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Kanker State

1385 CE – 1948 CE (approx.) · capital Kanker

A small Gond-country princely state in the hills of present-day Chhattisgarh, ruled from Kanker until 1948.

Origins

Kanker has inscriptions of local Somavanshi rulers from the 12th and 13th centuries; tradition dates the later ruling family to 1385. Its early history is only partly known.

Rule and society

Kanker was a forested state with a mainly Gond population. In the 18th century it came under the Bhonsles of the Nagpur Kingdom, passing under British control in 1853 and becoming one of the Chhattisgarh Feudatory States.

Decline and legacy

Kanker merged into the Central Provinces, later Madhya Pradesh, in 1948 and is now a district of Chhattisgarh.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Kanker StateDominion of India 1947 CE – 1950 CE

Connections (2)

Kanker State was a vassal of Nagpur Kingdom1809 CE – 1818 CE
Kanker State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE

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

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