Daspalla State

Daspalla State
ଦଶପଲ୍ଲା
Daspalla State; ଦଶପଲ୍ଲା
Princely State of British India
1498–1948
	Flag
	; Daspalla State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area
• 1901	1,471 km2 (568 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	51987
History
History
• Established	1498
• Accession to the Union of India	1948
	Succeeded by
India

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Daspalla State (Odia: ଦଶପଲ୍ଲା was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Its capital was Kunjabangarh, located in present-day Nayagarh district, Odisha.

History[edit]

The region of Daspalla used to be a part of Baudh State ruled by the kings of Bhanj dynasty. Around the late 1400s, roughly 1498 the Raja of Baudh made his brother Naren Bhanj the chieftain of the region. Eventually due to political intrigues, he seceded from the Baudh kingdom and laid the foundation of the Daspalla kingdom along with help from the neighouring rulers of Khandpara State.^[1]^[2]

The state aceeded to India in 1948 following independence and the merged into the Nayagarh district of Odisha.

Rulers[edit]

The rulers of Daspalla of the Bhanj dynasty:

Naren Bhanja (1498 CE)
...
Chakradhar Deo Bhanja (1653–1701)
Padmanav Deo Bhanja (1701–1753)
Trilochan Deo Bhanja (1753–1775)
Makunda Bhank Deo Bhanja (1775–1795)
Guri Charan Deo Bhanja (1795–1805)
Krishna Chanda Deo Bhanja (1805–1845)
Madhusudan Deo Bhanja (1845–1861)
Narsimha Deo Bhanja (1861–1873)
Chaitan Deo Bhanja (1873–19 April 1897)
Narayan Deo Bhanja (19 April 1897–11 Dec 1913)
Kishor Chandra Deo Bhanja (11 December 1913–1 January 1948)

Titular[edit]

Kishor Chandra Deo Bhanja (1 January 1948–16 January 1960)
Purna Chandra Deo Bhanja (16 January 1960–19th June 2006)
Digvijay Deo Bhanja (19th June 2006–current)

References[edit]

↑ ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS NAYAGARH (PDF), GAD, Govt of Odisha, 2015, p. 42
↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 200.

Coordinates: 20°21′N 84°51′E / 20.350°N 84.850°E / 20.350; 84.850

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[1] ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS NAYAGARH (PDF), GAD, Govt of Odisha, 2015, p. 42

[IGI-2] Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 200.

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[2]

v t e Princely states of the Eastern States Agency during the British Raj
Bengal States Agency	Cooch Behar Tripura
Chhattisgarh States Agency	Bastar Changbhakar Chhuikandan Jashpur Kanker Kawardha Khairagarh Korea (Koriya) Nandgaon Raigarh Sakti Sarangarh Surguja Udaipur
Orissa States Agency	Athgarh Athmallik Bamra (Bamanda) Baramba Baudh Bonai Daspalla Dhenkanal Gangpur Hindol Kalahandi (Karond) Keonjhar Khandpara Kharsawan Mayurbhanj Narsinghpur Nayagarh Nilgiri Pal Lahara Patna Rairakhol Ranpur Seraikela Sonepur Talcher Tigiria
List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) Eastern States Agency Eastern States Union Chhattisgarh Division Chota Nagpur Division Chota Nagpur Tributary States Orissa Tributary States Sambalpur State Banki State

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