Bamra

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Bamra, covering an area of 5149 sq km was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj, and was acceded to India on 1st January 1948.

The legend states that the first Raja of Bamra belonged to the ruling family of Patna. He is believed to have been stolen as a child and was made the ruler of the state of Bamra around 1602.

Most of the country is forest, producing only timber and lac but said to be rich in iron ore. The northern border is touched by the Bengal-Nagpur railway, with a station at Bamra town. The state is one of the five Uriya feudatories, which were transferred from the Central Provinces to Bengal, on the reconstitution of that province in October 1905. The capital is Deogarh.

Rajas:

1865 - 1869 Tribhuban Singh

1869 - 1903 Basu Deb Sudhal Deb

1903 - 1916 Satchitananda Tribhuban Deb

1916 - 1920 Dibyashankar Sudhal Deb

1920 - 1947 Bhanugang Tribhuban Deb

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.