The name Mayurbhanj indicates that the erstwhile state was named after two medieval ruling families, Mayurs & Bhanjas. The Mayurs, as known from records, were ruling over Bonai Mandala contemporaneous with the Bhanjas of Khijjinga Mandala. Social and cultural relation between these two ruling families were very close.So the kingdom was named Mayurbhanj in commemoration of the traditional relation of the two ruling families.Much after Indian independence the princely state,on 1st January 1949 was merged with Odisha as the last.