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, Raja of Athgarh 1681/1709
- Raja Srikaran RAMA
KRISHNA BEBARTA PATNAIK, Raja of Athgarh
1709/1741
- Raja Srikaran DEBIA
SINGH BEBARTA PATNAIK, Raja of Athgarh
1741/1771
- Raja Srikaran GOPINATH
BEBARTA
PATNAIK, Raja of Athgarh 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, Raja of Athgarh 1821/1825,
married and had issue.
- Raja Srikaran Rama Chandra Bebarta Patnaik (qv)
- Raja Srikaran RAMA
CHANDRA BEBARTA PATNAIK, Raja of Athgarh
1825/1837
- Raja Srikaran BHUBANESHWAR
BEBARTA
PATNAIK, Raja of Athgarh 1837/1862
- Raja Srikaran JAGUNATH
BEBARTA
PATNAIK II, Raja of Athgarh 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, (27th) Raja of Athgarh 1869/1893,
born about 1844, he succeeded his father on 8th
February 1869 (#1) . He
died 1893.
- Raja Srikaran RAGHUNATH
BEBARTA
PATNAIK, Raja of Athgarh 1893/1896, born
1865, died 25th January 1896.
COURT OF WARDS
1896/1908
- Raja Srikaran VISHVANATH
BEBARTA
PATNAIK, Raja of Athgarh 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, Raja of Athgarh 1918/-, born 28th
November 1909 (#2) and
succeeded 22nd June 1918, installed on the gaddi
on 5th September 1932; he proposed in 1942 to
adopt the son of the Raja of Parlakhimedi, as his
successor.
The help of John Duncan McMeekin, is gratefully
acknowledged, January 2011.
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