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Name: kalahandi state

Type: Cluster

Start: 1006 AD

End: 1948 AD

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The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

  • Kalahandi State
  • Kalahandi State (Princely State)
  • Establishment


  • January 1006: Kalahandi was the largest of the 26 Feudatory states of Odisha. According to local tradition the state originated with Raja Raghunath Sai of the Naga dynasty beginning to rule the Kalahandi area in 1005, therefore the state's coat of arms had two cobras facing each other.
  • Chronology


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    1. Partition of India


    Was the partition of British India in two independent entities: India (with a Hindu majority) and Pakistan (with a Muslim majority). This included the several princely states that were dependent on the British Colony.

  • September 1948: In August 1947 Kalahandi became part of the Eastern States Union of India, an entity that was formed in Rajpur and that gathered most of the princely states of Orissa and Chhattisgarh.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1051: Rajendra Chola I conquered Odisha.

  • February 1051: Rajendra Chola I occupied Odisha, but left the region after defeating the forces of the Pala Dynasty.

  • January 1530: In 1529 AD Dhenkanal is reported to have been a tribal kingdom under the rule of Dhenka Sabara. A campaign launched by the Southern Division Commander and Bebarta (minister) of the Gajapati Maharaja of Utkal, Sri Sri Pratap Rudra Deb brought it under the umbrage of the larger kingdom. Dhenkanal, situated 150 km north of Puri, was conquered by the Bebarta using a force of cavalry and foot soldiers in a battle between the Gajapati's army and Dhenka Sabara, the ruling chief. The Bebarta was then appointed by Gajapati Maharaja as the Raja of Dhenkanal and the Raja became the hereditary ruler of Dhenkanal.

  • January 1802: Kalahandi State signs a subsidiary alliance with the British Empire.

  • Disestablishment


  • September 1948: In August 1947 Kalahandi became part of the Eastern States Union of India, an entity that was formed in Rajpur and that gathered most of the princely states of Orissa and Chhattisgarh.
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