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Baramba State

Coordinates: 20°25′15″N 85°22′41″E / 20.42083°N 85.37806°E / 20.42083; 85.37806
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Baramba State
ବଡମ୍ବା ରାଜ୍ୟ
Vassal state of Maratha Confederacy (1751 - 1803)
Princely State of British India
1305–1948
Flag of Baramba
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Baramba State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1892
368 km2 (142 sq mi)
Population 
• 1892
29,772
History 
• Established
1305
1948
Succeeded by
India
Today part ofOdisha, India

Baramba State (Odia: ବଡମ୍ବା ରାଜ୍ୟ) was one of the princely states of India during the British Raj. It had its capital in Baramba town. The last ruler acceded to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948. Baramba state was made part of Cuttack district of Odisha in 1948.

History

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According to family and court records, Baramba State was founded in 1305 when the land comprising two villages, Sonkha and Mohuri, was granted by the then Eastern Ganga emperor Narasimha Deva II, to a wrestler Hatakeshwar Raut in recognition for his valour.[1][2][3] The last ruler of Baramba Princely State signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.

Maratha Rule

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In 1775 A.D., the Maratha government played the role of an arbiter in resolving boundary disputes between local chieftains. During this time, Padmanava Deva Birabar Mangaraj Mahapatra, the ruler of Baramba, faced an invasion by the Raja of Narasinghpur, who captured the strategic forts of Kharod and Ratapat. In his distress, the Raja of Baramba sought the intervention of the Maratha government. Acting as an impartial judge, the Marathas adjudicated the conflict and resolved the boundary issues by restoring the forts of Kharod and Ratapat to the Raja of Baramba, thus reinstating peace and order between the contesting parties.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS CUTTACK (PDF), GAD, Govt of Odisha, 1993, pp. 46–70
  2. ^ Cobden Ramsay (1910), Bengal Gazetteers Feudatory States Of Orissa, DLI, p. 129
  3. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 6, p. 433.
  4. ^ Ray, Bhabani Charan (1960). Orissa Under Marathas 1751-1803. p. 128-129.

20°25′15″N 85°22′41″E / 20.42083°N 85.37806°E / 20.42083; 85.37806