Rairakhol State

Coordinates: 21°45′N 84°58′E / 21.75°N 84.97°E / 21.75; 84.97
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Rairakhol State
ରେଢ଼ାଖୋଲ ରାଜ୍ୟ
Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1901
2,157 km2 (833 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
26,888
History 
• Established
1825
• 
Accession to the Union of India
1948
Succeeded by
India

Rairakhol State (

Chota Nagpur States and had its capital at Rairakhol (Redhakhol), located in the present-day Sambalpur district of Odisha
. It had an area of 2,157 square kilometres (833 sq mi) and a population of 26,888 in 1901, the average revenue was Rs.55,000 in 1904.

Most of the state was covered by forest where wild

Chasa caste was the predominant caste in the state.[1]

History

Although records are obscure but according to traditions, around 17th century a branch of Kadamba dynasty of the Bonai State was ruling in the region and the chiefs were feudatories of the Bamra State until the 18th century, when the rulers of the Sambalpur State freed it from its dependence.[1]

During the 19th century, Raja Bishan Chandra Jenamuni whose reign lasted 75 years, was recognized as Raja and in 1867 a

instrument of accession to the Indian Union.[4] The princely state then became part of the Sambalpur district
.

Rulers

The rulers of Rairakhol State of the Kadamba dynasty branch:[5]

  • 1 Bishan Chandra Jenamuni (1825 – 10 June 1900)
  • 2 Gaura Chandra Deo (10 June 19003 July 1906)
  • 3 Bir Chandra Jadumani Deo Jenamuni (3 July 19061 January 1948)

Titular

  • 3 Bir Chandra Jadumani Deo Jenamuni (1 January 194814 November 1973)
  • 4 Girish Chandra Jadumani Deo Jenamuni (14 November 19737 April 1975)
  • 5 Hari Shankar Jadumani Deo Jenamuni (7 April 197515 December 2014)
  • 6 Nav Chandra Deo (15 December 2014 - current)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 61.
  2. ^ ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS SAMBALPUR (PDF), GAD, Govt of Odisha, p. 84
  3. ^ Cobden Ramsay (1910), Bengal Gazetteers Feudatory States Of Orissa, DLI, p. 305
  4. ^ Rairakhol Princely State
  5. ^ "Imperial Gazetter of India, Volume 21, page 61 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library".

21°45′N 84°58′E / 21.75°N 84.97°E / 21.75; 84.97