About Jeypur
Jeypore (odisha) It was established by King Veer Vikrama Dev in 1648-49 CE. It served as the capital of the erstwhile Kingdom of Jeypore ruled by the kings of Suryavansh 'Sankara' dynasty that covered an area of 36,259 km² and was the largest kingdom of Madras presidency. It is encompassed by hills of the Eastern Ghats and the Araku hills on three sides like a horse shoe with the western side opening up to Chhattisgarh in central India.
The city of Jeypore came into existence when Veer Vikrama Dev, the King of Nandapur abandoned his old mainstay due to the rigorous skirmishes with the Qutub Shahis and decided to built a new bastion amidst high altitude mountain ranges and valleys of Jeypore. His successors including the next seventeen kings ruled their vast kingdom from this capital city of Jeypore until the dissolution of the state in 1947. Jeypore Rajya before the advent of the British was a dominant kingdom in the ancient region of Kalinga and administered over the feudatories of Vijaynagar, Bobbili, Kalahandi, Gajapathinagaram, Srikakulam, Gunupur, Madugula, Nowrangpur and Araku until 1712 CE. It was Vishwambhar Dev (1676-1681 CE) who is known as the originator of the feudal system, he is known for defeating the Nawab of Chicacole in 1673. He also defeated the Dutch forces in the port of Visakhapatnam which was under his vast domain and was known as 'Sumber Deo which was a mispronounced form of his name.
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