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{{Infobox former subdivision
|native_name = ମୟୁରଭଞ୍ଜ ରାଜ୍ୟ
|conventional_long_name =Mayurbhanj State
|common_name = Mayurbhanj
|nation = [[British India]]
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]
|era =
|year_start = 12th century
|date_start =
|event_start=
|year_end = 1949
|date_end =
|event_end= [[Independence of India|Accession to the Union of India]]
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 =Eastern Ganga dynasty
|s1 = India
|flag_p1 =
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag =Flag_of_Mayurbhanj.png
|image_coat = Coat of Arms of Mayurbhanj.png
|image_map = Orissa Tributary States-IGI.jpg
|image_map_caption = Mayurbhanj State in a 1901 map of the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]].
|stat_area1 = 10982
|stat_year1 =1901
|stat_pop1 = 610,383
|today = [[Odisha]], India
|footnotes =
}}
[[File:Shri Hari Baladev Jiu Temple Baripada.jpg|thumb|280px|Shri Hari Baladev Jiu Temple in Baripada, built under royal patronage.]]
[[File:Dance of Santal tribe -Mayurbhanj Odisha.JPG|thumb|280px|Dance of the [[Santal people]] in the Mayurbhanj area.]]
[[File:Tribal Population of Mayurbhanj State.jpg|thumb|280px|Tribal Population of Mayurbhanj State.]]
'''Mayurbhanj State''' (or Morbhanj) ({{lang-or|ମୟୁରଭଞ୍ଜ ରାଜ୍ୟ}}) was one of the [[princely state]]s of [[India]] during the period of the [[British Raj]].<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Morbhanj |volume=18 |page=820}}</ref> It was one of the largest states of the [[Eastern States Agency]] and one of the three states of the [[Bengal States Agency]].<ref name=EB1911/> The emblem of the state were two [[peacock]]s for according to legend the ancestors of the ancient rulers originated from a peafowl's eyes.<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_248.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 242.]</ref><ref name=EB1911/>

The state included a vast [[mountainous]] area inhabited by many different people groups such as the [[Santal people|Santal]], [[Munda people|Munda]], [[Ho people|Ho]] and [[Kisan people]].<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20583/20583-h/20583-h.htm The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India]</ref> Its former territory lies in the present-day state of [[Odisha]], bordering [[West Bengal]]. The capital of the state was the town of [[Baripada]]<ref name=EB1911/> since the 15th century and [[Daspur]] was another important town. Large tracts of Mayurbhanj State were covered with forest.

==History==
{{See also|Bhanj dynasty|Mayurbhanj Palace|Mayurbhanj State Railway}}

The rulers of Mayurbhanj state were descendants of the [[Bhanja dynasty]] of the Khijjinga mandala of the ancient local Kshatriya lineage.<ref>{{citation |title=Kshatriyaization and social change: A Study in Orissa setting |publisher=Popular Prakashan |url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/83630303.pdf |author=Hermann Kulke |page=404 |date=1976 }}</ref> According to the early inscriptions of Ranabhanja and Rajabhanja, the dynasty has its origins from the mythical peahen likely pointing out to the early peafowl related traditions of the Ancient Bhanja clans which is observed on their emblems which is also shared by the successive branches.<ref>{{citation|title=Bhanja Dyansty of Mayurbhanja and their ancient capital at Khiching |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126590/page/n3/mode/2up |publisher=AD, Mayurbhanj |last=Chanda |first=Ramapradas |date=1929}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=THE BHANJA KINGS OF ORISSA |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44140816?read-now=1&refreqid=excelsior%3A1466091e0b57ec0f41bdb1bdf0c561c5&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents |publisher=Indian History Congress |last=Sahu |first=NK |date=1956}}</ref>

Their influence likely declined with the dominance of the Somavamshis in the [[Utkal]] region but centuries later came back to prominence in the region with the rise of the [[Eastern Ganga dynasty]] after uniting the three realms of Trikalinga with the Bhanjas as their feudatories. Traditions point to numerous origins of the dynasty but lack of records renders them unlikely although it is generally accepted that the founder, Adi Bhanja of the 12th century established the current dynasty of the Mayurbhanj state with his brother Jyoti Bhanja founding the [[Keonjhar State]] succeeding from the Khijjinga Adi Bhanja dyansty.<ref>{{citation |title=ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS MAYURBHANJ |publisher=GAD, Govt of Odisha |url=http://gopabandhuacademy.gov.in/sites/default/files/gazetter/Mayurbhanj_Gazetteer.pdf |pages=61-66 |date=1990 }}</ref>

