Princely state of British India in modern-day Odisha
Mayurbhanj State
Princely State of British India
c. 12th century–1948
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Mayurbhanj State in a 1901 map of the Imperial Gazetteer of India.
Capital
Khiching Haripur (c. 1400) Baripada (c. 1800)
Area
• 1901
10,982 km2 (4,240 sq mi)
Population
• 1901
610,383
History
• Established
c. 12th century
• Mughal rule
c. 1508
• Maratha rule
c. 1751
• British Raj
c. 1803
• Independent State
1947
• Accession to the Union of India
1948
• Merged with Odisha
1949
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Eastern Ganga dynasty
Dominion of India
Today part of
Odisha, India
Shri Hari Baladev Jiu Temple in Baripada, built under royal patronage.
Mayurbhanj State (Odia: ମୟୁରଭଞ୍ଜ ରାଜ୍ୟ; colloquially Morbhanj) was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj.[1] It was one of the largest states of the Eastern States Agency and one of the three states of the Bengal States Agency.[1] The emblem of the state were two peacocks for according to legend the ancestors of the ancient rulers originated from a peafowl's eyes.[2][1]
The state included a vast mountainous area inhabited by many different people groups such as the Santal, Munda, Ho and Kisan people.[3] Its former territory lies in the present-day state of Odisha, bordering West Bengal. The capital of the state was the town of Baripada[1] since the 15th century and Daspur was another important town. Large tracts of Mayurbhanj State were covered with forest.
^ abcdChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Morbhanj" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 820.
^Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 242.
^The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India
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