Sonepur State

Sonepur also known as Sonpur State,[1] was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Its ruler was entitled to a nine gun salute.[2] Formerly it was placed under the Central India Agency, but in 1905 it was transferred to the Eastern States Agency.[3] Its capital was Sonepur, the only significant town in the area. The former state's territory is in the present-day Subarnapur district, Odisha.

Sonepur State
Sonpur State
Princely State of British India
1556–1948
Coat of arms

Sonepur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1901
2,347 km2 (906 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
169,877
History 
• Established
1556
1948
Succeeded by
India

History

Sonepur state was founded in 1635. The state became a British protectorate on 13 December 1826. The ruling family was awarded with the title Raja Bahadur for services rendered to the British during the Sambalpur uprising.[4] The last ruler of this princely state signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.

Rulers

The ancient rulers of Sonepur State bore the title of 'Raja'. The last two had the title of 'Maharaja'.[5]

Rajas
  • 1680 – 1700 Purusottam Singh Deo (d. 1700)
  • 1700 – 1725 Raj Singh Deo (d. 1725)
  • 1725 – 1750 Achal Singh Deo (d. 1750)
  • 1750 – 1770 Divya Singh Deo (d. 1770)
  • 1770 – 1771 Jarawar Singh Deo (d. 1771)
  • 1771 – 1786 Sobha Singh Deo (d. 1786)
  • 1786 – 1841 Prithvi Singh Deo (d. 1841)
  • 1802 – 1822 Rani Laxmipriya Devi (f) -Regent
  • 1841 – 9 September 1891 Niladhar Singh Deo (b. 1837 – d. 1891)
  • 1841 – 1847 Bapu Dalpat Rai -Regent
  • 1847 – 1855 Rani Gundicha Devi (f) -Regent (d. af.1862)
  • 11 Sep 1891 – 8 August 1902 Pratap Rudra Singh (b. 1853 – d. 1902)
  • 8 August 1902 – 8 November 1908 Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo (b. 1874 – d. 1937)

Maharajas
  • 8 November 1908 – 29 April 1937 Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo (s.a.) (from 1 January 1918, Sir Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo)
  • 29 Apr 1937 – 15 August 1947 Sudhansu Shekhar Singh Deo (b. 1899 – d. 1963)

See also

References
  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sonpur" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 416.
  2. Sonepur Princely State (9 gun salute)
  3. Malleson, G. B.: An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984
  4. Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
  5. Princely States of India

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