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Jagannath Shah Deo
Jagannath Shah Deo was a Nagvanshi king in the 19th century. He succeeded Govind Nath Shah and ruled from 1822 to 1869 CE. During his reign, Kol uprising and Sepoy mutiny of 1857 happened. He was ally of British East India company. During his reign, Beniram Mehta had written the book ''Nagvanshavali'', the genology of Nagvanshi kings in Nagpuri language which was published in 1876. Reign In July 1822, Govind Nath Shah died. He had three sons Jagannath Shah Deo, Shrinath Shah Deo and Mohan Nath Shah Deo. Jagannath Shah Deo succeeded the throne in 1822. Jagannath Shah Deo could not manage the economy. He incurred debts with Sikh horse traders and Muslim cloth merchant, so he leased villages to them to collect taxes. These people were known as thekedars. They extorted villagers by violence and fraud. They wanted to squeeze taxes as much as possible from the villagers in the form of rents, abwabs and salamis etc. Thus the tribal face exploitation. Harinath Shahi, the younger bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharaja
Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king". A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, and Chandragupta Maurya. 'Title inflation' soon led to most being rather mediocre or even petty in real power, which led to compound titles (among other efforts) being used in an attempt to distinguish some among their ranks. The female equivalent, Maharani (or Maharanee, Mahārājñī, Maharajin), denotes either the wife of a Maharaja (or Maharana etc.) or also, in states where it was customary, a woman ruling without a husband. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajmata, "queen mother". Maharajakumar generally denotes a son of a Maharaja, but more specific titulatures are often used at each court, including Yuvaraja for the heir (the crown prince). The form "Maharaj" (without "-a") indicates a separation of noble and religious office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Govind Nath Shah
Govind Nath Shah was a Nagvanshi king in the 19th century. His capital was at Palkot. He succeeded Deo Nath Shah and ruled from 1806 to 1822 CE. Reign The king Deo Nath Shah ruled from 1790 to 1806. He didn't paid revenue to East India company. He had three son Govind Nath Shah, Gopi Nath Shah and Vishwa Nath Shah. The elder son Govind Nath Shah became king. When his brothers claimed the share in chieftaincy, he disposed them. His brothers complained it to British. The prime minister Din Dayal became arrogant and took all affair into his hand. He removed tenure holders who complained to British. In 1808, the British troops marched to the capital and Din Dayal fled to Kolkata where he was arrested and taken to Chatra. The Govind Nath Shah cleared the previous arrears of Rs. 35000 and stationed British troops at his head quarter. The disputes of Govind Nath Shah with his brothers resolved. He came under direct control of Magistrate of Ramgarh. British promised him to protect him as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udai Pratap Nath Shah Deo
Udai Pratap Nath Shahdeo (23 March 1866 - 21 September 1950), was the Nagvanshi Maharaja of Chotanagpur Zamindari estate. He donated large tracts of land to build infrastructure of Ranchi city. He built the Ratu Palace in Ranchi in 1901. He was conferred the Kaiser-i-Hind Medal for public services. He reigned for 81 years, and 74 days, the longest-reigning Indian monarch and third longest verifiable reign of any monarch in history. Early life Deo was born on 23 March 1866 in Bharno. The king Jagannath Shah Deo died in 1969. As mentioned in Mangobinda Banargee's book "Historical outline of Pre British Chotanagpur", he was nephew of Maharaja Jagannath Shah Deo. As Maharaja Jagannath Shah Deo had no sons, Udai Pratap Shah Deo succeeded to the throne after several court cases as other relatives of Maharaja were also claiming to be entitled to become king. Then the queen of king Jagannath Shah Deo, Luchun Kunwar shifted from Bharno to Ratu in 1879 and a palace was built in 1975. Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palkot
Palkot is a village in the Palkot CD block in the Basia subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. History During 18th century, Nagvanshi king Yadunath Shah shifted his capital from Navratangarh to Palkot due to Mughal invasion. The fort and temples of Lalgarh built by Nagvanshi king during their reign. In 1870, Nagvanshi shifted their capital to Ratu. But one branch left in Palkot. Initially Nagvanshi were Shaivite, but the daughter of King of Rewa brought idol of Durga with her after marriage. Then worship of Durga started among Nagvanshis. Since then Durga Puja festival have been organised in Palkot. Geography Location Palkot is located at Palkot, at an altitude of around above mean sea level, forms the boundary “between the Ranchi peneplain surface and the rugged south-west of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. Geologically, it is an area of intrusive granite formations with abundance of granite exposed in the hills around th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharno
