Puri Estate | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1809–1947 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Puri | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Odia | ||||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Gajapati | |||||||||||
• 1809–1817 | Mukundeva Deva II | ||||||||||
• 1926–1947 | Ramchandra Deva IV | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Modern period | ||||||||||
• Established | 1809 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1947 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Odisha, India | ||||||||||
The Puri Estate was an estate ruled by the main branch of the Bhoi dynasty, who were reinstated in Puri in 1809 following the 1804 rebellion against the British and annexation of the Khurda Kingdom which were under their control. After the rebellion led by the Khurda king, Mukunda Deva II, the British decided to take control of the administration of the Khurda kingdom and Mukunda Deva II was exiled to Cuttack and Mindapore but was later reinstated and pensioned off to Puri to remain as a titular head of the dynasty while retaining control over the Jagannath Temple.[1][2]
They were the ruling kings of Puri and inherited the titular legacy of the historical ruling chiefs of Odisha invested in the title of Gajapati.[3][4] They also exercised administrative control of the Jagannath Temple at Puri until the independence of India.[5]
- ^ Hermann Kulke (1974), "Kings without a kingdom: The rajas of Khurda and the Jagannatha cult", South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 4, South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol 4: 60-77, doi:10.1080/00856407408730688
- ^ Hermann Kulke (1974), KINGS WITHOUT A KINGDOM: THE RAJAS OF KHURDA AND THE JAGANNATHA CULT (PDF), South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol 4, p. 60-77, archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2022
- ^ ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS PURI (PDF), GAD, Govt of Odisha, 1994, p. 37
- ^ ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS DEOGARH (PDF), GAD, Govt of Odisha, 1994, p. 19
- ^ "History". Government of Orissa. Retrieved 31 May 2021.