Chota Nagpur Tributary States
| Chota Nagpur Tributary States | |||||||||
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| Group of British India | |||||||||
| 1821–1947 | |||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||
• 1881 | 41,580 km2 (16,050 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1881 | 678,002 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Accession to the Indian Union | 1947 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha | ||||||||
The Chota Nagpur Tributary States[1] or Chota Nagpur States were a group of non-salute states (minor princely states) at the time of British Raj, located on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. British suzerainty over the states was exercised through the government of the Bengal Presidency.
These states were nine in number and they became part of the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha following Indian Independence.[2]
History
In the 18th century, the states came within the
In October 1905, the exercise of British influence over the predominantly
In 1936, all nine states were transferred to the Eastern States Agency, the officials of which came under the direct authority of the Governor-General of India, rather than under that of any Provinces.
After Indian independence in 1947, the rulers of the states all chose to accede to the
In November 2000, the new states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand were separated from Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, respectively.
Princely States
The following princely states were collectively called 'Chhota Nagpur Tributary States' :
- Orissa States Agency (together with the Orissa Tributary States) :
- Chhattisgarh States Agency:
- Changbhakar
- Jashpur
- Koriya (Korea)
- Surguja (Sarguja)
- Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh) (not to be confused with the Mewar state Udaipur, in Rajasthan)
See also
References
- ^ Chota Nagpur Tributary States Gazetteer. Statistics, 1901-02
- ^ A. K. Lal (ed.), Social Exclusion: Essays in Honour of Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, Volume 1; p. 330
- Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 12. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford
- ^ Eastern States Agency. List of ruling chiefs & leading personages Delhi: Agent to Governor-General, Eastern States, 1936