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'''Jeypore''' is one of the largest towns and a place of historical significance in [[Koraput district]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Odisha]]. It was established as a capital of king Vir Vikram Dev in the mid 17th century. The kingdom was defeated by the [[East India Company]] in 1777 and was made a [[Zamindar]]i and later was promoted to a [[Princely state]] until its dissolution in the [[Dominion of India]] in [[Independence Day (India)|1947]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} Koraput District, Government Of Odisha {{!}} India|url=https://koraput.nic.in/history/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=koraput.nic.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Sciences|first=Indian Academy of|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j8PpbDQNAwUC&q=jeypore+state|title=Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences|date=1949|publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences|pages=35|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Majumdar|first=A|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2J0fAAAAIAAJ&q=jeypore|title=The History and culture of the Indian people|date=1962|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan|pages=9, 189|language=en}}</ref>▼
▲'''Jeypore''' is
The erstwhile kingdom was spread over the region of [[Uttarandhra]] and Southern Odisha. Jeypore is surrounded by hills of the [[Eastern Ghats]] and the [[Araku]] hills on three sides like a horseshoe with the western side opening up to [[Chhattisgarh]] in central India.▼
▲The erstwhile kingdom was spread over the region of [[Uttarandhra]] and Southern Odisha. Geographically, Jeypore is
==History==
Before getting the name ‘Jeypore’ by the Suryavanshi kings this land was ruled by various dynasties like the Satavahanas, Ikshavakus, Nalas, Gangas and Shilavanshis. In 1443, Vinayak Dev the prince of Northern Kashmir married the only daughter of the Shilavanshi king and inherited the kingdom of Nandapur. {{citation needed|date=June 2021}} He extended his territory while ruling as a vassal ruler under the Gajapati empire. However, after the decline of the Gajapati dynasty, the then Nandapur ruler Vishwanath Dev claimed sovereignty and began ruling as an independent chief in the South Odisha and Northern Andhra Pradesh region under the title of “Nauna-Gajapati”.
According to some sources, Vishwanath was able to extend his kingdom from the boundaries of Bengal in North to the coast of Godavari in South. By doing so he rightfully adopted the title of “Gajapati”.
In 1571, after the death of [[Vishwanath Dev Gajapati]], the kingdom under the kinship of his son Balram Dev lost frequent battles to the [[Qutb Shahi dynasty|Qutb Shahi]] of [[Golconda Fort|Golconda]] and became a tributary kingdom. {{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
In 1649, Maharaja Veer Vikram Dev abandoned the old capital of Nandapur and founded Jeypore, located amidst hilly ranges and dense forests. It is believed that the continuous intrusion of the Qutb Shahi governor and his military which was weakening the administration of Nandapur forced the king to shift his capital to a strategically viable land.
The kingdom faced many challenges but remained sovereign until the advent of the British in 1777. Maharaja Vikram Dev battled the enemies on two fronts but was defeated on both occasions and his kingdom was demoted to a Zamindari for its hostile stance towards the British. {{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
▲In 1649, Maharaja Veer Vikram Dev abandoned the old capital of Nandapur and founded Jeypore, located amidst hilly ranges and dense forests. It is believed that the continuous intrusion of the Qutb Shahi governor and his military which was weakening the administration of Nandapur forced the king to shift his capital to a strategically viable land. It remained a tributary for more than a century but in 1674, Maharaja Vishwambhar Dev defeated the Qutb Shahi Governor of Chicacole who administered on behalf of the Sultan of Golconda and claimed sovereignty. This king is known as the father of the feudal system of Jeypore because he established many zamindaris across the North Andhra and South Odisha region. However, the military coup executed by Balram Dev III against his brother Maharaja Ramchandra Dev in 1710 ensured the collapse of the kingdom. Many feudatories of Andhra claimed independence from Jeypore and the kingdom lost a large extent of territory. {{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
Even as a zamindari, the growth and development of Jeypore continued in the regime of Maharaja Ramchandra Dev III, Maharaja [[Vikram Dev III]], Maharaja Ramchandra Dev IV and the last official ruler, Maharaja [[Vikram Deo Verma]] (Vikram Dev IV). {{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
In 2013, [[Vishweshvar Chandrachud Dev]] was crowned as the [[pretender]] [[Maharaja]] of Jeypore becoming the twenty-seventh king on the 570th anniversary of the dynasty.<ref name="Jeypore hails its new lord">{{cite web |last1=Pattnaik |first1=Satyanarayan |title=Jeypore hails its new lord |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Jeypore-hails-its-new-lord/articleshow/18025343.cms |website=Times of India |publisher=Times of India |access-date=12 September 2019 |ref=jeypore hails its new lord}}</ref>
==Education==
There are several [[Odia language|Odia]] medium schools in the town such as Government Boys High School, Girls High School, Municipal High School No. I, II and III (girls), Upper Kolab Project High School, Saraswati Sishu vidya mandir, etc. The [[English-medium school|English medium schools]] are [[Modern English School, Jeypore|Modern English School]] which was established in 1989, [[Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Jeypore|Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Jayantigiri, Jeypore]] which was established by [[Government of Odisha|Govt. of Odisha]]; Jeypore Public school, Deepti Convent School, DAV Model Senior Secondary School, Redwoods English School and Noval Siddharth English Medium School.
