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The early history of the district is obscure owing to the absence of written records. Its location in the hills, isolation from means of communication and the dense forests all around served to keep the district politically separate from the nearby plains on both sides. The earliest event that can be fixed with certainty is the acquisition of the tract by the [[Kingdom of Jeypore]] sometime in the 15th century. Before this, it was probably ruled by the Silavamsi Dynasty. Ruins of 10th century [[Jain]] temples in the district point to a presence of that sect as well. The Jeypore Rajas became tributaries to the [[Qutb Shahi Dynasty]] of [[Hyderabad]] by 1580. This suzerainty later passed to the [[East India Company]] when the [[Northern Circars]] were ceded to them by Emperor [[Shah Alam II|Shah Alam]] in 1765 | The early history of the district is obscure owing to the absence of written records. Its location in the hills, isolation from means of communication and the dense forests all around served to keep the district politically separate from the nearby plains on both sides. The earliest event that can be fixed with certainty is the acquisition of the tract by the [[Kingdom of Jeypore]] sometime in the 15th century. Before this, it was probably ruled by the Silavamsi Dynasty. Ruins of 10th century [[Jain]] temples in the district point to a presence of that sect as well. The Jeypore Rajas became tributaries to the [[Qutb Shahi Dynasty]] of [[Hyderabad]] by 1580. This suzerainty later passed to the [[Mughals]], the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] and finally descended to the [[East India Company]] when the [[Northern Circars]] were ceded to them by Emperor [[Shah Alam II|Shah Alam]] in 1765. | ||
After cession, the district formed a part of the [[Madras Presidency]] but was largely left in the hands of the local Zamindars owing to its remote location. For administrative purposes, the entire area from the foothills of the Eastern Ghats to the boundaries of [[Bastar state|Bastar State]] was added to the [[Vishakhapatnam District]]. This included the present day [[Rayagada district|Rayagada]], [[Malkangiri district|Malkangiri]] and [[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangpur]] districts as well. The Collector of the District functioned in an additional capacity as Agent to the [[Governor of Madras]] in this area and exercised significant powers of criminal justice, revenue and civil law. The usual Civil and Criminal procedure codes of [[British India]] were not applied and the tract was known as the Agency. In 1863, two Assistant Agents were appointed at Jeypore and [[Parvathipuram, Andhra Pradesh|Parvatipuram]] to aid the Agent in his duties. | After cession, the district formed a part of the [[Madras Presidency]] but was largely left in the hands of the local Zamindars owing to its remote location. For administrative purposes, the entire area from the foothills of the Eastern Ghats to the boundaries of [[Bastar state|Bastar State]] was added to the [[Vishakhapatnam District]]. This included the present day [[Rayagada district|Rayagada]], [[Malkangiri district|Malkangiri]] and [[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangpur]] districts as well. The Collector of the District functioned in an additional capacity as Agent to the [[Governor of Madras]] in this area and exercised significant powers of criminal justice, revenue and civil law. The usual Civil and Criminal procedure codes of [[British India]] were not applied and the tract was known as the Agency. In 1863, two Assistant Agents were appointed at Jeypore and [[Parvathipuram, Andhra Pradesh|Parvatipuram]] to aid the Agent in his duties. | ||