Sarangarh State
Princely state in British India
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Sarangarh was a princely state in India during the British Raj ruled by a Raj Gond dynasty the Nagavshi Kshatriya Clan.[1] The emblem of the state was a turtle.
| Sarangarh State ସାରଙ୍ଗଡ଼ ରାଜ୍ୟ / सारंगढ़ रियासत | |||||||
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Princely State of British India | |||||||
| 1691–1948 | |||||||
Flag | |||||||
 Sarangarh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 1,399 km2 (540 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 79,900 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1691 | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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It is predominantly an Oriya – majority area and was helper to Sambalpur state but it was accidentally placed under Chhattisgarh division of Central Provinces and never transferred to Orissa. The Oriya population was slowly replaced by Hindi population.
Its capital was in Sarangarh town, now in Chhattisgarh state. The state had no significant towns except for its capital. A small state, its area was 1,399 km2 with a population of 79,900, according to the 1901 census.
History
According to legend, Sarangarh state was founded in the first century AD by members of the Rajgond (Aboriginal Kshatriya) clan that had migrated from Bhandara. It was originally a dependency of the Ratanpur Kingdom and later became one of the eighteen Garhjat states under Sambalpur State[2] The Sambalpur kings favoured Sarangarh owing to its readiness to help their kingdom during military campaigns.[3]
In 1818, Sarangarh became a British protectorate. Between 1878 and 1889, Sarangarh state was placed under the direct administration of British India owing to economic mismanagement and the infancy of the ruler Bhawani Pratap Singh.[4] Sarangarh was a small feudatory state, part of the Chhattisgarh division.[5]
On 1 January 1948, Sarangarh State acceded to the Indian Union.
Rulers
Sarangarh State was one of several princely states governed by the Raj Gond Dynasty of Nagvanshi Kshatriya Clan. The rulers bore the title 'Raja'[6]
Rajas
Raja Saheb Udho Sai Singh (The Founder of Sarangarh State)
- 1736 – 1777, Raja Saheb Kalyan Sai
- 1777 – 1808, Raja Saheb Vishvanath Sai
- 1808 – 1815, Raja Saheb Subhadra Sai
- 1827 – 1828, Raja Saheb Bhikhan Sai
- 1828 – 1828, Raja Saheb Tikan Sai
- 1828 – 1829, Raja Saheb Gajraj Singh
- 1829 – 1872, Raja Saheb Singram Singh
- 1872 – 1889, Raja Saheb Bhawani Pratap Singh
- 1889 _ 1890, Raja Saheb Lal Raghubir Singh
- 1890 _ 1946, Raja Saheb Lal Bahadur Jawahir Singh
- 1946 – 1947, Raja Saheb Lal Bahadur Naresh Chandra Singh
After Independence the Head of Royal Family
- (1947 - 1988) Raja Saheb Lal Bahadur Naresh Chandra Singh (Former Chief Minister of Undivided Madhya Pradesh)
- (1988 - 2016) Raja Sishir Raj Bindu Singh
- (2016 - Present) Rajkumari Shrimati Pushpa Devi Singh