Athgarh State

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Athgarh State
Vassal state of Maratha Confederacy (1751 - 1803)
Princely State of British India
1178–1948
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Atgarh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1931
435.12 km2 (168.00 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931
42,351
History 
• Established
1178
1948
Succeeded by
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Raja Radhanath Deb Burman of Athgarh from Oriya Bhasha Kosh 1931 Radhanath Dev of Athgarh from Oriya Bhasha Kosh 1931.png
Raja Radhanath Deb Burman of Athgarh from Oriya Bhasha Kosh 1931

Athgarh was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded by Raja Niladri Bebarta Patnaik in 1178 and had its capital in Athgarh (Athagad) town. [1] It was made part of Cuttack district after its merger into the state of Odisha in 1948. The emblem of the state was Radha Krishna. [2]

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History

The founder of the state was Raja SriKaran Niladri Bhagirath Barman. He was the minister of the Raja of Puri, who conferred on him the title of Raja and gave him Athgarh for his services, or according to another account, as a dowry on marrying the Raja's sister. [3] [4] The Rajguru of Athgarh lived near Gada (Rani Mahal). Athgarh is alleged to have originally extended on the east as far as Parganas Cuttack and Dalijora, on the west up to Tigria princely state, on the north from Kapilas to Gobindpur, Baldiaband, Nadiali, Krishnaprasad and Pachimeshwar temple and on the south to Banki, Dompara, Matri and Patia. Kakhari and Tapankhand were annexed by the Mughals. Parajan and Bajrakot were given as religious endowments. Raja of Dhenkanal who married the daughter of Raja of Athgarh obtained possession of most of the villages of Majkuri Bisa. [5] During the British Raj, Athgarh was one of the Feudatory States of Orissa and acceded to India following the independence of India when the last ruler Raja Radhanath Bebarta Patnaik signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948. [6]

Rulers

The rulers of Athagarh princely state: [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Memoranda on the Indian States. Manager of Publications. 1938.
  2. ↑ Orissa (India) (1966). Orissa District Gazetteers: Cuttack. Superintendent, Orissa Government Press.
  3. ↑ "ATHGARH". 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 6, p. 121.
  5. ↑ Cobden-Ramsay, L. E. B. (2011). Feudatory States of Orissa: Bengal District Gazetteers. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN   978-81-7268-216-3.
  6. ↑ Mishra, D. P. (1998). People's Revolt in Orissa: A Study of Talcher. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN   978-81-7156-739-3.
  7. ↑ Princely States of India A-J

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