Baramba State

Baramba State (ବଡମ୍ବା ରାଜ୍ୟ) was one of the princely states of India during the British Raj. It had its capital in Baramba town. The last ruler acceded to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948. Baramba state was made part of Cuttack district of Odisha in 1948.

History
According to family and court records, Baramba State was founded in 1305 when the land comprising two villages, Sonkha and Mohuri, was granted by the then Eastern Ganga emperor Narasimha Deva II, to a wrestler Hatakeshwar Raut in recognition for his valour. The last ruler of Baramba Princely State signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.

Maratha Rule
In 1775 A.D., the Maratha government played the role of an arbiter in resolving boundary disputes between local chieftains. During this time, Padmanava Deva Birabar Mangaraj Mahapatra, the ruler of Baramba, faced an invasion by the Raja of Narasinghpur, who captured the strategic forts of Kharod and Ratapat. In his distress, the Raja of Baramba sought the intervention of the Maratha government. Acting as an impartial judge, the Marathas adjudicated the conflict and resolved the boundary issues by restoring the forts of Kharod and Ratapat to the Raja of Baramba, thus reinstating peace and order between the contesting parties.