Jeypore also has colleges offering professional courses such as [[Gopal Krushna College of Engineering & Technology]], which was established in the year 1989. Jeypore college of Pharmacy<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.pharmajeypore.org/ |title = Jeypore College of Pharmacy | Jeypore College of Pharmacy}}</ref> is another renowned pharmacy institute. Along with it various Engineering Diploma colleges are present namely Institute of engineering & Management (I.E.M),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iemjeypore.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325045355/http://www.iemjeypore.in/ |archive-date=25 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Business and economy==
Though traditionally an agrarian economy, Jeypore is the business hub for southern [[Odisha]] as well as the bordering towns of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. There is high potential growth of this town due to high minerals, opportunities, resources around the district adding to all the facilities like rail, air in this town. There are many renowned industries in and around Jeypore. Business units include Sewa Paper Mills,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.biltpaper.com/network_plant.asp |title=
==Transportation==
===Road===
Jeypore is well connected with many cities, including nearby cities lying within its proximity, like [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Cuttack]] (both 530 km), [[Rourkela]] (575 km), [[Brahmapur, Odisha|Berhampur]] (336 km), [[Jagdalpur]] (86 km), [[Sambalpur]] (394 km), [[Araku Valley]] (98 km) and [[Rayagada]] (132 km), which include the neighbouring states of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Chhattisgarh]], through state and national highways, where daily state and private buses operate to and from the city. The city could be easily reached with the help of [[National Highway 26 (India)|NH-26]], which passes through it. The under-construction [[Raipur–Visakhapatnam Expressway]] will
pass through [[Koraput district]], thus enhancing connectivity and commute further.
The nearest cities of Andhra Pradesh in proximity to Jeypore are [[Vizianagaram]] (165 km), [[Vishakhapatnam]] (233 km) and [[Srikakulam]] (199 km) and [[Rajahmundry]] (345 km), and of Chhattisgarh include [[Raipur]] (325 km), [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] (443 km) and [[Durg]] (336 km).
===Rail===
Apart from road, Jeypore is well connected with rail, as the city has a railway station just on its outskirts. There are daily trains to Bhubaneswar, [[Kolkata]] and Vishakhapatnam via [[Araku]]. A new train with a special coach, known as the Vistadome Coach, a coach made specially for facilitating tourism and enjoyment of tourists by travelling through the [[Eastern Ghats]], has been recently extended from Vishakhapatnam to Jagdalpur via Jeypore.
===Air===
[[Jeypore Airport]] is run and maintained by the [[Government of Odisha]] and the [[Airports Authority of India]]. Until October 2022, it was a private airport that was under [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] (HAL), when it began operating commercial flights operated by the new low-cost regional airline, [[IndiaOne Air]], to [[Biju Patnaik Airport|Bhubaneswar]] and [[Visakhapatnam Airport|Visakhapatnam]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Biswas |first=Ramakanta |date=31 October 2022 |title=Maiden Jeypore flight takes off from Bhubaneswar |url=https://odishatv.in/news/miscellaneous/maiden-jeypore-flight-takes-off-from-bhubaneswar-189167/amp |access-date=31 October 2022 |website=Odisha TV}}</ref>
==Politics==
After independence, in the first
Jeypore is part of [[Koraput (Lok Sabha constituency)]].
==Notable people==
* [[Biswanath Rath]], Film Director, Screenwriter, Editor and Producer<ref>{{cite news|title=Never to take things for granted in this industry" Interview with Biswanath Rath CEO of BNR|url=http://theasianentrepreneur.com/blog/2016/10/12/interview-with-biswanath-rath-ceo-of-bnr-films/|access-date=3 April 2018|work=theasianentrepreneur.com|date=12 October 2016}}</ref>
* Manoj Kumar Sahu, Director, DGCA.
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