Patna State was a
princely state in the
Eastern States Agency
The Eastern States Agency was an agency or grouping of princely states in eastern India, during the latter years of the British Raj. It was created in 1933, by the unification of the former Chhattisgarh States Agency and the Orissa States Agenc ...
of
India
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during the
British Raj
The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent,
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* It is also called Crown rule ...
. It had its capital at
Balangir. Its area was .
History
The foundation of the Patna kingdom was laid by
Ramai Deva of the
Chauhan dynasty
Chauhan, a name derived from the historical Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Chahamanas, a clan name associated with various ruling Rajput families in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan from seventh century onwards.
Subclans
Khichi Chauhan, ...
in 1360 CE when he overthrew Hattahamir Deb, the administrator of the region as the
Eastern Ganga Empire started weakening following invasions from the northern part of the subcontinent. The Chauhan reign eventually extended over the region under its cadet branches which included the kingdoms of
Sambalpur State,
Sonepur State
Sonepur, also known as Sonpur State, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Its ruler was entitled to a nine-gun salute. Formerly it was placed under the Central India Agency, but in 1905 it was transferr ...
and the zamindaries of
Khariar and Jarasingha. The history of the Chauhan rule in the region is also obtained from the 16th century palm-leaf manuscript
Kosalananda Kavya.
After Indian independence, Patna's last ruler
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo acceded to the newly independent
Dominion of India
The Dominion of India, officially the Union of India,
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* was an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations existing between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950. Until its Indian independence movement, independence, India had be ...
, on 1 January 1948 with the state forming much of the present day
Balangir district.
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, built a new career as an elected politician and served as
Chief Minister of Orissa from 8 March 1967 to 9 January 1971.
Rulers
The rulers of Patna state of the Chauhan Dynasty:
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Ramai Deva (1360–1380)
*Mahalinga Deva (1380–1385)
*Vatsaraja Deva (1385–1410)
*Vaijala Deva I (1410–1430)
*Bhojaraj Deva (1430–1455)
*Pratap Rudra Deva I (1455–1480)
*Bhupal Deva I (1480–1500)
*Vikramaditya Deva I (1500–1520)
*Vaijal Deva II (1520–1540)
*Bajra Hiradhara Deva (1540–1570)
*Narsingh Deva (1570–1577)
*Hamir Deva (1577–1581)
*Pratap Deva II (1581–1620)
*Vikramaditya Deva II (1620–1640)
*Mukunda Deva (1640–1670)
*Balaram Deva (1670–1678)
*Hrdesha Deva (1678–1685)
*Rai Singh Deva (1685–1762)
*Prithviraj Deva (1762–1765)
*Ramchandra Singh Deo I (1765–1820)
*Bhupal Singh Deo (1820–1848)
*Hiravajra Singh Deo (1848–1866)
*Pratap Singh Deo (1866–25 November 1878)
*Ramchandra Singh Deo II (25 November 1878-1895)
*Lal Dalganjan Singh Deo (1895–1910)
*Prithviraj Singh (1910–1924)
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Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (1924–1 January 1948)
Titular
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Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (1 January 1948 – 23 February 1975)
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Rajraj Singh Deo (23 February 1975 – April 2004)
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Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo is an Indian politician from Odisha and a member of the former royal family of Patna, Bolangir. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Deo is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha, holding the portfolios ...
(April 2004 – present)
Gallery
File:Harishankar Temple.jpg, Harishankar Temple
File:Nrusinghanath Temple.JPG, Nrusinghanath Temple
File:Gate of Nrusinghanath Temple1.JPG, Nrusinghanath Temple entrance
See also
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Eastern States Agency
The Eastern States Agency was an agency or grouping of princely states in eastern India, during the latter years of the British Raj. It was created in 1933, by the unification of the former Chhattisgarh States Agency and the Orissa States Agenc ...
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Political integration of India
Before it gained independence in 1947, India (also called the Indian Empire) was divided into two sets of territories, one under direct British rule (British India), and the other consisting of princely states under the suzerainty of the Briti ...
References
Rajput history
Princely states of Odisha
Balangir district
States and territories disestablished in 1948
Central Provinces
Balangir
14th-century establishments in India
1360 establishments in Asia
1948 disestablishments in India
Gun salute princely states
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