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|conventional_long_name =Kharsawan State
|common_name =Kharsawan
|nation = [[British India]]
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]
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|event_end= [[Independence of India]]
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|s1 = India
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|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag = Kharsawan state flag.png
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|image_map_caption = Kharsawan State in a 1909 [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] map
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'''Kharsawan State''', also spelt '''Kharsua''' or '''kharaswan''',<ref name="Orissa Review" /> was a [[princely state]] in India during the era of the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_089.gif |title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 22, page 83 – Imperial Gazetteer of India – Digital South Asia Library |publisher=Dsal.uchicago.edu |access-date=11 July 2012}}</ref> The state had a privy purse of 33,000 Rs.It was one of the [[Odia people|Odia]] [[Princely state]]s of [[India]] during the period of the [[British Raj]] and the major language spoken in the area is [[Odia language|Odia]].

The capital was the city of [[Kharsawan]] and the former area of Kharsawan State is now a part of [[Jharkhand]], where its district is named [[Seraikela Kharsawan district]]. Kumar Aditya Narayan Singh Deo and his father Maharaj Kumar Rudra Pratap Singh Deo appreciated the name change of the district.

==History==

Kharsawan state was founded in 1650. The rulers of Kharsawan are descended from Kunwar Bikram Singh of [[Porahat]], the first ruler of neighbouring [[Seraikela State]]. His second son, Kunwar Padam Singh was the founder of Kharsawan.<ref>[http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/kharsawan Rajput Provinces of India – Kharsawan (Princely State)]</ref> In 1857 Kharsawan estate was recognized as a state.

In 1912 Kharsawan came under the authority of the province of [[Bihar and Orissa]], which had been carved from the eastern districts of Bengal. In 1936 the state was placed under the authority of the Orissa Province. Saraikela, along with 24 other princely states of the [[Eastern States Agency]], acceded to the [[Government of India]] on 1 January 1948, with a will to merge the princely state with Orissa province of the Indian Republic.

As a result, both Kharsawan and [[Saraikela State|Saraikela]] princely states were merged with Orissa in 1948. On 1 January 1948 itself, the tribals of these two princely states, who were in a majority, revolted against the merger with Orissa. This was supported by Patayet Sahib Maharajkumar Bhoopendra Narayan Singh Deo, third son of Raja Aditya Pratap Singh Deo, as a result of which he was imprisoned to ensure the popular movement died down. The central government appointed a commission under Mr. Baudkar to look into the matter. On the basis of the Baudkar commission report, Saraikela and Kharsawan princely states were merged with [[Bihar]] on 18 May 1948. These two princely states became part of [[Jharkhand]] when the state was separated from Bihar on 15 November 2000. From 18 May 1948 onward, many non-tribal Oriyas of the districts of [[Seraikela Kharsawan district|Saraikela Kharsawan]], [[East Singhbhum district|East Singhbhum]], and [[West Singhbhum district|West Singhbhum]] have migrated and settled permanently in Orissa.

===Rulers===

Former rulers bore the title of 'Thakur' until 1917. They belonged to the dynasty of [[Videha]]s. The title of Raja was granted to Kharsawan rulers in 1902, beginning with Raja Ram Chandra Singh Deo.

The present head of the royal family is Raja Pradeep Chandra Singh Deo.

The last ruler of the state, HH Raja Siram Chandra Singh Deo, signed the merger agreement acceding to the [[Dominion of India|Indian Union]] on 18 May 1948. The [[Maharaja of Darbhanga]] used to visit this state to pay respects as the trade route to the east coast ran through the thick jungles of [[Singhbhum]] and safety was guaranteed only to those who were in the good books.

====Thakurs====
*1857 – 1863 Gangaram Singh Deo (b. 1836 – d. 18..) (personal style Raja from 1860)
*1863 – 18.. Ram Narain Singh
*18.. – 2 March 1884 Raghunath Singh Deo (b. 1841 – d. 1884)
* 2 March 1884 – 6 February 1902 Mahendra Narayan Singh Deo (b. 1869 – d. 19..)
* 6 February 1902 – 1917 Siram Chandra Singh Deo (b. 1892 – d. 19..)

====Raja====
*1917 – 15 August 1947 Siram Chandra Singh Deo (s.a.)

==See also==
*[[Political integration of India]]
*[[Saraikela State]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Princely states of the Eastern States Agency}}
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[[Category:Princely states of India]]
[[Category:History of Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Seraikela Kharsawan district]]
[[Category:1650 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1948 disestablishments in India]]

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