PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
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
the
state of Mayurbhanj) (#2). Rulers were..
Raja GOVIND BHANJ fl.1480
......
- Raja JAGANNATH BHANJ 1688/1700
- Raja RAGHUNATH BHANJ 1700/1719
- Raja GOPINATH BHANJ 1719/1736
- Raja NARSINGH NARAYAN BHANJ 1736/1757, married and had
issue.
- Raja DANESHWAR NARAYAN BHANJ (qv)
- [?Raja CHAKRADHAR BHANJ, adopted by Raja RAGHUNATH
BHANJ of Mayurbhanj]
- Raja DANESHWAR NARAYAN BHANJ 1757/1758
- Raja JAGATESHWAR NARAYAN BHANJ 1758/1762
- Raja PRATAP BALBHADRA BHANJ 1764/1792 or 1762/1797, married
and had issue.
- Raja JANARDAN BHANJ (qv)
- Raja TRIBIKRAM BHANJ, adopted by the Raja of Mayurbhanj.
- Raja JANARDAN BHANJ 1794/1825 or 1797/1832
- Raja GADADHAR NARAYAN BHANJ Deo 1825/1861 or 1832/1861,
married (a), Senior Rani Bishnupriya, married (b), a daughter of Kunwar
AJAMBAR SINGH of Seraikella, and
had adoptive issue, as well as natural issue. He died spl March
1861.
- (A) Kumar Brundaban Bhanj Deo, adopted by Rani
Bishnupriya, as the intended successor, but he was not recognized
as such by the British Authorities.
- Maharaja DHANURJAI NARAYAN BHANJ Deo 1861/1905, born 27th
July 1849,
succeeded
4th September 1861 (#1),
married and had issue.
- Raja GOPINATH NARAYAN BHANJ Deo (qv)
- Raja GOPINATH NARAYAN BHANJ Deo 1905/1926, born 3rd
February 1883, succeeded 27th October 1905, married
and had issue.
He died 12th August 1926.
- Raja Shri BALBHADRA NARAYAN BHANJ Deo (qv)
- Chotrai Saheb Shri Laxmi Narayan Bhanj Deo M.A., born
25th July 1912, educated at
Rajkumar
College, Raipur; M.L.A. (Orissa) 1946/1957 (two terms); Member of the
Lok Sabha; Development Commissioner, Keonjhar; Revenue
Minister, Keonjhar (xx.8.1945) - (xx.6.1947); Chief Minister,
Keonjhar in 1947 (June to December); Nominated Member, Orissa
Legislative Assembly 19491952; Member, Orissa State Red Cross Society;
Member, Nrutya Natyakala Parishad, Orissa; Member of Senate, Utkal
University since its inception till February 1948; an Elected Fellow
from
Registered Graduates Constituency till 1952; Fellow,
Royal Economic Society and Royal Society of Arts, London; Member,
South Club, Calcutta; National Sports Club, New Delhi; and Gymkhana
Club,
New Delhi; interests were Shikar and
Photography, Motoring and Travel; married A. Sau.
Preemlatika Raje, and had issue, one son and three daughters. He died
9th July 1986.
- Raja Shri ANANT NARAYAN BHANJA Deo (qv)
- Rajkumari (name unknown), married (as his first
wife), Raja KISHOR CHANDRA DEO SAMANT of Athmalik.
- Raja Shri BALBHADRA NARAYAN BHANJ Deo 1926/- , born 26th
December 1905
and succeeded 12th August 1926, educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur;
married Rani Manoj Manjari Devi, daughter of Raja SRIRAM CHANDRA SINGH
Deo of Kharsawan, and his wife, Rani
Giriraj Devi, and had issue, one son
and one daughter.
- Raja Shri NRUSINGH NARAYAN BHANJ Deo (qv)
- Rani Swarna Prabha Manjari Devi, married Raja PRASANNA
CHANDRA DEO, Raja Saheb of Jarada,
second son of Raja HRUDAYA CHANDRA
Dev Birabar Harichandan Mahapatra of Talcher,
and had issue, three daughters and two sons. She died 2005.
- Raja Shri NRUSINGH NARAYAN BHANJ Deo fl.1970, married
(div.), to a princess of Rajkot, no issue.
- Raja Shri ANANT NARAYAN BHANJA Deo (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Routray Saheb Basudev Bhanj Deo, married and had issue.
- Kumar Janardan Bhanj Deo, educated at Rajkumar College,
Raipur (Undergraduate); entered politics after the merger of the
Princely States into the Republic of India; M.L.A. (Orissa) 1952/1965
(three terms); interests were Reading, Sports, Shooting and Horse
riding; married Kumari Sarada Sundari Devi, and had issue, one son and
two daughters. He died 1st May 1965.
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