KANKER (NON SALUTE STATE)
Kanker State (Hindi: कांकेर) was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union in 1947.
Kanker State was
located north of Bastar State and,
except for the valley of the Mahanadi in its
eastern part, it consisted mostly of hills covered by forests in which teak (Tectona grandis), sirsā (Dalbergia
latifolia),
śāl (Shorea
robusta)
and bījāsāl (Pterocarpus
marsupium)
predominated. The state had 63,610 inhabitants in 1881 and 103,536 in 1901,
more than half of which were Gonds. Kanker town
in Kanker
District, Chhattisgarh, was the
capital of the state and the see of the Raja's residence. The languages spoken
in the state were mainly Chhattisgarhi and Gondi.
The early
history of the state is obscure. According to tradition Kanker was founded in
the early 2nd century by Raja
Satkarni of
the Satavahana
dynasty. The
state was occupied by the Marathas of Nagpur in 1809
and the Raja of Kanker was deprived of its power. In 1818, following the defeat
of the Maratha Empire and when the Nagpur kingdom became
a British
protectorate,
local rule was restored by the British authorities on payment of a tribute of
Rs 500. The tribute imposed on Kanker State was remitted in 1823.
At the time of
the British Raj Kanker was one among the 26 feudatory states of the Chhattisgarh States Agency. The state's accession to the
Indian Union was signed by its last ruler Bhanupratap Deo on 15 August 1947.
Court Fee Stamp :-
Type 3 :- 1915 AD , Overprint in Black ,“ KANKER / STATE ” on British Indian Court Fees of 1912 (George V) .
Type 4 :- Used in 1938 AD , Overprint in Black ,“
KANKER / STATE ” on British Indian Court Fees of 1937 (George VI) .
One Rupee , Plum , Ref. # 70
Two Rupees , Plum , Ref. # 71
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