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|common_name = Sambalpur
|nation = [[British India]]
|subdivision = [[Vassal state]] of [[Maratha Confederacy]] (1797 - 1817)<br>[[Princely State]]
|capital = Sambalpur
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[[File:Sambalpur Fort.jpg|thumb|The old fort of Sambalpur in 1825]]
'''Sambalpur State''', also known as '''Hirakhand Kingdom''', was a sovereign statekingdom founded in the 1570 CE. It ruled over a vast kingdom spread across 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 [[princely state|British District]]. Its capital was present-day [[Sambalpur]] city in Western Odisha.
==History==
Sambalpur State was founded in midthe 15thmid-16th century by [[Balarama Deva]],<ref>Orissa District Gazetteers, Appendix III, Pagepp. 86-8786–87</ref> a [[Rajput]] from [[Chauhan dynasty|Chauhan]] dynasty and younger brother of [[Patna State|kingdomPatna of PatnaState's]] ruler Raja Narsingh Deva. In 1570 CE, the [[Patna State|kingdom of Patna]], ruled by the Chauhan dynasty, was bifurcated. The southern portion of the [[Ang River]] was ruled by Narasingh Deva and his brother Balaram Deva received the northern side of the river of Sambalpur region. Balaram Deb established his new capital at Sambalpur. Sambalpur was ruled by the Chauhan dynasty till 1800. The kingdom of Sambalpur was also known as '''Hirakhand''' and Sambalpur was its capital.<ref name= "Chauhan">{{citation |title=CHAUHANS RULE IN SAMBALPUR IN PRECOLONIAL ODISHA (1570-17811570–1781 A.D.) |publisher=IJRHRSS |url=https://www.ijmra.us/project%20doc/2018/IJRSS_MAY2018/IJMRA-13786.pdf |author=Raghumani Naik |date=5 May 2018 |access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=GENEALOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CHAUHAN RULERS OF PATNAGARH IN WESTERN ORISSA: A STUDY |publisher=IRJHRSS |url=https://1library.net/document/y9gpv4dq-genealogical-analysis-chauhan-rulers-patnagarh-western-orissa-study.html |author=Raghumani Naik |date=3 March 2018 |access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref>
The [[Garhjat]] states were eighteen vassal states under Sambalpur State.<ref>[http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/s/sarangarh.html Sarangarh Princely State]</ref> The Sambalpur kings favoured [[Sarangarh State]] owing to the readiness of its rulers to help their kingdom during military campaigns. Sambalpur was ruled by the Chauhan dynasty till 1800 when Sambalpur came under the [[Bhonsle]] dynasty of [[Nagpur State]].<ref>Great Britain India Office. ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]''. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.</ref>
*Balabhadra Deva (1605 - 1630)
*Madhukar Deva (1630-1660)
*BaliaraBaliar Deva (1650-1688)
*Ratan Singh (1688 - 1690)
*Chhatra Sai (1690 - 1725)
*Rani Mohan Kumari (f) (1827 - 1833)
*Narayan Singh (1833 - 1849)
*[[Surendra Sai]] (in rebellion) (18571809 - 18621884)
==See also==
[[Category:History of Odisha]]
[[Category:Sambalpur district]]
[[Category:RajputsRajput history]]
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