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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Raja of Mayurbhanj (1822 - 1863)}}<br />
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| succession = [[Raja]] of [[Mayurbhanj State|Mayurbhanj]]<br />
| reign = {{circa|1822}} – {{circa|1863}}<br />
| predecessor = [[Tribikram Bhanj Deo]]<br />
| successor = [[Shrinath Bhanj Deo]]<br />
| death_date = {{circa|1863}}<br />
| issue = {{unbulleted list|[[Shrinath Bhanj Deo]]|Sitanath Bhanj Deo|Dwarkanath Bhanj Deo}}<br />
| house = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Mayurbhanj.png}} [[Mayurbhanj State|Mayurbhanj]]<br />
| father = [[Tribikram Bhanj Deo]]<br />
| dynasty = [[Bhanja dynasty|Bhanja]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Jadunath Bhanj Deo''' was the [[Raja]] of [[Mayurbhanj State|Mayurbhanj]] from 1822 until his death in 1863.<br />
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== Early life and family ==<br />
He was born to [[Tribikram Bhanj Deo]].<ref name=":0" /> He married and had three sons: [[Shrinath Bhanj Deo]], Sitanath Bhanj Deo, and Dwarkanath Bhanj Deo.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Soszynski |first=Henry |title=MAYURBHANJ |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/m/mayurbhanj.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706113757/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/m/mayurbhanj.html |archive-date=2017-07-06 |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=members.iinet.net.au}}</ref><br />
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== Reign ==<br />
He succeeded his father as the [[Raja]] of [[Mayurbhanj State|Mayurbhanj]] upon his death in 1822.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Sarkar |first=Sailendra Nath |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Biography_of_the_Maharaja_Sri_Ram_Chandr/BuUwAQAAMAAJ |title=Biography of the Maharaja Sri Ram Chandra Bhanj Deo |date=1918 |pages=20–22 |language=en}}</ref> During his reign, in 1829, [[Mayurbhanj State|Mayurbhanj]] entered into a formal treaty engagement with the [[East India Company]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Solomon |first=R. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC |title=Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey |last2=Bond |first2=J. W. |date=2006 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-1965-4 |pages=700 |language=en}}</ref> He was granted the title of [[Maharaja]] as a personal distinction by the [[East India Company|British]] for his role in quelling the rebellion in the Kolhan.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.02572 |title=The Hind Rajasthani : an annual of the native states of India |date=1896 |publisher=Times, Ahmedabad |pages=217}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lethbridge |first=Sir Roper |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Golden_Book_of_India/bHiBAAAAIAAJ |title=The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire |date=1893 |publisher=Macmillan |pages=322 |language=en}}</ref> He was granted a [[Khalat|khilat]] by the [[East India Company]] in 1840 for the services he rendered.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Laeequddin Mohammad |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.116045 |title=Census Of Mayurbhanj State Vol - I (1931) |date=1937 |pages=22}}</ref> He had [[Baripada]] enlarged into a town.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Information and Public Relations Department |url=http://archive.org/details/orissa-review-1968-07 |title=Orissa Review (July 1968) |last2=Government of Odisha |date=1968 |others=Government of Odisha Information and Public Relations Department |pages=11, 14–15}}</ref> When the [[Mahant]]s of the Math at [[Jashipur]] approached him and requested a consolidated sanad ({{Translation|charter, warrant, or deed}}) encompassing all the grants previously conferred upon them by the rulers of [[Mayurbhanj State|Mayurbhanj]], he granted them such a sanad in 1852.<ref name=":1" /> He remained loyal to [[East India Company]] during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], in which his son-in-law partook.<ref name=":2" /> During this period, when it was feared that trouble might arise, he maintained peace within his own dominions.<ref name=":2" /> He tried to persuade his son-in-law to abandon his rebellious attitude.<ref name=":2" /> In view of the services rendered, the political officer recommended to his superior authorities that Jadunath be conferred the title of [[Maharajadhiraja Bahadur|Maharajadhiraj Bahadur]].<ref name=":2" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died in 1863 and was succeeded by his son, [[Shrinath Bhanj Deo]], to his title, rank, and dignity.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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