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{{About||the city in Rajasthan historically called Jeypore|Jaipur|the princely state|Kingdom of Jeypore}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jeypore
| settlement_type = [[City]]
| image_skyline =
| image_caption = Former royal palace, Jeypore
| pushpin_map = India Odisha#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha
| coordinates = {{coord|18|51|55|N|82|34|23|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Orissa Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Odisha]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Koraput district|Koraput]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1648
| founder = Maharajah Veer Vikram Dev
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Nagar Palika|Municipality]]
| governing_body = '''Jeypore Municipality'''
| leader_party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| leader_title = [[Jeypore (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_name = Tara Prasad Bahinipati
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 659
| population_total = 84,830
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web|title=Population by religion community – 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=Census of India, 2011|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825155850/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|archive-date=25 August 2015}}</ref>
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Jeypuriya
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Odia language|Odia]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 764001
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06854
| registration_plate = OD-10
| website =
| footnotes =
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}}
'''Jeypore''', is one of the largest towns and a place of historical significance in [[Koraput district]] in [[Odisha]]. The town was established as a capital of the [[Solar dynasty|Suryavanshi]] king, Maharaja Vir Vikram Dev in the mid 17th century. It was known as the kingdom of [[Kalinga (historical region)|Kalinga]] until the unrest caused by the rebellion of Balaram Dev III in 1711. The kingdom was defeated by the [[East India Company]] in 1777 and was made a [[Zamindar|Zamindari]] and later was promoted to a [[Princely state]] until its dissolution in the [[Dominion of India]] in [[Independence Day (India)|1947]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} Koraput District, Government Of Odisha {{!}} India|url=https://koraput.nic.in/history/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=koraput.nic.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Sciences|first=Indian Academy of|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=j8PpbDQNAwUC&q=jeypore+state&dq=jeypore+state&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihpv7EtJfxAhUGA3IKHdV6CjUQ6AEwBnoECAgQAw|title=Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences|date=1949|publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences|pages=35|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Majumdar|first=A|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?redir_esc=y&id=2J0fAAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=jeypore|title=The History and culture of the Indian people|date=1962|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan|pages=9, 189|language=en}}</ref>

The erstwhile kingdom was spread over the region of [[Uttarandhra]] and Southern Odisha. Jeypore is surrounded by hills of the [[Eastern Ghats]] and the [[Araku]] hills on three sides like a horseshoe with the western side opening up to [[Chhattisgarh]] in central India.

==History==
Before getting the name ‘Jeypore’ by the Suryavanshi kings this land was ruled by various dynasties like the Satavahanas, Ikshavakus, Nalas, Gangas and Shilavanshis. In 1443, Vinayak Dev the prince of Northern Kashmir married the only daughter of the Shilavanshi king and inherited the kingdom of Nandapur. {{cn|date=June 2021}}

In 1571, after the death of the Suryavanshi king, Maharajadhiraj Maharaja [[Vishwanath Dev Gajapati]], the kingdom under the kinship of his son Maharaja Balram Dev lost frequent battles to the [[Qutb Shahi dynasty|Qutb Shahi]] of [[Golconda Fort|Golconda]] and became a tributary kingdom. {{cn|date=June 2021}}

In 1649, Maharaja Veer Vikram Dev abandoned the old capital of Nandapur and founded Jeypore, located amidst hilly ranges and dense forests. It is believed that the continuous intrusion of the Qutb Shahi governor and his military which was weakening the administration of Nandapur forced the king to shift his capital to a strategically viable land. It remained a tributary for more than a century but in 1674, Maharaja Vishwambhar Dev defeated the Qutb Shahi Governor of Chicacole who administered on behalf of the Sultan of Golconda and claimed sovereignty. This king is known as the father of the feudal system of Jeypore because he established many zamindaris across the North Andhra and South Odisha region. However, the military coup executed by Balram Dev III against his brother Maharaja Ramchandra Dev in 1710 ensured the collapse of the kingdom. Many feudatories of Andhra claimed independence from Jeypore and the kingdom lost a large extent of territory. {{cn|date=June 2021}}

