| Mayurbhanj State | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| c. 1508 | |||||||||
| c. 1751 | |||||||||
| c. 1803 | |||||||||
| 1947 | |||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
• Merged with Odisha | 1949 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Odisha, India | ||||||||
Mayurbhanj State (Odia: ମୟୂରଭଞ୍ଜ ରାଜ୍ୟ; colloquially Morbhanj) was one of the princely states of India during the British Raj.[1] It was one of the largest states of the Eastern States Agency and one of the four salute states of the Orissa States Agency.[1] The emblem of the state was two peacocks, for according to legend the ancestors of the rulers had originated from a peafowl's eyes.[2][1]
The state included a vast mountainous area inhabited by many different people and 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.
- ^ a b c d Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . 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