Mayurbhanj (State)
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| Late 17th century – 1949 | |||||
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| Capital | Baripada | ||||
| Form of government | Princely state (9 shot salute) | ||||
| surface | 10,989 km² | ||||
| population | 610,000 (1901) | ||||
| founding | End of 17th century | ||||
| resolution | November 9, 1948 | ||||
| State religion: Hinduism. Dynasty: Bhanja |
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Mayurbhanj was a princely state of British India in what is now the state of Odisha (formerly Orissa). Mayurbhanj had an area of 10,989 km² and 610,000 inhabitants in 1901. Its capital was the place Baripada .
According to legend, the principality was founded by a relative of the Rajas of Jaipur . The first Raja from the Bhanja - Rajput dynasty was Saveshwara Bhanj (1688–1711). Mayurbhanj was under the sovereignty of the Marathas until 1803 and was a British protectorate from 1829 to 1947 . Raja Krishna Chandra Bhanj Deo (1868-1882) was raised to Maharaja in 1877 .
The Maharaja stayed away from the Eastern States Union formed on August 1, 1947 , in which most of the princely states of Odishas and Chhattisgarhs had come together. While most of Orissa's states were annexed to India on January 1, 1948, Mayurbhanj initially remained independent. The reason for this was that Mayurbhanj, in contrast to the other absolutist states, had an elected parliament. On October 17, 1948, however, the Maharaja also signed the Instrument of Accession , ie the declaration of affiliation with India. Mayurbhanj was administered from November 9, 1948 by a Chief Administrator appointed by the Indian government and attached to Bihar. On January 1, 1949, it became part of Orissa (now Odisha) due to linguistic-cultural affiliations.
See also
literature
- George B. Malleson: An historical sketch of the native states of India. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1875, ( digitized version ).
- Mayūrbhanj. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 17: Mahbūbābād to Morādābād. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 241-244 .
- 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
- iiNet: Mayurbhanj (Princely State)
- Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Princely States
- http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html
Individual evidence
- ^ VP Menon : Integration of the Indian States . Orient Black Swan, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad (Telangana) 2014, ISBN 978-81-250-5451-1 , 7 The Orissa and Chattisgarh States, pp. 138–159 (English, bjplibrary.org [PDF] first edition: 1957). Integration of the Indian States ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
