Dhenkanal (state)
| Dhenkanal | |||||
| 1529-1948 | |||||
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| Capital | Dhenkanal | ||||
| Form of government | Princely State | ||||
| surface | 3789 km² | ||||
| population | 324,000 (1941) | ||||
| founding | 1529 | ||||
| resolution | January 1, 1948 | ||||
| State religion: Hinduism Dynasty: Bhuyavamsha |
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Dhenkanal was a princely state of British India in what is now the state of Odisha . It was founded around 1530 by a Khurda Rajput and was a British protectorate from the beginning of the 19th century until 1947 . Dhenkanal had in 1941 an area of 3789 km² and 324,000 inhabitants.
Raja Shankar Pratap Singh (1918–56) joined the Eastern States Union in August 1947 . On January 1, 1948, this union was dissolved and Dhenkanal Orissa ( Odisha ) and thus India incorporated. On November 1, 1956, all princely states were dissolved. The Raja, who had belonged to the Indian Chamber of Commerce from 1929-46 , went into politics and was a member of the Orissa Parliament from 1957-61 and of the Upper House of India from 1964-65 .
literature
- Dhenkānāl State. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 11: Coondapoor to Edwardesābād. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, p. 319 .
- George B. Malleson: An historical sketch of the native states of India. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1875, ( digitized version ).
- Joseph E. Schwartzberg (Ed.): A historical atlas of South Asia (= Association for Asian Studies. Reference Series. 2). 2nd impression, with additional material. Oxford University Press, New York NY et al. 1992, ISBN 0-19-506869-6 .
Web links
Commons : Fürstentum Dhenkanal - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
