Sonepur State

Sonepur State
Sonpur State
ସୋନପୁର୍
Princely State of British India
1556–1948 →

Coat of arms

Sonepur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
History
 • Established 1556
 • Accession to the Union of India 1948
Area
 • 1901 2,347 km2 (906 sq mi)
Population
 • 1901 169,877 
Density 72.4 /km2  (187.5 /sq mi)
Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "article name needed". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

Sonepur (Odia: ସୋନପୁର୍; Hindi: सोनपुर), 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.[1] Formerly it was placed under the Central India Agency, but in 1905 it was transferred to the Eastern States Agency.[2] Its capital was Sonepur, the only significant town in the area. The former state's territory is in the present-day Subarnapur district, Odisha.

History

Sonepur state was founded in 1556. It was ruled by Rajputs belonging to the Chauhan dynasty. The state became a British protectorate on 13 Dec 1826. The ruling family was awarded with the title Raja Bahadur for services rendered to the British during the Sambalpur uprising.[3] The last ruler of this princely state signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.[4]

Rulers

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

Rajas

Maharajas

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sonepur Princely State (9 gun salute)
  2. ↑ Malleson, G. B.: An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984
  3. ↑ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
  4. ↑ Rajput Provinces of India - Sonepur
  5. ↑ Princely States of India

Coordinates: 20°50′N 83°55′E / 20.83°N 83.92°E / 20.83; 83.92

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