Khandpara State

Khandpara State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was located in present-day Nayagarh district, Odisha.

Khandpara State
Princely State of British India
1599–1948
Flag of Khandpara
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Khandpara State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1901
632 km2 (244 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
77929
History
History 
• Established
1599
1948
Succeeded by
India

The state was bounded in the north by the Mahanadi River. The main town was Kantilo, but the capital was at Khandpara (Khandapada).[1]

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.[2][3][4]

The last ruler signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948, merging his state into Odisha forming a part of the Nayagarh district.

Rulers

The rulers of Khandpara State bore the title of Raja. The emblem of the Khandpara royal family was the head of a tiger; state symbols were identical in neighboring Nayagarh State.[5]

  • 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

References
  1. Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
  2. ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS NAYAGARH (PDF), GAD, Govt of Odisha, 2015, p. 44
  3. Cobden Ramsay (1910), Bengal Gazetteers Feudatory States Of Orissa, DLI, p. 232
  4. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 247.
  5. Princely States of India

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