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History of Princely State of Gangpur The Sikhar family Kshatriyas of Sikharpur in Manbhum was the ruling family of Gangpur. It was under the suzerainty of Sambalpur which was a part of the Maratha state of Nagpur. The territory was ceded to the British East India Company in the year 1826. The overlordship of the princely state was canceled by the British administration and in the year 1827 a sanad was issued by the British to the native ruler of the princely state of Gangpur. In 1899, after revised sanads were issued, the 5 princely states of the Surguja group, namely Changbhakar, Korea, Jashpur, Udaipur and Surguja, including Seraikela, Gangpur and Bonai, were officially recognized as them as feudatory states and parts of British dominated India. This also defined their association with the British Government of India. The native ruler of the state, who held the title of Raja, exercised the powers of a ruling chief but his jurisdiction was more limited than that implemented by all other rulers of Orissa states, excluding Bonai. There are several Bhuiyan estates in Gangpur. The territory was one of the original constituent members of the Chamber of Princes, a number of smaller states indirectly represented by 12 princes who were elected periodically by them. In the year 1940, the Raja of Gangpur state was admitted to the Chamber in his own right. After the independence of India in the year 1947, the erstwhile princely state was acceded to the newly formed Union of India, also known as Dominion of India. Rulers of Princely State of Gangpur The chronology of the native rulers of the princely state of Gangpur is mentioned below- * Parsharam Shekhar Deo (1827) * Raghunath Shekhar Deo (1858- 1874) * Raghunath Shekhar Deo (1874- 1917) * Raja Bhawani Shankar Shekhar Deo (1917- 1930) * Raja Bir Mitra Pratap Shekhar Deo (1930- 1947) |
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