by the Britishers on 09.12.1833 and the king of Ghumusar auctioned it. Raja Janardan Singh organized the tribals of Khidisingi and revolted against the Britishers staying at the hilltop of Chakunda forest of Badagada. The Britishers compelled Raja Raghunath Singh of Badagada and arrested Raja Janardan Singh. Raja Janardan Singh and his son Yubraj Sunder Singh Deo again organized the tribels and fought with the king of Ghumusar to take revenge and become successful in their mission. At this instances the Britishers were compelled to grant the inam villages of Sundarrajpur(Lanjipally), Pitala and Dhobadi to Raja Janardan Singh and his son Yubraj Sunder Singh Deo. Raja Sunder Singh Deo was a peace-loving king and preferred to stay in Sundarrajpur (Lanjipally). Raja Sobha Chandra Singh Deo, son of Raja Sunder Singh Deo continued to rule Soroda in exile. The system was discontinued for some time and the rituals were continued by the freedom fighter and social activist Jagannath Singh Deo at the instances of Great freedom fighter

Sashi Bhusan Rath Sashi Bhusan Rath (1885-1943) was a social reformer, industrialist, politician and founder-cum-editor of the Dainik ''ASHA'' newspaper (The first Odia daily), published from Brahmapur. He is famously known as Ganjam Byaghra which means The Tiger ...

and others and is being continued by his son Dr. Debadutta Singh Deo.

References

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