Korea State

"Koriya" redirects here. For the present-day district, seeKoriya district.

Not to be confused withEight Provinces of KoreaorKorea Strait.

Korea State Koriya State
Princely StateofBritish India
16th century–1948
Flag
Korya State in theImperial Gazetteer of India
Area
• 1941	4,224 km2(1,631 sq mi)
Population
• 1941	126,874
History
• Established	16th century
•Independence of India	1948
Succeeded by India
Today part of	Koriya district,Chhattisgarh
Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer.(New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 369

Car of RajaRamanuj Pratap Singh Deo,aHumberwith landaulette body byThrupp & Maberly,1932

Korea State,currently spelt asKoriya,was a smallprincely statein the BritishEmpire of India.After Indian independence in 1947, the ruler of Koreaaccededto theUnion of Indiaon 1 January 1948, and Koriya was made part ofSurguja DistrictofCentral Provinces and Berarprovince. In January 1950, "Central Provinces and Berar" province was renamedMadhya Pradeshstate. After November 2000, Korea and the former princely state ofChangbhakarbecameKoriya districtofChhattisgarhstate.

Korea had an area of 1,631 square miles (4,220 km²) and a population of 126,874 as of 1941.

Location

The state of Korea, which included 400 villages, was in what is now Chhattisgarh state. It borderedRewato the north and southwest;Surguja Stateto the east; the British district ofBilaspur(Central Provinces) to the south; andChangbhakar Stateto the west.

History

Korea State was founded in the 17th century. The ruling family of Koriya wereRajputsof theChauhandynasty who came to Koriya fromRajputanain the 13th century and conquered the country. Before the coming of theMarathas,it is alleged that the rajas of Koriya "lived in perfect independence, and never having been necessitated to submit to the payment of any tribute, they had no occasion to oppress their subjects." This situation changed in 1790 when Korea had to pay tribute to the Marathas.

Historically, Korea State also seems to have had some indefinite feudal relations with Surguja, but the British government ignored this claim when Koriya was ceded to them by theBhonsleRaja ofNagpurin 1818. On 24 Dec 1819 the state became aBritish protectorate.Upon the extinction of the direct line in 1897, a distant collateral branch of the ruling family was recognized as successor by the British Raj.

In 1891, the Raj decided that the five states of the Surguja group (Surguja,Udaipur,Jashpur,Korea, andChangbhakar), as well as the states ofBonai,Gangpur,Seraikela,andKharsawan,formerly known as the Tributary Mahals ofChhota Nagpur,were not part of British India, and revisedsanadswere issued in 1899, formally recognizing them as feudatory states and defining their relations with the British Raj.

Rulers

The rulers of the state have apparently always held the title of 'Raja' and were so recognized by the British as early as 1819.

Rajas

• .... -.... Jit Rai Deo
• .... -.... Sagar Sahi Deo
• .... -.... Afhar Sahi Deo
• .... -.... Jahan Sahi Deo
• .... -.... Sawal Sahi Deo
• .... -.... Gajraj Singh Deo
• 1795 - Jun 1828 Gharib Singh Deo (b. 1745 - d. 1828)
• Jun 1828 - 1864 Amole Singh Deo (b. 1785 - d. 1864)
• 4 Apr 1864 - 1897 Pran Singh Deo (b. 1857/59 - d. 1897)
• 1897 - 18 Nov 1909 Sheo Mangal Singh Deo (b. 1874 - d. 1909)
• 18 Nov 1909 – 15 Aug 1947Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo(b. 1901 - d. 1954)

See also

• Eastern States Agency
• Chirmiri
• Manendragarh

External links

• Media related toKoriya Stateat Wikimedia Commons
• Dr. Sanjay Alung - Chhattisgarh ki poorv Riyaste aur Jamindariyaa - On line