NARSINGPUR NON SALUTE
STATE
Narsinghpur
State (Odia: ନରସିଂହପୁର) was one of the princely states of India during
the period of the British Raj. The state was founded in 1305 and had its capital in Narasinghpur town. The last ruler of Narsinghpur joined the
state to the Indian Union in 1948 and Narsinghpur state was made part of
the Cuttack
district of Orissa. Area of the state in 1901 AD was 515 Sq. Km. or 199 Sq. Miles
and the population was 39613.
The state was
bound in the north by a forested mountain range which marked the border
with Hindol
State and Angul District; in the east it was bound by Baramba State and in the south and southwest by the Mahanadi River.
According to
legend Narsinghpur was founded in 1292 by a Rajput named Dharma Singh after defeating two powerful Khond chiefs
named Narsingh and Poro, the state being named after the former.
The last ruler of Narsinghpur Princely State signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.
Revenue Stamps :--
Type-7 - used in 1890, Size 25
x 30 mm., Perf. 15 ½ , Revenue stamp of British India of 1886 with the portrait
of Queen Victoria overprinted with, “ NURSINGPORE / STATE”
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