PRESENT RULER: Raja Saheb of Athgarh

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded sometime in the 12th century by Sri Karan Niladri Bebarta Patnaik of the Karan caste. It is said that he was the Bebarta/Bawarta or Minister of the Raja of Puri who conferred on him the title of Raja, and gave him Athgarh as a reward for his services, or according to another account, as a dowry on marrying the Raja's sister. This state paid 2,800Rs in tribute to the British Government. Rulers were....

• Raja NILADRI BHAGIRATH BARMAN PATNAIK, 1st Raja of Athgarh 1178/1218

• Raja DANDAPANI BIWARTA PATNAIK, 2nd Raja of Athgarh 1218/1253

• Raja JAGANNATH BIWARTA PATNAIK I, 3rd Raja of Athgarh 1253/1283

Unknown Rajas 1283/1681

• Raja Srikaran NARAYANA BEBARTA PATNAIK 1681/1709

• Raja Srikaran RAMA KRISHNA BEBARTA PATNAIK 1709/1741

• Raja Srikaran DEBIA SINGH BEBARTA PATNAIK 1741/1771

• Raja Srikaran GOPINATH BEBARTA PATNAIK 1771/1821, married and had issue.

  • Raja Srikaran Krishna Chandra Bebarta Patnaik (qv)

  • Raja Srikaran Bhubaneshwar Bebarta Patnaik (qv)

  • Raja Srikaran Jagunath Bebarta Patnaik (qv)

• Raja Srikaran KRISHNA CHANDRA BEBARTA PATNAIK 1821/1825, married and had issue.

  • Raja Srikaran Rama Chandra Bebarta Patnaik (qv)

• Raja Srikaran RAMA CHANDRA BEBARTA PATNAIK 1825/1837

• Raja Srikaran BHUBANESHWAR BEBARTA PATNAIK 1837/1862

• Raja Srikaran JAGUNATH BEBARTA PATNAIK II 1862/1869, married and had issue. He died 1869.

  • Raja Srikaran Bhagirathi Bebarta Patnaik (qv)

  • Raja Srikaran Raghunath Bebarta Patnaik (qv)

• Raja Srikaran BHAGIRATHI BEBARTA PATNAIK 1869/1893, born about 1844, succeeded 8th February 1869 (#1) . He died 1893.

• Raja Srikaran RAGHUNATH BEBARTA PATNAIK 1893/1896, born 1865, died 25th January 1896.

COURT OF WARDS 1896/1908

• Raja Srikaran VISHVANATH BEBARTA PATNAIK 1896/1918, born 12th August 1885, 13th in descent from the founder, married and had issue. He died 22nd June 1918.

  • Raja Srikaran Radhanath Bebarta Patnaik (qv)

COURT OF WARDS 1918/1932

• Raja Srikaran RADHANATH BEBARTA PATNAIK 1918/-, born 28th November 1909 and succeeded 22nd June 1918, installed on the gadi 5th September 1932; he proposed in 1942 to adopt the son of the Raja of Parlakhimedi.

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