Sonepur State

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Sonepur State
Sonpur State
ସୋନପୁର୍
Princely State of British India
1556–1948 →

Coat of arms of Sonpur

Coat of arms
Location of Sonpur
Sonepur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
History
 •  Established 1556
 •  Accession to the Union of India 1948
Area
 •  1901 2,347 km2 (906 sq mi)
Population
 •  1901 169,877 
Density 72.4 /km2  (187.5 /sq mi)
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Sonepur (Odia: ସୋନପୁର୍; Hindi: सोनपुर), also known as Sonpur State, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Its ruler was entitled to a nine gun salute.[1] Formerly it was placed under the Central India Agency, but in 1905 it was transferred to the Eastern States Agency.[2] Its capital was Sonepur, the only significant town in the area. The former state's territory is in the present-day Subarnapur district, Odisha.

History

Sonepur state was founded in 1556. It was ruled by Rajputs belonging to the Chauhan dynasty. The state became a British protectorate on 13 Dec 1826. The ruling family was awarded with the title Raja Bahadur for services rendered to the British during the Sambalpur uprising.[3] The last ruler of this princely state signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.[4]

Rulers

The ancient rulers of Sonepur State bore the title of 'Raja'. The last two had the title of 'Maharaja'.[5]

Rajas

  • 1680 - 1700 Purusottam Singh Deo (d. 1700)
  • 1700 - 1725 Raj Singh Deo (d. 1725)
  • 1725 - 1750 Achal Singh Deo (d. 1750)
  • 1750 - 1770 Divya Singh Deo (d. 1770)
  • 1770 - 1771 Jarawar Singh Deo (d. 1771)
  • 1771 - 1786 Sobha Singh Deo (d. 1786)
  • 1786 - 1841 Prithvi Singh Deo (d. 1841)
  • 1802 - 1822 Rani Laxmipriya Devi (f) -Regent
  • 1841 - 9 Sep 1891 Niladhar Singh Deo (b. 1837 - d. 1891)
  • 1841 - 1847 Bapu Dalpat Rai -Regent
  • 1847 - 1855 Rani Gundicha Devi (f) -Regent (d. af.1862)
  • 11 Sep 1891 - 8 Aug 1902 Pratap Rudra Singh (b. 1853 - d. 1902)
  • 8 Aug 1902 - 8 Nov 1908 Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo (b. 1874 - d. 1937)

Maharajas

  • 8 Nov 1908 - 29 Apr 1937 Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo (s.a.) (from 1 Jan 1918, Sir Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo)
  • 29 Apr 1937 - 15 Aug 1947 Sudhansu Shekhar Singh Deo (b. 1899 - d. 1963)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sonepur Princely State (9 gun salute)
  2. ↑ Malleson, G. B.: An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984
  3. ↑ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
  4. ↑ Rajput Provinces of India - Sonepur
  5. ↑ Princely States of India

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