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Chhattisgarh, carved out of Madhya Pradesh came into being on 1 November
2000 as the 26th State of the Union.
The partition fulfilled the long-cherished
demand of the tribal people.
In ancient times the region was known as
Dakshin-Kausal. The place finds mention in the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Between the sixth and twelfth centuries Sarabhpurias, Panduvanshi,
Somvanshi, Kalchuri and Nagvanshi rulers dominated this region. Kalchuris
ruled in Chhattisgarh from 980 to 1791 AD.
With the advent of the British
in 1854, Raipur gained prominence instead of the capital Ratnapur.
In 1904,
Sambalpur was transferred to Orissa and estates of Sarguja were
transferred from Bengal to Chhattisgarh.
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