Sarangarh (State)
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| 91 AD – 1948 | |||||
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| Capital | Sarangarh | ||||
| Form of government | Princely State | ||||
| surface | 1399 km² | ||||
| population | 80,000 (1901) | ||||
| founding | 91 AD | ||||
| resolution | January 1, 1948 | ||||
| State religion: Hinduism Dynasty: Raj Gond |
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Sarangarh was a princely state of British India in what is now the Indian state of Chhattisgarh . Its capital was the place Sarangarh .
Sarangarh was originally part of the kingdom of Ratanpur , then of Sambalpur . From 1818 to 1947 it was a British protectorate . Sarangarh 1901 had an area of 1399 km² and 80,000 inhabitants.
The Raja joined the Eastern States Union in August 1947 . On January 1, 1948, this union was dissolved and Sarangarh was incorporated into Madhya Pradesh and India . On November 1, 1956, all princely states were dissolved. The last Raja, Naresh Chandra Singh (1946–56), went into politics and was a minister of several Madhya Pradesh governments; he retired from his career after serving as chief minister for thirteen days in 1969 . Since November 1, 2000, the area has belonged to the newly formed state of Chhattisgarh.
literature
- Imperial Gazetteer of India, 2nd A., 26 vol., Oxford 1908–1931
- Malleson, GB: An historical sketch of the native states of India , London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984
- Schwartzberg, Joseph E., Ed .: A historical atlas of South Asia , 2nd A., New York / Oxford 1992, ISBN 0-19-506869-6