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Medieval History of Jeypore
Medieval History of Jeypore shows the rule of Sailavansis, some parts by Eastern Ganges Dynasty and some of the parts were conquered by Muslim Sultans from Islamic era to Mughal Dynasty.

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Medieval History of JeyporeMedieval History of Jeypore defines the dynasty rule of Sailavansis, who ruled over Vindhya during the 14th century CE.

Early Medieval Rule in Jeypore
In the early phase of medieval era in Jeypore, this place was ruled by Eastern Ganges Dynasty of Odisha. From their hands, Odisha has gifted many architectural wonders in the modern Odisha. The earliest king, Ganga Raju, ruled over Nandapur, a former capital of the Maharaja of Jeypore, who at the very first time, was the patrons of Islamic rule in Delhi and later to British East India Company with the decline of Mughals in India after the death of Aurangazeb in 1707 AD. Nandapur is famous for the throne of 32 steps or Singhasan Batisi that was erected in the line of king Vikramaditya of Ujjain. This was declined till the medieval era. Jainism and Shaktism grew side by side in the kingdom of Nandapur, along with Muslim rule. But the Mughal rule did not give any impact in the administrative and social life of Jeypore.

Decline of Sailavansa
Sailavansa was declined with the decline of Mughals after Aurangzeb in Delhi. The last king of Sailavansa, Pratap Ganga Raju was succeeded by Vinayak Dev of Surya Vansa which lasted until the time of the British East India Company, which later formed, the Princely State of Jeypore, Princely State of Sonepur and the Princely State of Mayurbhanj. Vinayak Dev was said to be married to the daughter of the last ruler of Silavansi Paratap Ganga Raju. He and his six succeeding generation of kings had only one son each and on advice from astrologers the headquarters of the kingdom was switched from Nandapur to Jeypore.

Jeypore and Anglo- French Conflict along with Marathas
During the Anglo-French conflict, Vikram Dev I was successful in driving out the French East India Company from Malkangiri area and the Marathas from the Umerkote belt. He was succeeded by the brave Oriya king Ramachandra Dev II while his other two sons Jagannath and Narasingh Dev were placed in charge of Nabarangpur and Gudari regions. Jagannath Dev"s son Arjun Dev and Narasingha Dev"s son Chaitanya Dev were issueless. Hence, Nabarangpur and Gudari remerged to Jeypore kingdom.

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