The kingdom faced many challenges but remained sovereign until the advent of the British in 1777. Maharaja Vikram Dev battled the enemies on two fronts but was defeated on both occasions and his kingdom was demoted to a Zamindari for its hostile stance towards the British. {{cn|date=June 2021}}

Even as a zamindari, the growth and development of Jeypore continued in the regime of Maharaja Ramchandra Dev III, Maharaja [[Vikram Dev III]], Maharaja Ramchandra Dev IV and the last official ruler, Maharaja [[Vikram Deo Verma]] (Vikram Dev IV). {{cn|date=June 2021}}

In 2013, Vishweshvar Dev was crowned as the [[pretender]] [[Maharaja]] of Jeypore becoming the twenty-seventh king on the 570th anniversary of the dynasty.<ref name="Jeypore hails its new lord">{{cite web |last1=Pattnaik |first1=Satyanarayan |title=Jeypore hails its new lord |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Jeypore-hails-its-new-lord/articleshow/18025343.cms |website=Times of India |publisher=Times of India |access-date=12 September 2019 |ref=jeypore hails its new lord}}</ref>

==Education==
There are several [[Odia language|Odia]] medium schools in the town such as Government Boys High School, Girls High School, Municipal High School No. I, II and III (girls), Upper Kolab Project High School, Saraswati Sishu vidya mandir, etc. The English medium schools are Modern English school, Jeypore Public school, Deepti Convent School, DAV Model Senior Secondary School, Redwoods English School and Noval Siddharth English Medium School.

Government Colleges include [[Vikram Dev College Jeypore]], which is one of the oldest and prominent colleges of Odisha established in 1947. The college started at the present P. G. Block was known as 'Jeypore College' from 1 July 1947. As a tribute to the philanthropist king, Rajarshi Vikram Deb Verma, the college was renamed to "Vikram Deb College" in 1961. Honors subjects teaching were imparted from during 1968–73 and Post Graduate courses were started from 1979. The other colleges being Govt. Women's College and Law College. Of late many private colleges have started in the town making the environment highly competitive. Among them, prominent are Narayani Junior College and vidwan institute of basic sciences.

Jeypore also has colleges offering professional courses such as [[Gopal Krushna College of Engineering & Technology]], which was established in the year 1989. Jeypore college of Pharmacy<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.pharmajeypore.org/ |title = Jeypore College of Pharmacy | Jeypore College of Pharmacy}}</ref> is another renowned pharmacy institute. Along with it various Engineering Diploma colleges are present namely Institute of engineering & Management (I.E.M),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iemjeypore.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325045355/http://www.iemjeypore.in/ |archive-date=25 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Hi-Tech Institute of Information & Technology]]<ref>http://www.hiitjeypore.org www.hiitjeypore.org</ref> and Jeypore School of Engineering and Technologies.

==Business and economy==
Though traditionally an agrarian economy, Jeypore is the business hub for southern [[Odisha]] as well as the bordering towns of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. There is high potential growth of this town due to high minerals, opportunities, resources around the district adding to all the facilities like rail, air in this town. There are many renowned industries in and around Jeypore. Business units include Sewa Paper Mills,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.biltpaper.com/network_plant.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322201935/http://www.biltpaper.com/network_plant.asp |archive-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> now a part of [[BILT]], and numerous rice & cashew processing units

==Politics==
After independence, in the first General Election held in 1952, Late Laichan Nayak was elected as the first MLA of Jeypore and reelected for a subsequent term in 1957. [[Raghunath Patnaik]] has been elected for 6 times to the state legislative assembly. Rabi Narayan Nanda has been elected for 3 successive terms starting from the assembly elections in 2000. Tara Prasad Bahinipati is the present MLA.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Odisha Legislative Assembly|url=https://odishaassembly.nic.in/|access-date=2020-07-01|website=odishaassembly.nic.in}}</ref>

Jeypore is part of [[Koraput (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

== External links ==

* [https://www.jeypore.net Jeypore.net]

==References==
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{{Koraput district}}
{{Municipalities of Odisha}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Koraput district]]

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