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'''Athgarh''' (ଆଠଗଡ) was one of the [[princely state]]s of [[India]] during the period of the [[British Raj]]. The state was founded by Sri Karan Niladri Bebarta Patnaik of the [[Karan (caste)|Karan]] community in 1178 and had its capital in [[Athagad|Athgarh]] (Athagad) town.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/a/athgarh.html |title=Athgarh Princely State |access-date=17 June 2014 |archive-date=1 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101212458/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/a/athgarh.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> <br />
It was made part of [[Cuttack district]] after its merger into the state of [[Odisha]] in 1948.<br />
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==History==<br />
The founder of the state was Sri Karan Niladri Bebarta Patnaik who belonged to the [[Karan (caste)|Karan]] community of [[Odisha]]. He was the minister of the Raja of Puri, who conferred on him the title of Raja and gave him Athgarh for his services.<ref>{{citation |title=ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS CUTTACK |publisher=GAD, Govt of Odisha |url=http://gopabandhuacademy.gov.in/sites/default/files/gazetter/Cuttack_Gazetteer.pdf |page=46-70 |date=1993 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Bengal Gazetteers Feudatory States Of Orissa |publisher=DLI |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206889 |author=Cobden Ramsay |page=110 |date=1910 }}</ref><ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=6&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_127.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 6, p. 121.]</ref><br />
The Rajguru of Athgarh lived near Gada (Rani Mahal). During the British Raj, Athgarh was one of the [[Feudatory States of Orissa]] and acceded to India following the independence of India when the last ruler Karan Radhanath Bebarta Patnaik signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books/about/Feudatory_States_of_Orissa.html?id=gOwLAAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y L. E. B. Cobden-Ramsay, ''Feudatory States of Orissa'']</ref><br />
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==Rulers==<br />
The rulers of Athagarh princely state:<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html Princely States of India A-J]</ref><br />
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*Sri Karan Niladri Bebarta Patnaik (1178 CE)<br />
*...<br />
*Karan Narayana Bebarta Patnaik (1681–1709)<br />
*Karan Rama Krishna Bebarta Patnaik (1709–1741)<br />
*Karan Debia Singh Bebarta Patnaik (1741–1771)<br />
*Karan Gopinath Bebarta Patnaik (1771–1821)<br />
*Karan Krishna Chandra Bebarta Patnaik (1821–1825)<br />
*Karan Rama Chandra Bebarta Patnaik (1825–1837)<br />
*Karan Bhubaneswar Bebarta Patnaik (1837–1862)<br />
*Karan Jagunath Bebarta Patnaik II (1862–1869)<br />
*Karan Bhagirathi Bebarta Patnaik (1869–1893)<br />
*Karan Raghunath Bebarta Patnaik (1893–25 Jan 1896)<br />
*Karan Vishvanath Bebarta Patnaik (25 Jan 1896–22 Jun 1918)<br />
*Karan Radhanath Bebarta Patnaik (22 Jun 1918–1 January 1948)<br />
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===Titular===<br />
*Karan Radhanath Bebarta Patnaik (1 January 1948–23 Aug 1983)<br />
*Karan Sankar Prasad Bebarta Patnaik (23 Aug 1983–30 Jan 1990)<br />
*Karan Subhrapada Bebarta Patnaik (30 Jan 1990–present)<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Eastern States Agency]]<br />
*[[Political integration of India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:History of Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Cuttack district]]<br />
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[[Category:1178 establishments in Asia]]<br />
[[Category:1948 disestablishments in India]]<br />
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