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Baudh State

1400 CE – 1948 CE (approx.) · capital Boudh

A princely state on the upper Mahanadi in Odisha, whose capital Boudh holds Buddhist and Hindu remains, ruled by Rajas until 1948.

Origins

Tradition places the founding of the ruling dynasty around 1400. The town's name is linked to the Buddhist remains found there, including a large seated Buddha image.

Rule and society

Baudh was an inland state of farmland and forest on the Mahanadi. It was linked with the neighbouring Kondh hill tracts, which were separated from it under British rule in the 19th century. It paid tribute to the Marathas and later belonged to the Orissa Tributary States. Its internal history is poorly documented.

Decline and legacy

Baudh merged into Orissa on 1 January 1948 and is now Boudh district, Odisha.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Baudh StateDominion of India 1947 CE – 1950 CE

Connections (2)

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Baudh State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/baudh-state
MLA
“Baudh State.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/baudh-state. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Baudh State.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/baudh-state.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Baudh State’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/baudh-state (Accessed: ).

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