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Daspalla State
Origins
Tradition holds that the ruling family was a branch of the Bhanja rulers of Baudh State, founding Daspalla around 1498. Its early history is not well documented.
Rule and society
Daspalla was a hilly, forested state with a large Kondh population. It was tributary to the Marathas and, from 1803, one of the Orissa Tributary Mahals under British supervision. Little else of its history is recorded.
Decline and legacy
Daspalla merged into Orissa on 1 January 1948 and is now in Nayagarh district.
Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.
Lineage
Daspalla StateDominion of India 1947 CE – 1950 CE
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- Daspalla State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1803 CE – 1858 CE
- Daspalla State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Daspalla State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/daspalla-state
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