Medieval Period List of rulers of Odisha

1 medieval period

1.1 gajapati dynasty

1.1.1 parlakhemundi gajapati princely state


1.2 bhanja rulers of keonjhar , mayurbhanj

1.2.1 keonjhar
1.2.2 mayurbhanj


1.3 bhoi dynasty
1.4 mukunda deva
1.5 karranis of bengal
1.6 mughal empire

1.6.1 subahdars of orissa


1.7 rajas of khurda
1.8 maratha empire

1.8.1 maratha administrators

medieval period
gajapati dynasty

kapilendra deva (1434–67)
purushottama deva (1467–97)
hamvira deva (as vassal of bahamani sultanate @ rajamundry , kondapalli during 1472-1476)
prataparudra deva (1497–1540)
kaluadeva (alias ramachandradeva)
kakharuadeva (alias purushottamdeva)

govinda vidyadhara, general of prataparudra, killed prataparudra s remaining sons in c.1541 , began bhoi dynasty.

parlakhemundi gajapati princely state

parlakhemundi zamindari or princely state rulers direct descendants of gajapati emperor kapilendra deva 1 of younger sons founded state in southern odisha.

sibalinga narayan bhanudeo (1566-1590)
subarna kesari govinda gajapati narayan deo (1590-1630)
mukunda rudra gajapati narayan deo (1630-1656)
mukunda deo (1656-1674)
ananta padmanabh gajapati narayan deo (1674-1702)
sarbajgan jagannatha gajapati narayan deo (1686-1702)
narahari narayan deo (1702-1729)
bira padmanabh narayan deo ii (1729-1748)
prataprudra gajapati narayan deo (1748-1751)
goura chandra gajapati narayan deo (1771-1802)
purushottam gajapati narayan deo (1802-1805)
jagannath gajapati narayan deo iii (1821-1851)
prataprudra gajapati narayan deo ii (1851-1855)
goura chandra gajapati narayan deo ii (1855-1904)
krishna chandra gajapati narayan deo (1913-until accession)

bhanja rulers of keonjhar , mayurbhanj

the palm leaf manuscripts bhaja vansa malika , rayakula vamsanu give details first bhanja king adi bhanja of hariharpur state comprising both erstwhile maurbhanj , keonjhar princely states. according documents , folklore, jaisingh son of mansingh (the rajput general of akbar jaipur) married daughter of gajapati king of puri , received hariharpur region in dowry. had 2 sons name adi singh , jyoti singh. adi singh given title bhanj gajapati of puri after defeated local ruler.

adi bhanja
santai bhanja
chhakai bhanja
lakshman bhanja
kalpi bhanja
surjya bhanja
ramachandra bhanja
batuli bhanja

keonjhar

govind bhanj(1480- ??)
jagannath bhanj (1688-1700)
raghunath bhanj (1700-1719)
gopinath bhanj (1719-1736)
narsingh narayan bhanj(1736-1757)
daneswar narayan bhanj (1757-1758)
jagatedwar narayan bhanj (1758-1762)
pratap balabhadra bhanj (1762-1792)
janaradan bhanj (1797-1832)
gadadhar narayan bhanj deo (1825-1861)
dhanurjai narayan bhanj deo (1861-1905)
gopinath narayan bhanj deo (27.10.1905 - 12.8.1926)
shri balabhadra narayan bhanj deo (12.8.1926 - until accession)

mayurbhanj

jagannath bhanja (received baripada dandpat dowry gajapati after marrying daughter)
biswanath bhanja (??)
nilakantha bhanja (??)
baidyanath bhanja (?? – 1630)
harihar bhanja (??)
krushna bhanja (??- 1660)
tribikram bhanja (1600-1688)
savesvara bhanj deo (1688 – 1711)
viravikramaditya bhanj deo (1711 – 1728)
raghunath bhanj deo (1728 – 1750)
chakradhar bhanj deo (1750 – 1761)
damodar bhanj deo (1761 – 1796)
rani / queen sumitra devi (1796 – 1811)
tribikram bhanj deo (1811 – 1822)
rani/ queen jamuna devi (1811 – 1813)
jadunath bhanj deo (1822 – 1863)
shrinath bhanj deo (1863 – 1868)
krishnachandra bhanj deo (1868 – 29 may 1882)
sriram chandra bhandeo (9 may 1882 – 1910)
purnachandra bhanj deo (22 feb 1912 – 21 april 1928)
pratapchandra bhanj deo (21 apr 1928 – 15 april 1947)

bhoi dynasty

govinda vidyadhara (1541–48)
raghubhanja chhotray (nephew of govinda vidyadhara)
chakrapratap (1548–57)
narasimha jena
raghuram jena

bhoi dynasty short lived during reign orissa came conflicts invaders golconda.

