Dayanidhi Birabar Harichandan

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Dayanidhi Birabar Harichandan
Raja
Raja of Talcher
Reignc. 1846 – c. 1873
Predecessor Bhagirath Birabar
Successor Ramchandra Birabar
Bornc. 1801
Diedc. 1873
House Flag of the Talcher Princely State.svg Talcher
Dynasty Gajapati

Dayanidhi Birabar Harichandan was the Raja of Talcher from 1846 until his death in 1873.

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Reign

He helped the British troops in 1847 to quell the rebellion of the Raja of Angul. [1] In recognition of this, the British Government conferred upon him the title of Mahendra Bahadur, along with the gift of a Khilat and an elephant. [1] He performed somayajna, which lasted for twenty-one days in 1854. [2] At the conclusion of the yajna, he was bestowed with the title of Rajarshi. [2] When the Orissa famine of 1866 occurred, he took prompt and comprehensive measures to provide sustenance for his subjects. [3]

Personal life

He had three wives and two concubines. [2] He had given his concubines two villages. [2] He devoted most of his time to studying scriptures and religious texts. [4]

Death

He died in 1873 and was succeeded by Ramchandra Birabar Harichandan. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Playne, Somerset (2012). Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa : their history, people, commerce, and industrial resources. Public Resource. New Delhi : Asian Educational Services. p. 600. ISBN   978-81-206-1964-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mishra, D. P. (1998). People's Revolt in Orissa: A Study of Talcher. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. pp. 54, 76, 80, 110. ISBN   978-81-7156-739-3.
  3. ↑ Senapati, Nilamani (1972). Orissa District Gazetteers: Dhenkanal. Cuttack: Superintendent, Orissa Government Press. pp. 59–60.
  4. ↑ Prasad Mishra, Debi (April 1991). Mohapatra, T.N.; Narayan Patnaik, Dr. Jitendra; Biswal, Bibekananda (eds.). "The Rulers of Talcher". Orissa Review. XLVII (9). Bhubaneswar: Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Orissa (published April 1999): 53. ISSN   0970-8669.
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