Daspalla State

{{Short description|Princely state of India during the British Raj}}

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|conventional_long_name =Daspalla State

|common_name =Daspalla

|nation = British India

|subdivision=Princely State

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|year_start = 1498

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|year_end = 1948

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|event_end= Accession to the Union of India

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|s1 = India

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|flag_s1 = Flag of India.svg

|image_flag =Flag of the Princely State of Daspalla.svg

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|image_map =Daspalla-Nayagarh-Imperial Gazetteer.jpg

|image_map_caption = Daspalla State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India

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|stat_year1 =1901

|stat_pop1 = 51987

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Daspalla State ({{langx|or|ଦଶପଲ୍ଲା}}) was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Its capital was Kunjabangarh, located in present-day Nayagarh district, Odisha.

History

The region of Daspalla used to be part of Baudh State ruled by the kings of Bhanja dynasty. Around 1498, the Raja of Baudh made his brother Naren Bhanja the chieftain of the region. Eventually due to political intrigues, he seceded from the Baudh kingdom and laid the foundation of the Daspalla state along with help from the neighbouring rulers of Khandpara State.{{citation |title=ODISHA DISTRICT GAZETTEERS NAYAGARH |publisher=GAD, Govt of Odisha |url=http://gopabandhuacademy.gov.in/sites/default/files/gazetter/Nayagarh_Gazetteer.pdf |page=42 |date=2015 }}[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_200.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 200.]

The state acceded to India in 1948 following independence and merged into the Nayagarh district of Odisha.