At the end of 16 August 1947
Individual territory identity unresolved; a 1947 accession status cannot safely be assigned. [1][2]
Ruler, negotiators and other participants
The ruler or governing authority recorded for the snapshot is: Probable identity: Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh); its ruler in 1947 was Chandra Chur Prasad Singh Deo. This attribution is conditional on confirming the polygon. [1][2]
Chandra Chur Prasad Singh Deo and the States Department / receiving administration, if the geographical identification is confirmed. [1][2]
How the relationship changed
Location and regional state lists suggest Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh). Udaipur was one of the Chhattisgarh states transferred to the Central Provinces and Berar on 1 January 1948. [1][2]
SHARED HISTORICAL CONTEXT
The eastern states: from accession to provincial government
The princely states of Orissa and Chhattisgarh were interspersed with, or closely connected to, British-administered districts. Independence left that division of authority in place. Demands for responsible government now made the future of the small states urgent. The White Paper links the merger policy to popular pressure as well as to the cost and practical difficulty of maintaining numerous separate administrations. [1][3]
Patel visited Cuttack and Nagpur in December 1947 for discussions with the rulers. Agreements signed from 14 December ceded full governing authority to the Dominion. Most transfers to the Orissa and Central Provinces governments took effect on 1 January 1948. This went much further than accession on defence, external affairs and communications: provincial authorities now took responsibility for internal government. [1][4]
There were important exceptions. Makrai followed in February 1948. Seraikella and Kharsawan passed first to Orissa and then to Bihar on 18 May 1948. Mayurbhanj remained outside the December settlement and joined Orissa only on 1 January 1949, after an intervening period of central administration. The government describes the rulers as cooperative, but its explanation is not an independent account of popular consent or the pressure surrounding each negotiation. [1]
What this mapped feature does—and does not—identify
The historical account and the identification of a polygon are separate pieces of evidence. A documented merger in a nearby state does not prove that an unnamed or ambiguous outline represents that state. Candidate identities on this page remain conditional. Where no event is securely assigned to this feature, the timeline stays empty rather than borrowing a candidate’s dates. [1][2]
The source supplies no individual state name. The proposed identity is inferred from the polygon’s position; the original map label still needs to be reconciled. Candidate dates are not assigned as verified polygon events. [1][2]
The timeline
No event date has been securely assigned to this mapped feature. Any candidate dates discussed in the narrative remain conditional and are not presented as a verified timeline.
Evidence & map notes
Snapshot basis. The evidence does not establish a uniform, completed accession to India for this feature on 16 August 1947.
The source supplies no individual state name. The proposed identity is inferred from the polygon’s position; the original map label still needs to be reconciled. Candidate dates are not assigned as verified polygon events.
Boundary source: 1941. Source-year boundary (1941); the 16 August 1947 boundary has not been independently verified. The source does not name this state; its identity remains unresolved. This reference is not a verified reconstruction of the boundary on 16 August 1947.
Paragraph citations distinguish published agreements, contemporary accounts, later chronologies and historical scholarship. Regional chapters explain a shared process; they do not establish a separate local negotiation or exact instrument date where none has been verified.
Sources & further reading
The White Paper records the Indian government’s account and reproduced legal instruments. It is not an independent assessment of every claim of consent, coercion or popular opinion.
- 1950 White Paper: Orissa and Chhattisgarh States ↗Government account / primary document transcription
- World Statesmen: Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh) ↗Secondary chronology for probable identity, not proof of polygon matching
- 1950 White Paper: Popular Movements in States ↗Government account / primary document transcription
- 1950 White Paper: Instrument of Accession ↗Government account / primary document transcription
- 1950 White Paper: Successful Conclusion of Negotiations ↗Government account / primary document transcription
- 1950 White Paper: States Department ↗Government account / primary document transcription