mukunda deva

mukunda deva come throne bloody coup reign cut short armies of sulaiman khan karrani led kalapahad. ramachandra bhanja, feudal lord of sarangagarh of kandhamal, took opportunity rebel.

mukunda deva (1559–68)
ramachandra bhanja (1568)

karranis of bengal

instigated mukunda deva s alliance akbar, sulaiman s army led kalapahad , bayazid invaded orissa in 1568.

sulaiman khan karrani (1566–1572)
bayazid khan karrani (1572)
daud khan karrani (1572–12 july 1576)

in battle of tukaroi, took place in modern-day balasore, daud defeated , retreated deep orissa. battle led treaty of katak in daud ceded whole of bengal , bihar, retaining orissa. treaty failed after death of munim khan (governor of bengal , bihar) died @ age of 80. sultan daud khan took opportunity , invaded bengal. lead battle of raj mahal in 1576.

mughal empire

qutlu khan lohani (former officer of daud, ruler of north orissa , south bengal) (1590)
nasir khan (son of qutlu khan, mughal vassal) (1590-1592)
man singh (mughal subahdar) (1592-1606)

man singh attacked nasir khan when later broke treaty attacking temple town of puri. orissa annexed bengal subah (province).

the mughal rule weak in region, allowed local chieftains enjoy semi-independence.

subahdars of orissa

under jahangir, orissa made separate subah.

quasim khan (mughal subahdar) (1606-?)
kalyan mal (mughal subahdar, son of todar mal) (c. 1610-1617)
mukarram khan (1617-1620)
ahmad beg (1620-1628)
baqar khan (1628-1632)
shah shuja(son of shah jahan, subahdar of bengal) (1639-1660)
zaman teharani (deputy of shah shuja) (1642-1646)
mutaqad khan mirza makki (deputy of shah shuja) (1646-1648)
mirza jan beg (deputy of shah shuja) (1648-1651)
khan-i-duran (subahdar under aurangzeb) (1660-1667)
murshid quli khan (initially subahdar of orissa, later nawab of bengal) (1714–1727)
shuja-ud-din (initially subahdar of orissa, later nawab of bengal) (1719–1739)
taqi khan (deputy of shuja-ud-din) (1727-1734)
murshid quli khan ii (deputy of shuja-ud-din) (1734-1741)
sarfaraz khan (nawab of bengal) (1727 , 1739–1740)
alivardi khan (nawab of bengal, acquired orissa in 1741) (1740–1756)

the later part of mughal empire marred rebellions local chieftains. neighbouring subahs encroached areas orissa.

rajas of khurda

after 1592, centre of power had shift katak khurda. during reign of purusottam deva, relations mughal subahdars soured.

ramachandra rath (mughal vassal, ruler of khurda) (?-1607)
purusottam rath (ruler of khurda) (1607-1622)
narasimha rath (ruler of khurda) (1622-1645)
gangadhara rath (nephew of narasimha rath) (1645-murdered in 4 months)
balabhadra rath (brother of narasimha rath) (1645-1655)
mukunda rath (1655-1690)
dibysingha rath (c. 1700-1720)
harekrushna rath (1720-1725)
gopinath ratha (1725-1732)
ramachandra rath ii (forcibly converted islam, alias hafiz qadar muhammad) (1732-1742/43)
bhagirathi kumar rathan
padmanava rath (1736-1739)
birakesari rath (1739-?)
birakishore rath (maratha vassal) (c. 1751-1780)
dibyasingha deva ii (maratha vassal) (1780-1795)
mukundeva deva ii (maratha vassal, later ceded british empire)(1795-)

the rajas of khurda continued rule region 1800s power had diminished. rajas along other local chieftain led series of rebellions against british.

maratha empire

maratha general, raghoji bhonsle signed treaty alivardi khan, in 1751, ceding perpetuity of cuttack river suvarnarekha marathas.

raghoji bhonsle (maratha general of nagpur) (1751-1755)

maratha administrators

seo bhatt sathe (1751)
bhawani pandit (1764)
sambhaji ganesha (1768)
madhaji hari (1773)
rajaram pandit (1778)
sadasiva rao (1793)




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