Ranpur State

Ranpur State
Ranpur State
Vassal state of Maratha Confederacy (1751 - 1803); Princely State of British India
17th cen–1948
	; Ranpur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area
• 1931	526 km2 (203 sq mi)
Population
• 1931	47,711
History
• Established	17th cen
• Accession to the Union of India	1948
	Succeeded by
India

Last updated July 21, 2024

Ranpur State was one of many small princely non-salute states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was one of the four native states located in present-day Nayagarh district, Odisha.

The state was bounded in the west by Nayagarh State and in all other directions by Puri district. It was very close to the seashore but had no coastline. Its southwestern part was thickly forested and was mostly uninhabited. The Ranpur ruling family claimed descent from the most ancient lineage of the princely rulers of the Orissa Tributary States. The capital of the state was Ranpur, a small town near Kalupara Ghat railway station where the Raja resided.^[1]^[2]

History

According to legendary tradition, Ranpur State is of very ancient origin. The legendary date of its foundation is placed some time in the 18th century BC^[3] when the founder, a hunter named Basara Basuk, having defeated a giant demon named Ranasura, established his rule in the area. The name of the place is derived from the demon's name and was initially known as Ranasurapura, shortened to Ranpur in the course of time.

The Ranpur state rulers claimed to be the most ancient of all the lineages of the Orissa Tributary States, with a list of generations of rulers covering a period of 3,600 years with the Raja declaring indigenous origin in an inquiry in 1814.^[1] According to the family history, the founder of the kingdom was Biswabasab, a Sabara who hailed from the Nilagiri hills region, established his rule in the region after subduing the Bhuiyas of the neighbouring villages.^[4] Later the chiefs received the title of Narendra from the Eastern Ganga monarch Ananga Bhimadeva owing to his prowess in battle.^[5]

Maratha Rule

In July 1764, Bhawani Bandit arrived in Orissa with a force of 5,000 horsemen. From the day of his arrival, Chirnna Sau entrusted the administration of Orissa to Bhawani Bandit, effectively making him the de facto Subahdar. Under Bhawani Bandit's leadership, the region saw a stabilization of power, including the suppression of the rebellious zamindar of Ranpur, thereby reinforcing Maratha control and ensuring a more orderly governance of the territory.^[6]

The state became a British protectorate in 1803 after the British defeated the Marathas in the Second Anglo-Maratha War and took over the region. The last Raja of Ranpur signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union, on 1 January 1948,^[7] merging his state into Odisha

Rulers

The rulers of Ranpur State:^[8]

Narayan Narendra (1683–1692)
Ramachandra Narendra (1692–1727)
Sarangadhar Bajradhar Narendra (1727–1754)
Narsingh Bajradhar Narendra (1754–1789)
Brujdaban Bajradhar Narendra (1789–1821)
Brajsundar Bajradhar Narendra (1821–1842)
Benudar Bajradhar Narendra Mahapatra (1842–12 July 1899)
Birbar Krishna Chandra Narendra Mahapatra (12 July 1899 – 21 June 1945)
Brajendra Chandra Singh Deo Bajradhar Narendra Mahapatra (21 June 1945 – 1 January 1948)

Titular

Brajendra Chandra Singh Deo Bajradhar Narendra Mahapatra (1 January 1948 – 1980)
Pradeep Chandra Singh Deo Bajradhar Narendra Mahapatra (1980–1982)
Dileep Chandra Singh Deo Bajradhar Narendra Mahapatra (1980–current)

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References

1 2 Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 240.
↑ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India . Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
↑ Ranpur (Princely State)
↑ Kanhu Charan Maharana (December 2014), Shakti Cult In Ranpur- A Case Study On Maninag Thakurani, Central India Journal of Historical And Archaeological Research CIJHAR, pp. 114–117
↑ Cobden Ramsay (1910), Bengal Gazetteers Feudatory States Of Orissa, DLI, p. 313
↑ Ray, Bhabani Charan (1960). Orissa Under Marathas 1751-1803. p. 39-40.
↑ ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS NAYAGARH (PDF), GAD, Govt of Odisha, 2015, pp. 39–45
↑ Princely States of India

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[IGI-1] 1 2 Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 240.

[2] Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India . Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.

[3] Ranpur (Princely State)

[4] Kanhu Charan Maharana (December 2014), Shakti Cult In Ranpur- A Case Study On Maninag Thakurani, Central India Journal of Historical And Archaeological Research CIJHAR, pp. 114–117

[5] Cobden Ramsay (1910), Bengal Gazetteers Feudatory States Of Orissa, DLI, p. 313

[6] Ray, Bhabani Charan (1960). Orissa Under Marathas 1751-1803. p. 39-40.

[7] ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS NAYAGARH (PDF), GAD, Govt of Odisha, 2015, pp. 39–45

[8] Princely States of India

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v t e Princely states of the Eastern States Agency during the British Raj
Bengal States Agency	Cooch Behar Tripura
Chhattisgarh States Agency	Bastar Changbhakar Chhuikandan Jashpur Kanker Kawardha Khairagarh Korea (Koriya) Nandgaon Raigarh Sakti Sarangarh Surguja Udaipur
Orissa States Agency	Athgarh Athmallik Bamra (Bamanda) Baramba Baudh Bonai Daspalla Dhenkanal Gangpur Hindol Kalahandi (Karond) Keonjhar Khandpara Kharsawan Mayurbhanj Narsinghpur Nayagarh Nilgiri Pal Lahara Patna Rairakhol Ranpur Seraikela Sonepur Talcher Tigiria
List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) Eastern States Agency Eastern States Union Chhattisgarh Division Chota Nagpur Division Chota Nagpur Tributary States Orissa Tributary States Sambalpur State Banki State