Keonjhar
| Keonjhar | |||||
| 12th century – 1948 | |||||
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| Capital | Keonjhar | ||||
| Form of government | Princely state (9 shot salute) | ||||
| surface | 8019 km² | ||||
| population | 286,000 (1901) | ||||
| founding | 12th century | ||||
| resolution | January 1, 1948 | ||||
| State religion: Hinduism Dynasty: Kachwaha (Bhanja) |
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Keonjhar was a princely state of British India in what is now the state of Odisha . Its capital was the place Keonjhar (today's name: Kendujhar ).
It was created in the Middle Ages by dividing Mayurbhanj . Keonjhar was under the sovereignty of the Marathas until 1803 and was a British protectorate from 1829 to 1947 . In 1901 it had an area of 8019 km² and a population of 286,000.
The Raja joined the Eastern States Union in August 1947 . On January 1, 1948, this union was dissolved and Keonjhar was incorporated into Orissa (Odisha) and thus India . On November 1, 1956, all princely states were dissolved.
literature
- Keonjhar State. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 15: Karāchi to Kotāyam. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 202-203 .
- 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
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