Bhoi dynasty

Bhoi dynasty
  • 1541–1560
  • 1568–1947
Extent of the Khurda Kingdom in 18th century (c. 1720s-1740s)
Extent of the Khurda Kingdom in 18th century (c. 1720s-1740s)
CapitalCuttack (1541–1560)
Khurda (1568–1804)
Puri (1809-1947)
Common languagesOdia
Religion
Hinduism
GovernmentMonarchy
Gajapati 
• 1541-1548
Govinda Vidyadhara
• 1548-1557
Chakrapratapa
• 1557-1558
Narsimha Ray Jena
• 1558-1560
Raghuram Ray Chotaraya[1]
Historical eraMedieval India
Early modern period
• Established
1541
• Disestablished
1947
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Gajapati dynasty
Mughal Empire
Maratha Empire
British Empire
India
Today part ofOdisha, India

The Bhoi dynasty[2][3] or the Yaduvamsa (IAST: Yaduvaṃśa) dynasty[4][5] were a medieval Hindu dynasty from the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the region of Odisha that reigned from 1541 to 1560 CE. Govinda Vidyadhara had usurped the throne from the later weaker Suryavamsa Gajapati Empire rulers as the kingdom started weakening but had a short-lived reign as ruling chiefs of Odisha as the ensuing internal rivalries and constant threats of invasions rendered them weak and were eventually overthrown by Mukunda Deva of Chalukya Dynasty in 1560.[6][7]

Under Ramachandra Deva I, the dynasty shifted its capital to Khurda as Mukunda Deva lost his throne in 1568 to the Sultans of Bengal who eventually lost to the Mughal Empire in 1576. During that period, the Bhoi dynasty and the feudatory Garhjat states of Odisha became autonomous states in their own right and came under the Mughal imperial authority till 1717. Later they became vassals of the Maratha Empire who conquered Odisha by 1741 and were later defeated by the British East India Company in 1803. The kingdom was eventually annexed to the British Empire after the King led a failed rebellion against the British in 1804 but later reinstated at Puri in 1809.[8] Later, the British granted him the management of the Jagannath Temple which the nominal heads of the dynasty retained to this day. In other words, the Bhoi dynasty still has the administrative control over one of the holiest shrines in Hinduism, which is the Jagannath Temple at Puri.[9]

  1. ^ Sundaram, Kandarpa (1969). The Simhachalam Temple. Simhachalam Devasthanam.
  2. ^ J P Das (13 October 2018). A Time Elsewhere. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. pp. 299–. ISBN 978-93-5305-340-6.
  3. ^ H. C. Das (1985). Cultural Development in Orissa. Punthi Pustak.
  4. ^ Artaballabha Mohanty (1932). Madala Panji. Odisha Sahitya Academy. p. 41. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ Gopinath Mohapatra (1982). Jagannātha in History & Religious Traditions of Orissa. Punthi Pustak.
  6. ^ L.S.S. O'malley (1 January 2007). Bengal District Gazetteer : Puri. Concept Publishing Company. p. 30. ISBN 978-81-7268-138-8. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ^ Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra; Pusalker, A. D.; Majumdar, A. K., eds. (1960). The History and Culture of the Indian People Volume=VI: The Delhi Sultanate. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 370. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Khurda was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "History". Government of Orissa. Retrieved 2 February 2021.