Athgarh State

Athgarh (ଆଠଗଡ) was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded by Raja Sri Karan Niladri Bebarta Patnaik of the Karan community in 1178 and had its capital in Athgarh (Athagad) town.[1] It was made part of Cuttack district after its merger into the state of Odisha in 1948.

Athgarh State
Princely State
1178–1948

Atgarh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1931
435.12 km2 (168.00 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931
42,351
History
History 
• Established
1178
1948
Succeeded by
India

History

The founder of the state was Raja Sri Karan Niladri Bebarta Patnaik who belonged to the Karan community of Odisha.[2] He was the minister of the Raja of Puri, who conferred on him the title of Raja and gave him Athgarh for his services,or according to another account, as a dowry on marrying the Raja's sister[3].[4][5][6] The Rajguru of Athgarh lived near Gada (Rani Mahal). During the British Raj, Athgarh was one of the Feudatory States of Orissa and acceded to India following the independence of India when the last ruler Raja SriKaran Radhanath Bebarta Patnaik signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.[7][8]

Rulers

The rulers of Athagarh princely state:[9][10]

  • Raja Sri Karan Niladri Bebarta Patnaik (1178 CE)
    • Raja Srikaran NILADRI BHAGIRATH BARMAN PATNAIK, 1st Raja of Athgarh 1178/1218
    • Raja Srikaran DANDAPANI BIWARTA PATNAIK, 2nd Raja of Athgarh 1218/1253
    • Raja Srikaran JAGANNATH BIWARTA PATNAIK I, 3rd Raja of Athgarh 1253/1283
  • Raja SriKaran Narayana Bebarta Patnaik (1681–1709)
  • Raja SriKaran Rama Krishna Bebarta Patnaik (1709–1741)
  • Raja SriKaran Debia Singh Bebarta Patnaik (1741–1771)
  • Raja SriKaran Gopinath Bebarta Patnaik (1771–1821)
  • Raja SriKaran Krishna Chandra Bebarta Patnaik (1821–1825)
  • Raja SriKaran Rama Chandra Bebarta Patnaik (1825–1837)
  • Raja SriKaran Bhubaneswar Bebarta Patnaik (1837–1862)
  • Raja SriKaran Jagunath Bebarta Patnaik II (1862–1869)
  • Raja SriKaran Bhagirathi Bebarta Patnaik (1869–1893)
  • Raja SriKaran Raghunath Bebarta Patnaik (1893–25 Jan 1896)
  • Raja SriKaran Vishvanath Bebarta Patnaik (25 Jan 1896–22 Jun 1918)
  • Raja SriKaran Radhanath Bebarta Patnaik (22 Jun 1918–1 January 1948)

Titular
  • Raja SriKaran Radhanath Bebarta Patnaik (1 January 1948–23 Aug 1983)
  • Raja SriKaran Sankar Prasad Bebarta Patnaik (23 Aug 1983–30 Jan 1990)
  • Raja SriKaran Subhrapada Bebarta Patnaik (30 Jan 1990–present)

See also

References
  1. "Athgarh Princely State". Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. "ATHGARH". 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. "ATHGARH". 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS CUTTACK (PDF), GAD, Govt of Odisha, 1993, p. 46-70
  5. Cobden Ramsay (1910), Bengal Gazetteers Feudatory States Of Orissa, DLI, p. 110
  6. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 6, p. 121.
  7. L. E. B. Cobden-Ramsay, Feudatory States of Orissa
  8. "ATHGARH". web.archive.org. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. Princely States of India A-J
  10. Patnaik, Raja (2016). "Competition and the Real Effects of Uncertainty". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2797866. ISSN 1556-5068.


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