DASPALLA NON GUN SALUTE STATE
Daspalla State (Odia: 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. Area of the
State was 1471 Sq. Km. or 568 Sq. Miles and population 51987 in 1901 AD
Earlier it was a part of Baudh State ruled by the Bhanj dynasty of
Rajput kings. During the rule of Bira Bhanj there was a rift in between Bira
Bhanj and his cousin, Sal Bhanj. The dissident Sal Banj left Baudh and went to
meet the Gajapati King of Puri through the ages old Jagannath Sadak. While
resting with his followers at Padmatola Forest, the king of Nayagarh got the
news and made alliance with Sal Bhanj and declared him the king of that area.
Getting the news, Bir Bhanj of Baudh got angry and sent troops to capture Sal
Bhanj. But the troops of Baudh got defeated at the hands of Sal Bhanj and
Nayagarh soldiers. As Sal Bhanj got "Yasha" (Fame) he named his
kingdom as "Yashpalla" or "Daspalla". Other historians tell
that king Sal Bhanj had only "das" (Oriya for 10) "Pallies"
(villages) so "Daspalli" got renamed as Daspalla. This incident took
place in 1495. King Sal Bhanj ruled for 3 years only and then his son Naran
Bhanj ascended the throne. The headquarters of Daspalla changed from Badmul to
Gania, Gania to Madhyakhand, Madhyakhand to Puruna Daspalla. The ninth king of
Daspalla Padmanav Bhanj, during hunting, saw a wonderful thing that a wild dove
was hunting and defeating a Chhanchan (Bird of prey). So, he thought the place
a heroic one and decided to change his capital to that place. At that time
there was a Kandha chieftain named Kunj Malik. King Padmanav Bhanj defeated
Kunj Malik and started his capital here but after the name of Kunja Malik the
capital got named as Kunjabanagarh Guri Charan Deo Bhanj was crowned ruler in
1803. He was succeeded by a line of titular Rajas.
The State was
annexed on accession to the Union of
India in 1948 AD.
Type-7 - used in 1938-45, Size 75 X 33 mm.
Overprinted DASPALLA / STATE on the
British Indian court fee Series of 1937
(George VI).
Two Annas , Plum , Ref. # 72
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