Native Name: | ବଡମ୍ବା ରାଜ୍ୟ |
Conventional Long Name: | Baramba State |
Common Name: | Baramba |
Nation: | British India |
Subdivision: | Princely State |
Year Start: | 1305 |
Year End: | 1948 |
Event End: | Accession to the Union of India |
S1: | India |
Flag S1: | Flag of India.svg |
Stat Area1: | 368 |
Stat Year1: | 1892 |
Stat Pop1: | 29772 |
Baramba State (or|ବଡମ୍ବା ରାଜ୍ୟ) was one of the princely states of India during the British Raj. It had its capital in Baramba town. The last ruler acceded to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948. Baramba state was made part of Cuttack district of Odisha in 1948.
According to family and court records, Baramba State was founded in 1305 when the land comprising two villages, Sonkha and Mohuri, was granted by the then Eastern Ganga emperor Narasimha Deva II, to a wrestler Hatakeshwar Raut in recognition for his valour.[1] The last ruler of Baramba Princely State signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.