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{{Distinguish|Eight Provinces of Korea|Korea Strait}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
|native_name = कोरिया रियासत
|conventional_long_name = Korea State<br/><small>Koriya State</small>
|common_name = Koriya
|nation = [[British India]]
|subdivision = [[Princely State]]
|capital=
|era =
|year_start = 16th century
|date_start =
|event_start=
|year_end = 1948
|date_end =
|event_end= [[Independence of India]]
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 =
|s1 = India
|flag_p1 =
|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg
|image_flag =Flag of the Koriya State.svg
|image_coat =
|image_map = KoreaKart.jpg
|image_map_caption = Korya State in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]
|stat_area1 =4224
|stat_year1 =1941
|stat_pop1 = 126874
|footnotes = ''Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer''. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 369
|today= [[Koriya district]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
}}
[[File:Paris - Retromobile 2014 - Humber Snipe 80 Landaulette par Thrupp & Maberley - 1934 - 001.jpg|thumb|270px|Car of Raja Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo, a [[Humber Snipe|Humber]] with landaulette body by [[Thrupp & Maberly]], 1932]]
'''Korea State''', currently spelled as '''Koriya''', was a [[princely state]] of the British [[British Raj|Empire of India]].<ref>[http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/korea Korea (Princely State)]</ref> After Indian independence in 1947, the ruler of Korea [https://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/1444131?searchWord=Instrument&backquery=[query=Instrument%20of%20accession&rpp=20&sort_by=dc.date.accessioned_dt&order=desc] acceded] to the [[Dominion of India|Union of India]] on 1 January 1948, and Koriya was made part of [[Surguja District]] of [[Central Provinces and Berar]] province. In January 1950, "Central Provinces and Berar" province was renamed [[Madhya Pradesh]] state. After November 2000, Korea and the former princely state of [[Changbhakar]] became [[Koriya district]] of [[Chhattisgarh]] state.

Korea had an area of 1,631 sq. miles and a population of 126,874 as of 1941.

==Location==
The state of Korea, which included 400 villages, was in what is now Chhattisgarh state. It bordered [[Rewa State|Rewa]] to the north and also to the southwest; [[Surguja State]] to the east; the British district of [[Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] (Central Provinces) to the south; and [[Changbhakar State]] to the west.

==History==
Korea State was founded in the 17th century. The ruling family of Koriya were [[Rajputs]] of the [[Chauhan]] dynasty who came to Koriya from [[Rajputana]] in the 13th century and conquered the country. Before the coming of the [[Maratha Empire|Marathas]], it is alleged that the rajas of Koriya "lived in perfect independence, and never having been necessitated to submit to the payment of any tribute, they had no occasion to oppress their subjects." This situation changed in 1790 when Korea had to pay tribute to the Marathas.

Historically Korea State also seems to have had some indefinite feudal relations with Surguja, but the British government ignored this claim when Koriya was ceded to them by the [[Bhonsle]] Raja of [[Nagpur]] in 1818.
On 24 Dec 1819 the state became a [[British protectorate]]. Upon the extinction of the direct line in 1897, a distant collateral branch of the ruling family was recognized as successor by the British Raj.<ref>ड़ा.संजय अलंग-छत्तीसगढ़ की जनजातियाँ/Tribes और जातियाँ/Castes (मानसी पब्लीकेशन, दिल्ली) {{ISBN|978-81-89559-32-8}}</ref>

In 1891, the Raj decided that the five states of the Surguja group ([[Surguja State|Surguja]], [[Udaipur State, Chhattisgarh|Udaipur]], [[Jashpur State|Jashpur]], Korea, and [[Changbhakar State|Changbhakar]]), as well as the states of [[Bonai State|Bonai]], [[Gangpur State|Gangpur]], [[Seraikela State|Seraikela]], and [[Kharsawan State|Kharsawan]], formerly known as the Tributary Mahals of [[Chota Nagpur States|Chhota Nagpur]], were not part of British India, and revised [[sanad (deed)|sanads]] were issued in 1899 formally recognizing them as feudatory states and defining their relations with the British Raj.<ref>ड़ा.संजय अलंग-छत्तीसगढ़ की रियासतें और जमीन्दारियाँ (वैभव प्रकाशन, रायपुर) {{ISBN|81-89244-96-5}}</ref>

==Rulers==
The rulers of the state have apparently always held the title of 'Raja' and were so recognized by the British as early as 1819.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html Princely States of India]</ref>

===Rajas===

*.... - .... Jit Rai Deo
*.... - .... Sagar Sahi Deo
*.... - .... Afhar Sahi Deo
*.... - .... Jahan Sahi Deo
*.... - .... Sawal Sahi Deo
*.... - .... Gajraj Singh Deo
*1795 - Jun 1828 Gharib Singh Deo (b. 1745 - d. 1828)
*Jun 1828 - 1864 Amole Singh Deo (b. 1785 - d. 1864)
* 4 Apr 1864 - 1897 Pran Singh Deo (b. 1857/59 - d. 1897)
*1897 - 18 Nov 1909 Sheo Mangal Singh Deo (b. 1874 - d. 1909)
*18 Nov 1909 – 15 Aug 1947 Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo (b. 1901 - d. 1954)
*18 Nov 1909 - Jan 1925 ..abhyuday singh balendu _current

==See also==
*[[Eastern States Agency]]
*[[Chirmiri]]
*[[Manendragarh]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{commonscat inline|Koriya State}}
*[https://www.scribd.com/doc/72030961/Dr-Sanjay-Alung-CG-Ki-Riyaste-Jamindariya-Hindi Dr. Sanjay Alung - Chhattisgarh ki poorv Riyaste aur Jamindariyaa - On line]

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[[Category:History of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Koriya district]]
[[Category:Rajputs]]

Korea State - Revision history

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