Raja Veer Surendra Sai Palace is 2.5 kilometers from Sambalpur and on the banks of the Mahanadi River. This location is historically significant because it is associated with the legendary freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai. It was once the epicenter of the freedom movement in Western Odisha, and it witnessed many historical events. Raja Bakhri is another name for it. The Surendra Sai Palace has 30 rooms and a queen palace.
Raja Surendra Sai Palace is a ruin on Kunjelpada Road in Sambalpur, Odisha. Raja Surendra Sai Palace is close to the temples Jagannath Mandir and Shree Somnath Baba Mandir.
Raja Maharaja Sai, the ruler of Sambalpur, died without an heir in 1827. The British government installed his widow, Rani Mohan Kumari, as the state’s ruler. This went against the established norms, which stated that only male rulers were acceptable to the populace. As a result, unrest erupted and conflict between the recognized ruler and other claimants to Sambalpur’s throne grew. Surendra Sai, one of the ruling clan’s descendants, had the most prominent claim.
Rani Mohan Kumari became unpopular over time. Her land revenue policy did not satisfy the Gond and Binjhal tribal zamindars and subjects who suspected the British of usurping their power. The British deposed Rani Mohan Kumari and installed Narayan Singh, a descendant of the royal family but born of a low caste, as King of Sambalpur.
