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Durjan Singh
Durjan Singh was a great leader of Chuar rebellion of Bengal. Singh was a ''zamindar'' of Raipur in Bengal. He led the Chuar rebellion in 1798-99 in Midnapore district against the British East India Company. Rebellion In Bengal, the Bhumijs Kudmis, bauris of Jungle Mahals were called ''chuars'' (meaning pig). Some of them became ''zamindars'', and called themselves ''Rajas'' or ''Sardars''. Their rebellions during the British rule were called Chuar rebellion. Raja Durjan Singh was the Bhumij ''zamindar'' of Raipur, from where he was dispossessed by the British. To get back his Raipur estate, Durjan Singh joined the Chuar rebellion started by Jagannath Singh, ''zamindar'' of Dhalbhum and attacked the British with around 15,000 of his companions and caused havoc in Raipur and surrounding areas. He was also supported by other dispossessed Bhumij ''zamindars'', ''Rajas'' and Bagri leaders of Midnapore, Dhalbhum, Bankura including Jagannath Singh, Mohan Singh, Subal Singh, ...
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Rani Shiromani
Rani Shiromani was the queen of Karnagarh, during the British rule in India. She was a valiant leader of peasants who rebelled against the British East India Company. she played a major role in the Chuar rebellion in Midnapore. She created the first revolt against the British through the farmers in Midnapore. She was against the British East India Company and refused to pay taxes. Thus, she was called as the ''Rani Laxmi Bai of Midnapore''. Karnagarh Raj According to Binoy Ghosh, the kings of Karnagarh ruled over a zamindari that included Midnapore and the surrounding areas. The dynasty that ruled over Karnagarh included Raja Lakshman Singh (1568-1661), Raja Shyam Singh (1661-1668), Raja Chhotu Roy (1667), Raja Raghunath Roy (1671-1693), Raja Ram Singh (1693-1711), Raja Jaswant Singh (1711-1749), Raja Ajit Singh (1749) and Rani Shiromani (1756-1812). They had a close relationship with the rulers of Narajole.Sur,Atul,''Atharo shotoker Bangla o Bangali'', ,1957 edition, page 16 , ...
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Indian Revolutionaries
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Tribal Chiefs
A tribal chief or chieftain is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom. Tribe The concept of tribe is a broadly applied concept, based on tribal concepts of societies of western Afroeurasia. Tribal societies are sometimes categorized as an intermediate stage between the band society of the Paleolithic stage and civilization with centralized, super-regional government based in cities. Anthropologist Elman Service distinguishes two stages of tribal societies: simple societies organized by limited instances of social rank and prestige, and more stratified societies led by chieftains or tribal kings (chiefdoms). Stratified tribal societies led by tribal kings are thought to have flourished from the Neolithic stage into the Iron Age, albeit in competition with urban civilisations and empires beginning in the Bronze Age. In the case of tribal societies of indigenous peoples existing within larger colonial and post-colonial states, tribal chiefs may represent their tribe or eth ...
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History Of Jharkhand
The region have been inhabited since the Stone Age. Copper tools from the Chalcolithic period have been discovered. This area entered the Iron Age during the mid-2nd millennium BCE. The region was conquered by the Maurya Empire and later (17th century) came under the control of the Mughal emperors Akbar. Following the Mughal decline, the region came under the control of local rulers from the Chero caste and others, before its subjugation by the British East India Company in the late 18th century, succeeded by the British Raj from the mid-19th century, both encountering much local resistance. At this time the territory was covered by nine princely states. Under the Raj, till 1905, the region fell within the Bengal Presidency, most of it then being transferred to the Central Provinces and Orissa Tributary States; then in 1936 the whole region was assigned to the Eastern States Agency. Following Indian independence in 1947, the region was divided between the new states of Madh ...
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Simlapal
Simlapal is a census town in the Simlapal CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Simlapal is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Khatra subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is having uneven lands with hard rocks. In the Khatra CD block area there are some low hills. The Kangsabati project reservoir is prominently visible in the map. The subdued patches of shaded area in the map show forested areas. It is an almost fully rural area. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Demographics According to the 2011 Indian Census, Simlapal had a total population of 7,206, of which 3,693 were males and 3,513 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 927. The total number of literates in Simlapal was 4,374, which constituted 60.7% of ...
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Shyamsundarpur, Paschim Bardhaman
Shyamsundarpur is a village in the Faridpur Durgapur Community development blocks in India, CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Geography Location Shyamsundarpur is located at . Urbanisation According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map). Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, Shyamsundarpur had a total population of 6,273, of which 3,235 (52%) were males and 3,038 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 697. The total number of literate persons in Shyamsundarpur was 3.930 (70.48% of the population over 6 years). *For language details see Faridpur Durga ...
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Phulkusma
Phulkusma (also spelled Fulkusma) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Raipur CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. History In the 14th century, Phulkusma was a part of Tungbhum. O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', ''Bengal District Gazetteers'', pp. 210-211, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal Geography Location Phulkusma is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Khatra subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is having uneven lands with hard rocks. In the Khatra CD block area there are some low hills. The Kangsabati project reservoir is prominently visible in the map. The subdued patches of shaded area in the map show forested areas. It is an almost fully rural area. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Demographics According to the ...
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Baidyanath Singh
Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga temple, also known as ''Baba Baidyanath dham'' and ''Baidyanath dham'' is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the most sacred abodes of Shiva. It is located in Deoghar in the Santhal Parganas division of the state of Jharkhand, India. It is a temple complex consisting of the main temple of Baba Baidyanath, where the Jyotirlinga is installed, and 21 other temples. According to Hindu beliefs, the demon king Ravana worshipped Shiva at the current site of the temple to get the boons that he later used to wreak havoc in the world. Ravana offered his ten heads one after another to Shiva as a sacrifice. Pleased with this, Shiva descended to cure Ravana who was injured. As he acted as a doctor, he is referred to as ''Vaidhya'' ("doctor"). The temple derives its name from this aspect of Shiva. Kanwar Yatra (Devanagari: कांवड़ यात्रा) is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias (कांवड़िया) or "Bhole" ( ...
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Bankura
Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district. Etymology In the Mahabharata, Bankura was described as Suhmobhumi. The word or (in Nagari: rāḍh) was introduced after 6th century A.D. It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”.P.R. Sarkar Rarh - The Cradle of Civilization, Ananda Marga Publications, 1981, Kolkata 2-n ancient times "China called Ráŕh by the name of 'Láti'". 3-n Santali, means thread, means tune and means snake. 4-.Perhaps the Jain and Greek scholars used this original Austric word to indicate this dry forest region which was very difficult. The popularity of Manasa Puja, the worship of Snake-Goddess Manasa, shows this opinion might have some relevance. According to Nilkantha, a commentator of the Mahabharata, the words (Sanskrit: suhma-bhūmi) and Rarh are synonymous. Scholars differs in their opinion about the etymology of the n ...
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Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William and later Bengal Province, was a subdivision of the British Empire in India. At the height of its territorial jurisdiction, it covered large parts of what is now South Asia and Southeast Asia. Bengal proper covered the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal (present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal). Calcutta, the city which grew around Fort William, was the capital of the Bengal Presidency. For many years, the Governor of Bengal was concurrently the Viceroy of India and Calcutta was the de facto capital of India until 1911. The Bengal Presidency emerged from trading posts established in Mughal Bengal during the reign of Emperor Jahangir in 1612. The East India Company (HEIC), a British monopoly with a Royal Charter, competed with other European companies to gain influence in Bengal. After the decisive overthrow of the Nawab of Bengal in 1757 and the Battle of Buxar in 1764, the HEIC expanded ...
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