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Nilgiri State was one of the Princely States of India during the British Raj. It belonged to the Orissa States Agency and its capital was at Raj Nilgiri,〔''Columbia-Lippincott Gazateer'', p. 1325〕 which is the modern town of Nilagiri. The state was bounded in the north and west by the State of Mayurbhanj and in the south by Balasore District. As of 1940 Nilgiri State had a population of 73,109 and an area of . In 1949 it was merged into Balasore District.〔(Amalgamation of Princely States )〕 ==History== According to local tradition Nilgiri state was founded in 1125 by a mytical ancestor coming from the Chhota Nagpur region. In 1525 Raja Narayan Singh distinguished himself by his service to Emperor Akbar in the battles against Afghan invaders. Between 1611 and 1797 there were seven successive rulers. During the time of the political integration of India freedom fighters such as Balaram Raj, Shyamsundar Parida, Kailashchandra Mohanty, Banamali Das, Baishnab Patnaik and Nanda Kishore Patnaik forced the last Raja of Nilgiri to surrender to the newly formed Indian National Government. The prince signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.〔http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/n/nilgiri.html Nilgiri (Princely State)]〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nilgiri State」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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