Koriya

Korea State Koriya State कोरिया रियासत
Princely State of British India
16th century–1948 →
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Korya State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Capital		Sonhat
History
•	Established	16th century
•	Independence of India	1948
Area
•	1941	4,224 km2(1,631 sq mi)
Population
•	1941	126,874
	Density	30 /km2  (77.8 /sq mi)
Today part of		Koriya district, Chhattisgarh
Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 369

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Korea State, currently spelled as Koriya, was a princely state of the British Empire of India. After Indian independence in 1947, the ruler of Korea acceded to the Union of India on 1 January 1948, and Koriya was made part of Surguja District of Central Provinces and Berar province. In January 1950, “Central Provinces and Berar” province was renamed Madhya Pradesh state. After November 2000, Korea and the former princely state of Changbhakar became Koriya district of Chhattisgarh state.

Korea had an area of 1,631 sq. miles and a population of 126,874 as of 1941.

The state of Korea, which included 400 villages, was in what is now Chhattisgarh state. It bordered Rewa to the north and also to the southwest; Surguja State to the east; the British district of Bilaspur (Central Provinces) to the south; and Changbhakar State to the west.

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.

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