Vikram Dev
Vikram Dev I or Vikram Dev was the ruler of Jeypore from 1758 to 1781. He succeeded his brother Lal Krishna Dev. He retransferred the capital from Narayanapatna to Jeypore which had been deserted from the time of Balaram Dev in 1711. In the last years of his reign, the kingdom was demoted to a zamindari after they were defeated by the British.
Reign
He married Lalitamani Devi, the grand-daughter of Raja Udaya Singh of Kalahandi and consolidated his friendship with the ruler of that state. Vikram Dev had a strong army and he stationed a troop of 4000 to guard between Jeypore and Narayanpatna. The French, who led an expedition through Malkangiri, were driven out by his army and he also successfully hurled back the Marathas, who once marched as far as Umarkot.In 1768 Vijayarama Raju II, the ruler of Vizianagaram claimed the Jeypore territory under an alleged grant in 1752 by Salabatjung, the then Subedar of the Deccan. It was during the course of this disturbance that the British first asserted their authority over Jeypore by sending a body of troops. By 15 January 1775 they took possession of Rayagada and by the last week of February they besieged the fort of Jeypore and defeated the Maratha troops who rushed in to help.