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{{Short description|Raja of Sonepur from 1840 to 1891}}

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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Niladhar Singh Deo
| title = Raja of Sonepur
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| succession = 10th [[Sonepur State|Raja of Sonepur]]
| reign = 27 July 1841{{sndash}}{{avoid wrap|9 September 1891}}
| coronation = 30 August 1841
| predecessor = Prithvi Singh Deo
| successor = [[Pratap Rudra Singh Deo]]
| birth_date = 1838
| birth_place = [[Subarnapur, Odisha|Sonepur]], Odisha, India
| death_date = {{death date|1891|10|09|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Subarnapur, Odisha|Sonepur]], Odisha, India
| spouse = Durga Devi
| father = Prithvi Singh Deo
| mother = Gundicha Devi
| issue = {{Plainlist|
* [[Pratap Rudra Singh Deo]]
* Bir Kalap Singh Deo
* Bir Bahadur Singh Deo
* Bir Mihir Singh Deo
* Jang Bahadur Singh Deo
}}
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
}}

'''Niladhar Singh Deo,''' known as '''''Niladrinath Singh Deo''''' (1838 – 9 September 1891), was Raja of [[Sonepur State|Sonepur]] from 1841 until his death in 1891.

== Biography ==
He was born in 1838 to Prithvi Singh Deo and his wife Gundicha Devi.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7CZuAAAAMAAJ |title=The Orissa Historical Research Journal |date=1999 |publisher=Superintendent of Research and Museum |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lethbridge |first=Sir Roper |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3kwoAAAAYAAJ |title=The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire |date=1893 |publisher=Macmillan |language=en}}</ref> He succeeded his father on 27 July 1841 as a minor.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I_cvAQAAIAAJ |title=Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India |date=1996 |publisher=Anmol Publications |isbn=978-81-7041-859-7 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Orissa (India) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2SULAQAAIAAJ |title=Orissa District Gazetteers: Balangir |date=1968 |publisher=Superintendent, Orissa Government Press |language=en}}</ref> He was educated and trained in matters of statecraft by his mother, Gundicha Devi.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Mazumdar |first=B. C. |url=http://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.10193 |title=Chohan rulers of Sonpur |date=1925}}</ref> He gained an intimate acquaintance with English and could converse in it with ease and fluency.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Nāẏaka |first=Pabitra Mohana |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_zZuAAAAMAAJ |title=The Voice of Silence: Sonepur Durbar and Indian Cultural Traditions |date=2001 |publisher=Orissa Sahitya Akademi |isbn=978-81-7586-058-2 |language=en}}</ref> He used to read historical works in English.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /> [[Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet|Sir Richard Temple]] described him in 1863 as "fairly verseü in English," and that "considering the isolated country where he lives, his comparative enlightenment is a matter for gratification, almost for surprise."<ref name=":2" /> Besides [[English language|English]], he was equally well-versed and proficient in [[Odia language|Odia]], [[Urdu]], [[Sanskrit]], and [[Bengali language|Bengali]].<ref name=":2" /> He was extremely popular and very loyal.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vadivelu |first=A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LfoxAQAAMAAJ |title=The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India |date=1915 |publisher=G.C. Loganadham |language=en}}</ref> He obtained the title of Raja Bahadur for meritorious services rendered to British Government during the Sambalpur insurrection.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last1=Cotton |first1=James Sutherland |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F0YoAAAAYAAJ |title=Imperial Gazetteer of India ... |last2=Burn |first2=Sir Richard |last3=Meyer |first3=Sir William Stevenson |date=1908 |publisher=Clarendon Press |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ld5AAQAAMAAJ |title=Who's who in India |date=1911 |publisher=Newul Kishore Press |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He died on 9 September 1891, and was succeeded by [[Pratap Rudra Singh Deo]] as Raja of Sonepur.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Department |first=India Foreign and Political |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h8wkAQAAIAAJ |title=United Provinces, Oudh, Bengal, Central Provinces |date=1909 |publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:1838 births]]
[[Category:1891 deaths]]
[[Category:Rajas of Sonepur]]
[[Category:People from Subarnapur district]]
[[Category:19th-century Indian monarchs]]

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