| Sambalpur State ସମ୍ବଲପୁର | |||||||
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Princely State of British India | |||||||
| 1570–1848 | |||||||
 Former state of Sambalpur as a British district in pink in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Capital | Sambalpur | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 1,399 km2 (540 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 79,900 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Foundation of the state | 1570 | ||||||
• Annexed by the British Raj | 1848 | ||||||
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Sambalpur State, also known as Hirakhand Kingdom, was a kingdom founded in 1570. It ruled over Western Odisha and Eastern Chhattisgarh in central-eastern India prior to the Maratha occupation in 1800 AD. From 1849 AD, it was integrated with British Raj as a British District. Its capital was present-day Sambalpur city in Western Odisha.