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Sarangarh State
Origins
Sarangarh was ruled by a Raj Gond family, one of several Gond dynasties of eastern Chhattisgarh. Its traditions date the state to around 1600, and it was long a dependency of larger neighbours, including the Bhonsles of Nagpur in the 18th century.
Rule and society
The Raja ruled a modest territory of rice fields and forest near the Mahanadi. Under British paramountcy Sarangarh was one of the Chhattisgarh Feudatory States, later in the Eastern States Agency. Its last ruler, Naresh Chandra Singh, took an active part in politics.
Decline and legacy
Sarangarh merged into the Central Provinces and Berar in 1948. Naresh Chandra Singh later served briefly as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 1969. The area is now in Chhattisgarh.
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- Sarangarh State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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