Ratanpura, originally known as
Ratnapura, was the capital of the
Kalachuris of Ratnapura, who were a branch of the
Kalachuris of Tripuri. According to the 1114 CE Ratanpur inscription of the local king Jajjaladeva I, his ancestor Kalingaraja conquered
Dakshina Kosala region, and made Tummana (modern Tuman) his capital. Kalingaraja's grandson Ratnaraja established Ratnapura (modern Ratanpur). In 1407, the Kingdom of Ratanpur was divided into two parts, with its junior branch ruling from
Raipur. British India controlled Ratanpur from Bilaspur which was part of The Central Provinces. The Central Provinces covered part of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra states and its capital was
Nagpur. It became the Central Provinces and Berar in 1903. After independence of India, Ratanpur became part of
Madhya Pradesh with
Bhopal as its capital. On formation of
Chhattisgarh state the capital city of Chhattisgarh shifted to
Raipur. == Demographics ==