Korea Palace — Attraction in Chhattisgarh

Korea State was founded in the 17th century. The ruling family of Koriya were Rajputs of the Chauhan dynasty who came to Koriya from Rajputana in the 13th century and conquered the country. Before the coming of the Marathas, it is alleged that the rajas of Koriya “lived in perfect independence, and never having been necessitated to submit to the payment of any tribute, they had no occasion to oppress their subjects.” This situation changed in 1790 when Korea had to pay tribute to the Marathas.

Historically Korea State also seems to have had some indefinite feudal relations with Surguja, but the British government ignored this claim when Koriya was ceded to them by the Bhonsle Raja of Nagpur in 1818. On 24 Dec 1819 the state became a British protectorate. Upon the extinction of the direct line in 1897, a distant collateral branch of the ruling family was recognized as successor by the British Raj.[2]

In 1891, the Raj decided that the five states of the Surguja group (Surguja, Udaipur, Jashpur, Korea, and Changbhakar), as well as the states of Bonai, Gangpur, Seraikela, and Kharsawan, formerly known as the Tributary Mahals of Chhota Nagpur, were not part of British India, and revised sanads were issued in 1899 formally recognizing them as feudatory states and defining their relations with the British Raj. The rulers of the state have apparently always held the title of 'Raja' and were so recognized by the British as early as 1819.[4]

Rajas .... - .... Jit Rai Deo .... - .... Sagar Sahi Deo .... - .... Afhar Sahi Deo .... - .... Jahan Sahi Deo .... - .... Sawal Sahi Deo .... - .... Gajraj Singh Deo 1795 - Jun 1828 Gharib Singh Deo (b. 1745 - d. 1828) Jun 1828 - 1864 Amole Singh Deo (b. 1785 - d. 1864) 4 Apr 1864 - 1897 Pran Singh Deo (b. 1857/59 - d. 1897) 1897 - 18 Nov 1909 Sheo Mangal Singh Deo (b. 1874 - d. 1909) 18 Nov 1909 - 15 Aug 1947 Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo (b. 1901 - d. 1954) MLA - Let. Ramchandra singhdeo Currently Mrs....

Little is known of the area before the 16th century. Koriya was a princely state of British Empire in India; the other princely state that lay within the Koriya district was Chang Bhakar. After Indian Independence in 1947, the rulers of Koriya and Chang Bhakar acceded to the Union of India on 1 January 1948 and both were made part of Surguja District of Madhya Pradesh state.

The district of Koriya came into existence on May 25, 1998, when it was carved out of Surguja district. After the formation of the new state of Chhattisgarh on November 1, 2000, Koriya District became part of the new state. It is currently a part of the...

Koriya palace is a heritage structure located in Baikunthpur subdistrict. Though not so famous its location is somewhat scenic from one of the side with other end towards the crowded bazaar. Not much people visit the palace and there is no sign boards of any visiting time or that of some sort. Even the local Don’ts know much about the palace and its visiting time. I will be updating if any info of that sort will be available to me. Till then bon...