Badakhemundi estate, also known as Pedda Khimedi estate, was a zamindari in the

Ganjam district Ganjam is a district in the Indian state of Odisha. Ganjam's total area is 8,206 km² (3,168 mi²). The district headquarters is Chhatrapur. Ganjam is divided into three sub-divisions: Chhatrapur, Berhampur, and Bhanjanagar. As of ...

in the British period. It was an offshoot of

Parlakhemundi Paralakhemundi shortly known as Parala is district Headquarter of Gajapati district and one of the oldest Municipality established in 1885, in the Indian state of Odisha. The city and the district share its boundaries with Andhra Pradesh. The ...

. It had an area of 505 km² and a population of 40,650 inhabitants (1871) in 194 villages.Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 206
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History

The Khemundi kingdom, consisting of Parlakhemundi, Badakhemundi and Sanakhemundi, was under a single ruler until 1550, following which the Raja of Parlakhemundi, Subarnalinga Bhanu Deba granted parts of the Khemundi areas to his son Ananga Kesari Ramachandra Deba, whose son Chodanga Deba in turn divided the zamindari among his sons, splitting into two branches, with his eldest son Narasingha Deba inheriting Badakhemundi and the younger son Biswanath Deba inheriting Sanakhemundi in 1608. Two scions, Chandradeva Jenamani and Udhavadeva Jenamani of the Badakhemundi family were also instrumental in the foundation of the princely state of Hindol in 1554.

Bodhchandra Singh Maharaja Bodhchandra Singh or Bodhachandra Singh (1908–1955) was the last ruler of the princely state of Manipur (princely state), Manipur under the British Raj as well as the Dominion of India. He ruled between 1941 and 15 October 1949. Du ...

, the last raja of the

Manipur kingdom The Manipur Kingdom, also known as Meckley, was an ancient kingdom at the India–Burma frontier. Historically, Manipur was an independent kingdom ruled by a Ningthouja dynasty, Meitei dynasty. But it was also invaded and ruled over ...

, married Rajkumari Ram Priya Devi, the daughter of a raja of Badakhemundi. She became HH Srimati Maharani Tharendra Kishori on her marriage, and died in 1942.Kārāma Manimohana Siṃha: ijam Irabot Singh and political movements in Manipur B.R. Pub. Corp., 1989, p. 147

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