Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo

Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo
Maharaja of Sonepur
Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo
Full length portrait of Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo, the Maharaja of Sonepur
12th Maharaja of Sonepur
Reign8 August 1902 – 29 April 1937
Coronation8 August 1902
PredecessorPratap Rudra Singh Deo
SuccessorSudhansu Shekhar Singh Deo
Born(1874-07-08)8 July 1874
Sonepur, Odisha, India
Died29 April 1937(1937-04-29) (aged 62)
Sonepur, Odisha, India
SpouseParvati Devi
Issue
  • Somabushan Singh Deo
  • Sudhansu Shekhar Singh Deo
FatherPratap Rudra Singh Deo
MotherAmulyamani Devi
ReligionHinduism

Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo KCIE (8 July 1874 – 29 April 1937), was Maharaja of Sonepur from 1902 until his death in 1937.

Biography

He was born on 8 July 1874[1] to Pratap Rudra Singh Deo and his wife Amulyamani Devi.[2] He succeeded his father on 8 August 1902.[3] He was installed by Officiating Chief Minister at Sambalpur in November 1902.[3][4] He was a very popular and just ruler.[2] The Maharaja was a lover of literature and a patron of learning, and he established schools for boys and girls throughout his state.[2] He was honoured with KCIE in 1918.[5] The Mukti Mandap of Puri conferred on him the title of Dharmaniddhi on account of his liberality and pious deeds.[6] Similarly, Bangiya Sanskruta Mahamandala conferred on him the title of Jnangunakar on account of his immense contributions to the world of knowledge.[6] The British Government highly praised his sound administration and gave him the title of Maharaja in 1908, which was made hereditary in 1921, and he was subsequently granted permanent salute of nine guns.[7][5] He died on 29 April 1937, and was succeeded by Sudhansu Shekhar Singh Deo as Maharaja of Sonepur.[7]

References

  1. ^ The India Office and Burma Office List. Harrison and sons, Limited. 1928. p. 244.
  2. ^ a b c Vadivelu, A. (1915). The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles & Zamindars of India. Vol. 1. G. C. Loganadham Bros. p. 395.
  3. ^ a b Memoranda on Native States in India. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing. 1911. p. 141.
  4. ^ Report on the Administration of the Feudatory States of the Central Provinces for the year 1902. Nagpur: Secretariat Press. 1903.
  5. ^ a b Pati, Budheswar (1996). India and the First World War. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. p. 252. ISBN 81-7156-581-6. OCLC 37870141.
  6. ^ a b Nāẏaka, Pabitra Mohana (2011). Inscriptions of Orissa : with special reference to Subarnapur. New Delhi: Readworthy Publications. p. 75. ISBN 978-93-5018-042-6. OCLC 745762120.
  7. ^ a b Memoranda on the Indian States. Delhi: Manager of Publications. 1939.