Kalahandi (state)
| Kalahandi | |||||
| 1005-1948 | |||||
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| Capital | Bhawanipatna | ||||
| Form of government | Princely state (9 shot salute) | ||||
| surface | 9700 km² | ||||
| population | 351,000 (1901) | ||||
| founding | 1005 | ||||
| resolution | January 1, 1948 | ||||
| State religion: Hinduism Dynasty: Nagvansi |
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Kalahandi (also Karond ) was a princely state of British India in what is now the state of Odisha . Its capital was the place Bhawanipatna .
The principality of the Nagvansi - Rajputs is said to have been founded by Raghunat Sai in 1005. In the course of the Marathas Wars Kalahandi had to recognize the suzerainty of the Marathas ; from the beginning of the 19th century until 1947 it was a British protectorate . Raja Brij Mohan Deo (1897-1939) was promoted to Maharaja . Kalahandi had an area of 9700 km² and 351,000 inhabitants in 1901.
The last maharaja joined the Eastern States Union in August 1947 . On January 1, 1948, this union was dissolved and Kalahandi Orissa (Odisha) and thus India incorporated. On November 1, 1956, all princely states were dissolved.
See also
literature
- Kālāhandī. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 14: Jaisalmer to Karā. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 292-295 .
- 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 .
