List of Khandayat dynasties and states
Prior to Independent India, in the regions of Odisha, West Bengal, Chattisgarh, pockets of Bihar, Jharkand, and Andhra Pradesh, there were ruling states and dynasties ruled by people from the Rajputia Khandayat community. Below is a list of such states and their dynasties.
List
States
Palaces were created by rulers in the medieval periods in Odisha and adjacent states both as a fort and an exhibition of royalty. Shown here is the Balangir Palace, which belongs to the erstwhile royal family of SinghDeo
- Gajapati Kingdom, medieval state that presided over regions of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Telegana, Bihar, and Jharkand [1]
- Puri Rajya, ruled by royal family of Singha Deb. Famous for hosting the Rath Yatra[2]
- Mayurbhanj State, medieval state of erstwhile royal family BhanjDeo which ruled over the current Mayurbhanj district[2]
- Patna State, medieval state which was ruled by the erstwhile royal family of SinghDeo[3]
- Kalinga rajya, an ancient medieval kingdom that was known for it semi-republican model and it resistance against Ashoka's Mauryan Empire during the Kalinga War [1]
- Dhenkanal State one of the princely states of India, famously known for the Dhenkanal revolt[4]
- Hindol State, one of the princely states of India[2]
- Tigiria State, one of the princely states of India, bordering Dhenkanal State[5]
- Athgarh State, one of the princely states of India[2]
- Saraikela State, one of the princely states that spanned across region of Jharkhand[6]
References
- 1 2 Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra; Pusalker, A. D.; Majumdar, A. K., eds. (1960). The History and Culture of the Indian People. VI: The Delhi Sultanate. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 365–372.
- 1 2 3 4 Ernst, Waltraun; Pati, Biswamoy (2007). "India's Princely States: People, Princes and Colonialism". Google Books. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ "Patna (Princely State)". Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ "Freedom Fighters". Dhenkanal.nic.in. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ Eaton, Richard Maxwell (2015). "The Sufis of Bijapur, 1300-1700: Social Roles of Sufis in Medieval India". Princeton University Press. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ "Saraikella State" (PDF).
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