Mayurbhanj State had been under [[Maratha]] rule during the 18th century and became a [[British protectorate]] in 1829, many years after the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]].
During the British Raj the kings of Mayurbhanj pioneered the upliftment of the region. Under their enlightened rule Mayurbhanj became one of the most progressive areas. The Bhanj kings established the first medical college of the state in [[Cuttack]], donating funds and land for the establishment of higher education institutions such as [[Ravenshaw College]] and welfare schemes, such as the one undertaken by the [[Evangelical Missionary Society of Mayurbhanj]] (EMSM), established in 1895 at the instance of Maharaja [[Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo]].<ref>[http://www.hvk.org/specialrepo/wadhwa/Graham.html Special Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409123228/http://www.hvk.org/specialrepo/wadhwa/Graham.html |date=9 April 2011 }} at Hindu Vivek Kendra website</ref> [[Mayurbhanj Palace]] was built by Maharani Sumitra Devi Bhanj Deo in 1804.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mayurbhanj palace in shambles|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20111015/1851002.html|accessdate=15 January 2013|newspaper=Web India 123|date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mayurbhanj palace wallows in royal neglect|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-29/bhubaneswar/30336347_1_heritage-building-buckingham-palace-ghat|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214170802/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-29/bhubaneswar/30336347_1_heritage-building-buckingham-palace-ghat|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 December 2013|accessdate=15 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 October 2011}}</ref>

The [[Mayurbhanj State Railway]] was started by the erstwhile ruler of Mayurbhanj [[Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo|Maharaja Shri Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo]]. The first section of 52 km from [[Rupsa, India|Rupsa]] to [[Baripada railway station]] being opened for traffic on 20 January 1905.<ref>Malleson, G. B.: ''An historical sketch of the native states of India,'' London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984</ref>

After the [[independence of India]], Mayurbhanj state under Maharaja Pratap Chandra Bhanjdeo [[instrument of accession|acceded]] to the Indian Union on 1 January 1949 and was merged with [[Orissa Province]], which became later the state of [[Odisha]].

==Rulers==
The rulers of Mayurbhanj State of the [[Bhanj dynasty]].<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html Princely States of India]</ref> They were entitled to a 9 [[salute state|gun salute]].<ref>[http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/m/mayurbhanj.html Mayurbhanj Princely State (9 gun salute)]</ref>

*Adi Bhanj (?Adi Bhanj II of the Bhanj dynasty) (12th cen CE)
*...
*Savesvara Bhanj Deo (1688 – 1711)
*Viravikramaditya Bhanj Deo (1711 – 1728)
*Raghunath Bhanj Deo (1728 – 1750)
*Chakradhar Bhanj Deo (1750 – 1761)
*Damodar Bhanj Deo (1761 – 1796)
*Rani Sumitra Devi (f) - Regent of Mayurbhanj (1796 – 1810)
*Rani Jamuna Devi (f) - Regent of Mayurbhanj (1810 - 1813)
*Tribikram Bhanj Deo (1813 – 1822)
*Jadunath Bhanj Deo (1822 – 1863)
*Shrinath Bhanj Deo (1863 – 1868)
*Krishna Chandra Bhanj Deo (1868 – 29 May 1882)
*[[Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo]] (29 May 1882 – 22 February 1912)
*Purna Chandra Bhanj Deo (22 February 1912 – 21 April 1928)
*Pratap Chandra Bhanj Deo (21 Apr 1928 – 1 January 1949)

===Titular===
*Pratap Chandra Bhanj Deo (1 January 1949 – 1968)
*Pradeep Chandra Bhanj Deo (1968 – 15 September 2000)
*Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo (15 September 2000 – current)

==See also==
*[[Mayurbhanj Palace]]
*[[Mayurbhanj State Railway]]
*[[Shri Ramachandra Bhanj Medical College]]
*[[Eastern States Agency]]
*[[Political integration of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
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*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Mayurbhanj-palace-wallows-in-royal-neglect/articleshow/10534292.cms Mayurbhanj palace wallows in royal neglect]
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