Kamal Chandra Bhanj Deo Kakatiya
| Bastar State | |||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||
| 1324–1948 | |||||||
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Bastar State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Capital | Jagdalpur | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 33,831 km2 (13,062 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 306,501 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1324 | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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| Bastar Princely State | |||||||
Kamal Chandra Bhanj Deo Kakatiya is a Indian politician and decent of Kaktiyas. After the defeat of King PrathapaRudra by Delhi sultans his brother Annamadeva went and Established his kingdom near the banks of Indravathi river, this region is today Known as Bastar. During Britishers his heirs served as rulers of princely state. The 22nd heir of Kakatiyas HH Maharaja Kamal Chandra dev kakatiya is the present ceremonial ruler of Bastar from the age of 12 years and is considered as "The Living God of Tribals". Maharaja Kamal Chandra bhanj deo kakatiya also served as Chairman of "Chattisgarh state Youth Commission". He is currently continuing in Annamadev's lineage. Jagdalpur fort is home to the Kakatiya traditions and glories of local festivals.