Korea State
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Koriya State
)
Korea State Koriya State | |||||||
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British India | |||||||
16th century–1948 | |||||||
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Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1941 | 4,224 km2 (1,631 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1941 | 126,874 | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 16th century | ||||||
• Independence of India | 1948 | ||||||
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Today part of | Koriya district, Chhattisgarh | ||||||
Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 369 |
Korea State, currently spelt as Koriya, was a
Surguja District of Central Provinces and Berar province. In January 1950, "Central Provinces and Berar" province was renamed Madhya Pradesh state. After November 2000, Korea and the former princely state of Changbhakar became Koriya district of Chhattisgarh
state.
Korea had an area of 1,631 square miles (4,220 km2) and a population of 126,874 as of 1941.[citation needed]
Location
The state of Korea, which included 400 villages, was in what is now Chhattisgarh state. It bordered
Changbhakar State
to the west.
History
Korea State was founded in the 17th century. The ruling family of Koriya were
Chauhan dynasty who came to Koriya from Rajputana in the 13th century and conquered the country. Before the coming of the Marathas
, it is alleged that the rajas of Koriya "lived in perfect independence, and never having been necessitated to submit to the payment of any tribute, they had no occasion to oppress their subjects." This situation changed in 1790 when Korea had to pay tribute to the Marathas.
Historically Korea State also seems to have had some indefinite feudal relations with Surguja, but the British government ignored this claim when Koriya was ceded to them by the
Bhonsle Raja of Nagpur
in 1818.
On 24 Dec 1819 the state became a British protectorate. Upon the extinction of the direct line in 1897, a distant collateral branch of the ruling family was recognized as successor by the British Raj.[3]
In 1891, the Raj decided that the five states of the Surguja group (
sanads were issued in 1899 formally recognizing them as feudatory states and defining their relations with the British Raj.[4]
Rulers
The rulers of the state have apparently always held the title of 'Raja' and were so recognized by the British as early as 1819.[5]
Rajas
- .... - .... Jit Rai Deo
- .... - .... Sagar Sahi Deo
- .... - .... Afhar Sahi Deo
- .... - .... Jahan Sahi Deo
- .... - .... Sawal Sahi Deo
- .... - .... Gajraj Singh Deo
- 1795 - Jun 1828 Gharib Singh Deo (b. 1745 - d. 1828)
- Jun 1828 - 1864 Amole Singh Deo (b. 1785 - d. 1864)
- 4 Apr 1864 - 1897 Pran Singh Deo (b. 1857/59 - d. 1897)
- 1897 - 18 Nov 1909 Sheo Mangal Singh Deo (b. 1874 - d. 1909)
- 18 Nov 1909 – 15 Aug 1947 Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo (b. 1901 - d. 1954)
See also
References
- ^ "Korea (Princely State)". Indian Rajputs.com. 25 March 1953.
- ^ "Accession of Korea State to the Dominion of India".
- ISBN 978-81-89559-32-8
- ISBN 81-89244-96-5
- ^ Princely States of India
External links
- Media related to Koriya State at Wikimedia Commons
- Dr. Sanjay Alung - Chhattisgarh ki poorv Riyaste aur Jamindariyaa - On line