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|conventional_long_name =Vizianagaram Estate
|common_name = Vizianagaram
|nation = [[British India]]
|subdivision = [[Zamindari]]
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|event_start= Amala Raju (Founder of the Vizianagaram branch) of [[Pericchedi]] ruling clan builds Poosapaadu village, start of ruling family surname Poosapaati Vizianagaram
|year_end = 1949
|date_end =
|event_end = Abolition of the estate
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|stat_area1 = 7680
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[[File:West Entrance of the Vizianagaram fort 02.JPG|thumb|West Entrance of the Vizianagaram fort.]]
'''Vizianagaram Estate''' was a [[zamindari]] of the [[Madras Presidency]] in India.<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_345.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 24, p. 339.]</ref> The name is derived from its founder Raja Viziaram Raz (Vijayaram Raj) who established a sovereign kingdom by claiming independence from the [[Kingdom of Jeypore]] in 1711. It formed alliances with the [[French East India Company|French]] and [[East India Company|British East India Company]] to conquer the neighbouring principalities of [[Bobbili Estate|Bobbili]], [[Kurupam]], [[Paralakhemundi state|Paralakhemundi]] and the kingdom of Jeypore. However, they fell out with the British and as a result were attacked and defeated in the [[Battle of Padmanabham]]. They were annexed as a tributary estate like other principalities and remained so until their accession to the [[Dominion of India|Indian Union]] in 1949.<ref>[http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/v/vizianagram.html Vizianagram (Zamindari)]</ref>

The chieftains of Vijayanagaram claimed to be the descendants of one Veer Pratap of [[Rajasthan]] belonging to the [[Sisodia]] clan of [[Rajput]]. They migrated to [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] and settled down as chieftains of Pusapadu village in [[Prakasam district]] in Andhra Pradesh. Initially, the dynasty is called [[Pusapati]] for this particular reason. However, another theory suggests them of being descendants of [[Pericchedi|Pericchedis]].

==History==
They founded the city of [[Vizianagaram]], named it after Vijay Rama Raju, spelled with a Z to differentiate it from the [[Vijayanagar Empire]] in Hampi. They obtained the title of Gajapathi, after aiding the British forces of the [[Northern Circars]] against [[Vikram Dev]] I of [[Kingdom of Jeypore|Jeypore Kingdom]] in the 18th century.

In 1754, Pusapati Vijaya Rama Gajapathi Raju, of the ruling family of Vizianagaram, made an alliance with the [[France|French]], but a few years later the territory was ceded to the [[United Kingdom|British]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Vizianagram |volume=28 |page=165}}</ref> It remained under their control until independence in 1947.

[[Vizianagaram Fort]] was constructed in the year 1712–1714 A.D. Traditionally five Vijayas or signs of victory were present at the inception of this fortress. It was named Vizia-nagaram (place of victory) after its founder Vijaya Rama Raju and the foundations were laid on Tuesday (Jayavaram in [[Telugu language|Telugu]]), the tenth day ([[Vijayadashami|Vijayadasami]]) of the Dasara Festival in the year Vijaya of the [[Hindu calendar]]. In 1827 Maharajah Vijay Rama Gajapati Raju III had several honors conferred on him by the British Government. Lord Northbrook obtained for him the title of His Highness, and had his name enrolled among those of chiefs entitled to return visits from the Viceroy.

The revenue of the estate is nearly about 26lakhs by 1938 and nearly about 30 lakhs by the time of abolition. They paid a peskash of 4,96,580/- by 1877.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NwYBnQBJ2aUC&dq=kanchumarti&pg=PA458-IA31|title= Vizianagaram Zamindari peskash|last1= MacLean|first1= Charles Donald|year= 1879}}</ref>

After the [[Battle of Padmanabham]] they were reduced from the position of Princely State to Zamindari in 1794 and made the Permanent settlement in the year 1802-03. They were also conferred with Maharaja titles .

==List of title-holders==
The prominent people who have held this title include :

#Pusapati Amala Gajapati Raju (Founder)
#Pusapati Rachi Gajapati Raju
#Pusapati Tama Gajapati Raju
#Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I
#Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju
#Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapathi Raju II (1760–1794)
#Pusapati Narayanadev Gajapati Raju (1794–1845)
#Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju III (1845–1879)
#[[Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju]] (1850–1897)
#Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju IV (1897–1922)
#Pusapati Alakh Narayanadev Gajapati Raju (1922–1937)
#[[Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju]] (1945–1995). His eldest son is Ananda (below) and second son is [[Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju|Ashok Gajapati Raju]], the cabinet minister

===Other prominent members===
*[[Maharajkumar of Vizianagram|Vijayananda Gajapathi Raju]], better known as ''Vizzy'', a politician and former [[cricket]] [[Indian national cricket captains|captain]] of [[Indian cricket team|India]], was the Maharajkumar (prince) of Vizianagram, being the second son of Maharaja Vijayarama Gajapati Raju IV (1897–1922).
*[[Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju|Ashok Gajapati Raju]], younger brother of the present head of the family, is a prominent politician and the Union Cabinet Minister for [[Civil Aviation]] in the [[Narendra Modi]] cabinet.

==See also==
*[[Battle of Padmanabham]]
*[[List of zamindari estates in Madras Presidency]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1206600/ Dowager Rani Lalitha Kumari Devi ... vs The Raja Of Vizianagaram And Ors. on 25 April, 1952]
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[[Category:History of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Vizianagaram district]]
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