Baramba State ବଡମ୍ବା ରାଜ୍ୟ
Princely State of British India
1305–1948
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Baramba State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area
• 1892	368 km2 (142 sq mi)
Population
• 1892	29772
History
• Established	1305
• Accession to the Union of India	1948
Succeeded by India
Today part of	Odisha, India

Baramba State (Odia: ବଡମ୍ବା ରାଜ୍ୟ) was one of the princely states of India during the period of 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.

History

According to family and court records, Baramba State was founded in 1305 when the land comprising two villages, Sonkha and Mohuri, were granted by the then Eastern Ganga emperor Narasimha Deva II, to a wrestler Hatakeshwar Raut in recognition for his valour.^[1][2][3] The last ruler of Baramba Princely State signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.