| Sarangarh State ସାରଙ୍ଗଡ଼ ରାଜ୍ୟ / सारंगढ़ रियासत | |||||||
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Princely State ofBritish India | |||||||
| 1691–1948 | |||||||
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 Sarangarh State in theImperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 1,399 km2 (540 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 79,900 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1691 | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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Sarangarh was aprincely state inIndia during theBritish Raj ruled by aRaj Gond dynasty.[1] The emblem of the state was aturtle.
It is predominantly anOriya-majority area and was helper toSambalpur state but it wasaccidentally placed under Chhattisgarh division ofCentral Provinces and never transferred to Orissa. The Oriya population was slowly replaced by Hindi population.
Its capital was inSarangarh town, now inChhattisgarh 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.
According to legend, Sarangarh state was founded in the first century AD by members of theGond clan that had migrated fromBhandara. It was originally a dependency of theRatanpur Kingdom and later became one of the eighteenGarhjat states underSambalpur State[2] The Sambalpur kings favoured Sarangarh owing to its readiness to help their kingdom during military campaigns.[3]
In 1818 Sarangarh became aBritish 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 theIndian Union.
Sarangarh State was one of severalprincely states governed by the Raj Gond Dynasty ofGonds. The rulers bore the title 'Raja'[6]
