Sambalpur State

Sambalpur State ସମ୍ବଲପୁର
Princely State of British India
1570–1848
Former state of Sambalpur as a British district in pink in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Capital	Sambalpur
Area
• 1817	39,224 km2 (15,144 sq mi)
History
• Foundation of the state	1570
• Annexed by the British Raj	1848
Succeeded by Presidencies and provinces of British India

Sambalpur State, also known as Hirakhand Kingdom, was a kingdom founded in 1570. It ruled over Western Odisha and Eastern Chhattisgarh in central-eastern India prior to the Maratha occupation in 1800 AD. From 1849 AD, it was integrated with British Raj as a British District. Its capital was present-day Sambalpur city in Western Odisha.