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Name: keonjhar state

Type: Cluster

Start: 1151 AD

End: 1948 AD

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The cluster includes all the forms of the country.

The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

  • Keonjhar State
  • Keonjhar State (Princely State)
  • Establishment


  • January 1151: Keonjhar State was founded sometime in the first half of the 12th century, the founder being Jati Singh (Jyoti Bhanj), brother of Adi Singh (Adi Bhanj), founder of Mayurbhanj State.
  • Chronology


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    1. Partition of India


    Was the partition of British India in two independent entities: India (with a Hindu majority) and Pakistan (with a Muslim majority). This included the several princely states that were dependent on the British Colony.

  • January 1949: Accession to India (exact date not known). The Indian Independence Act came into being on 15 August.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1551: According to tradition, the first ruler of the Pal Lahara State was a Suryavanshi Rajput of Dharanagar named Santosh Pal. While returning from a pilgrimage to Puri he crossed this territory and made peace between two local tribal groups. As a result, Santosh Pal was elected as ruler by the Sabara people, one of the tribes involved in the conflict.

  • January 1802: Keonjhar State signs a subsidiary alliance with the British Empire.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1949: Accession to India (exact date not known). The Indian Independence Act came into being on 15 August.
  • Selected Sources


  • Indian independence Act. Retrieved on March, 24th 2024 on https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1947/30/pdfs/ukpga_19470030_en.pdf
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