▁ruled ▁the ▁T era i ▁area , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁K uma on . ▁ ▁Rud rap ur ▁town ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁by ▁King ▁Rud ra ▁Ch and ▁of ▁Al m ora . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁Ad h ik ari ▁( G overn or ) ▁of ▁Tar ai , ▁till ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁K ash ip ur ▁was ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 8 . ▁The ▁K uma oni ▁Army , ▁under ▁Sh iv ▁De o ▁Jos hi ▁faced ▁severe ▁defeat ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Rud rap ur , ▁that ▁was ▁fought ▁between ▁Ch ands ▁and ▁R oh illas ▁in ▁AD ▁ 1 7 4 4 . ▁Later , ▁King ▁Deep ▁ch and ▁built ▁a ▁fort ▁at ▁Rud rap ur ▁to ▁keep ▁vig il ▁over ▁the ▁R oh illas . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁E igh teenth ▁century , ▁N and ▁Ram , ▁the ▁Ad h ik ari ▁of ▁K ash ip ur , ▁murder ed ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Rud rap ur , ▁Man or ath ▁Jos hi , ▁and ▁declared ▁himself ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁low - lying ▁T era i ▁land , ▁with ▁his ▁capital ▁at ▁K ash ip ur . ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Al m ora ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁Rud rap ur ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁areas ▁were ▁c eded ▁to ▁the ▁N aw ab ▁of ▁O ud h , ▁who ▁remained ▁its ▁su zer ain ▁until