Changbhakar State, also known as Chang Bhakar, was one of the small of British Empire in India in the Chhattisgarh States Agency. It included 117 villages and had an area of with a 1941 population of 21,266 people. Bharatpur was the capital of the princely state.
History
In 1790 Changbhakar
zamindari or estate was carved out of
Korea State.
After the Anglo-Maratha war in the early nineteenth century, Changbhakar became a tributary state of British India. Changbhakar estate was recognized as a state in 1819 and placed under the Chota Nagpur Tributary States in 1821. In October 1905, it was brought under the control of the Commissioner of Chhattisgarh division of Central Provinces. It acceded to the Union of India on 1 January 1948 and was placed under
Surguja district of Central Provinces and Berar. Presently it is a Subdivision and a
Tehsil of
Koriya district of
Chhattisgarh state.
Rulers
The rulers were
Rajputs of the
Chauhan dynasty dynasty. They had been formerly addressed as 'Raja', but from 1865 they used the title of 'Bhaiya'.
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1819 - 18.. Man Singh Deo
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1848 - 1865 Janjit Singh Deo
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1 Dec 1865 - 1897 Balabhadra Singh Deo (b. c.1825 - d. ... )
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1897 - 1932 Mahabir Singh Deo (b. 1879 - d. 1932)
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1932 - 1947 Krishna Pratap Singh Deo
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1932 - 1946 ... -Regent
See also
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