Sonepur State
| Sonepur State Sonpur State | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princely StateofBritish India | |||||||
| 1650–1948 | |||||||
 Coat of arms
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 Sonepur State in theImperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Capital | Subarnapur | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 2,347 km2(906 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 169,877 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1650 | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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Sonepur,also known asSonpur State,[1]was one of theprincely statesofIndiaduring the period of theBritish Raj.Its ruler was entitled to a nine-gun salute.[2]Formerly it was placed under theCentral India Agency,but in 1905 it was transferred to theEastern States Agency.[3]Its capital wasSonepur,the only significant town in the area. The former state's territory is in the present-daySubarnapur district,Odisha.
History
[edit]The Sonepur state was founded in 1650 when the fourth Chauhan ruler ofSambalpurMadhukar Dev, conquered the region from theBhanja rulers of Boudhand entrusted it to his younger son Madan Gopal who hence became the founder of the Chauhan dynasty branch of Sonepur.[4][5]
The state came under the control of theBritish Empirepost the Maratha defeat and later king Niladhar Singh Deo was awarded titles for services rendered to the British during theSambalpur uprising.[6]
After Indian independence, Sonepur's last ruler acceded to the newly independentDominion of India,on 1 January 1948 with the state forming much of the present-daySubarnapur district.
Rulers
[edit]Ruling Chiefs of Sonepur
[edit]| Name | Date of birth | Reign began | Reign ended | Date of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madan Gopal Singh Deo | 1650 | 1680 | ||
| Lal Sai Singh Deo | 1680 | 1689 | ||
| Purusottam Singh Deo | 1689 | 1709 | ||
| Raj Singh Deo | 1709 | 1729 | ||
| Achal Singh Deo | 1729 | 1749 | ||
| Divya Singh Deo | 1749 | 1766 | ||
| Jarawar Singh Deo | 1766 | 1767 | ||
| Sobha Singh Deo | 1767 | 1781 | ||
| Prithvi Singh Deo | 1781 | 1841 | ||
| Niladhar Singh Deo | 1838 | 27 July 1841 | 9 September 1891 | |
| Pratap Rudra Singh Deo | 22 July 1853 | 9 September 1891 | 8 August 1902 | |
| Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo | 8 July 1874 | 8 August 1902 | 29 April 1937 | |
| Sudhansu Shekhar Singh Deo | 23 August 1899 | 29 April 1937 | 10 August 1963 | |
Titular
[edit]| Name | Date of birth | Reign began | Reign ended | Date of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bir Pratap Singh Deo | 31 July 1923 | 10 August 1963 | 28th December 1971 (deposed) | 24 November 1972 |
| Prithvi Bir Singh Deo | 24 November 1972 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911)..Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 416.
- ^Sonepur Princely State (9 gun salute)
- ^Malleson, G. B.:An historical sketch of the native states of India,London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984
- ^ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS SUBARNAPUR(PDF),GAD, Govt of Odisha, 2016, pp. 22–29
- ^Raghumani Naik (3 March 2018),GENEALOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CHAUHAN RULERS OF PATNAGARH IN WESTERN ORISSA: A STUDY,IRJHRSS,retrieved12 March2021
- ^Imperial Gazetteer of India,v. 23, p. 90.
