Niladhar Singh Deo

Niladhar Singh Deo
Raja of Sonepur
10th Raja of Sonepur
Reign27 July 1841 – 9 September 1891
Coronation30 August 1841
PredecessorPrithvi Singh Deo
SuccessorPratap Rudra Singh Deo
Born1838
Sonepur, Odisha, India
Died(1891-10-09)9 October 1891
Sonepur, Odisha, India
SpouseDurga Devi
Issue
FatherPrithvi Singh Deo
MotherGundicha Devi
ReligionHinduism

Niladhar Singh Deo, known as Niladrinath Singh Deo (1838 – 9 September 1891), was Raja of Sonepur from 1841 until his death in 1891.

Biography

He was born in 1838 to Prithvi Singh Deo and his wife Gundicha Devi.[1][2] He succeeded his father on 27 July 1841 as a minor.[3][4] He was educated and trained in matters of statecraft by his mother, Gundicha Devi.[5] He gained an intimate acquaintance with English and could converse in it with ease and fluency.[5][6] He used to read historical works in English.[5][6] Sir Richard Temple described him in 1863 as "fairly verseü in English," and that "considering the isolated country where he lives, his comparative enlightenment is a matter for gratification, almost for surprise."[6] Besides English, he was equally well-versed and proficient in Odia, Urdu, Sanskrit, and Bengali.[6] He was extremely popular and very loyal.[7] He obtained the title of Raja Bahadur for meritorious services rendered to British Government during the Sambalpur insurrection.[5][8][9][4][10] He died on 9 September 1891, and was succeeded by Pratap Rudra Singh Deo as Raja of Sonepur.[5][8][10]

References

  1. ^ The Orissa Historical Research Journal. Superintendent of Research and Museum. 1999.
  2. ^ Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1893). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire. Macmillan.
  3. ^ Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India. Anmol Publications. 1996. ISBN 978-81-7041-859-7.
  4. ^ a b Orissa (India) (1968). Orissa District Gazetteers: Balangir. Superintendent, Orissa Government Press.
  5. ^ a b c d e Mazumdar, B. C. (1925). Chohan rulers of Sonpur.
  6. ^ a b c d Nāẏaka, Pabitra Mohana (2001). The Voice of Silence: Sonepur Durbar and Indian Cultural Traditions. Orissa Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7586-058-2.
  7. ^ Vadivelu, A. (1915). The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles and Zamindars of India. G.C. Loganadham.
  8. ^ a b Cotton, James Sutherland; Burn, Sir Richard; Meyer, Sir William Stevenson (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India ... Clarendon Press.
  9. ^ Who's who in India. Newul Kishore Press. 1911.
  10. ^ a b Department, India Foreign and Political (1909). United Provinces, Oudh, Bengal, Central Provinces. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India.