Bharno (also spelled as Bherno} is a village in the Bharno CD block in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Bharno is located at Area overview The map alongside presents a rugged area, consisting partly of flat-topped hills called ''pat'' and partly of an undulating plateau, in the south-western portion of Chota Nagpur Plateau. Three major rivers – the Sankh, South Koel and North Karo - along with their numerous tributaries, drain the area. The hilly area has large deposits of Bauxite. 93.7% of the population lives in rural areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Civic administration There is a police station at Bharno. The headquarters of Bharno CD block are located at Bharno village. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India The 2011 Census o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagvanshi Dynasty
The Nagvanshis of Chotanagpur (also known as the Khokhra chieftaincy), was an ancient Indian dynasty which ruled the parts of Chota Nagpur plateau region (modern-day Jharkhand) during much of ancient, medieval and modern period. Phani Mukut Rai is considered the first king of dynasty claim to be son of Pundrika Naga a mythical Naga. Lal Chintamani Sharan Nath Shahdeo (1931–2014) was last ruling king of the dynasty, until the estate was merged to the Republic of India. Origin The origins of the Nagvanshis are shrouded in mystery. Nagvanshi claim descent from Nagas. According to Nagvanshavali (genealogy of Nagvanshi), Nagvanshi dynasty originated with ''Pundarika Naga'' the son of Takshaka. The son of Pundarika Naga, Phani Mukut Rai was founder of Nagvanshi dynasty. Phani Mukut Rai was born on return journey from Puri to Varanasi. The Pundarika Naga turned Cobra after revealing his identity and his wife Parvati commited Sati. Later the Sakaldwipiya Brahmin found the child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global population, known as Hindus. The word ''Hindu'' is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as '' Sanātana Dharma'' ( sa, सनातन धर्म, lit='the Eternal Dharma'), a modern usage, which refers to the idea that its origins lie beyond human history, as revealed in the Hindu texts. Another endonym is ''Vaidika dharma'', the dharma related to the Vedas. Hinduism is a diverse system of thought marked by a range of philosophies and shared concepts, rituals, cosmological systems, pilgrimage sites, and shared textual sources that discuss theology, metaphysics, mythology, Vedic yajna, yoga, agamic rituals, and temple building, among other to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kol Uprising
The Kol uprising, Kol rebellion, also known in British records as the Kol mutiny was a revolt of the tribal Kol people of Chhota Nagpur that took place between 1831 and 1832. It was due to economic exploitation brought on by the systems of land tenure and administration that had been introduced by the East India Company. Tribal people of Chotanagpur including Mundas, Oraons, Hos and Bhumijs were called Kols. They initially plunded and killed Sikh and muslims thikedars who collected taxes by different means. Later they also started to plunders and kill Hindus of nearby villages and burnt their houses. The insurgency was suppresed by killing of the leaders, their followers and arrest of many leaders by Thomas Wilkinson. Background In 18th century, Nagvanshi king Maninath Shah (1748-1762) consolidated his authority over the estates of Bundu, Silli, Barwe, Rahe, Tamar and the chief of these estates were compelled to acknowledge the Nagvanshi ruler as their Chief. These chief we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagpuri Language
Nagpuri (also known as Sadri) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar. It is primarily spoken in the west and central Chota Nagpur plateau region. It is sometimes considered a dialect of Bhojpuri. It is native language of the Sadan, the Indo-Aryan ethnic group of Chota Nagpur plateau. In addition to native speakers, it is also used as lingua franca by many tribal groups such as Kurukh, a Dravidian ethnic group and Kharia, Munda, the Austro-asiatic ethnic groups and a number of speakers of these tribal groups have adopted it as their first language. It is also used as a lingua franca among Tea-garden community of Assam, West Bengal and Bangladesh who were taken as a labourers to work in tea gardens during British Period. It is known as Baganiya bhasa in tea garden area of Assam which is influenced by Assamese language. According to the 2011 Census, It is spoken by 5.1 million people as first language. Around 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishwanath Shahdeo
Vishwanath Shahdeo (12 August 1817 – 16 April 1858) was the king of the Barkagarh estate and a rebel in the Indian rebellion of 1857. In 1955, he declared himself independent and defeated British forces in Hatia. He led rebels of Ramgarh Battalion in 1857. But defeated by Company forces with the help of king of Pithoria Jagatpal Singh. He was eventually caught and was hung from a tree along with his accomplices in 1958. Life Early life He was born on 12 August 1817 in Satranji, the capital of Barkagah estate in then Lohardaga present Ranchi district. He was a member of the Nagvanshi family. Barkagarh state was granted to Nathan Shah who was grand father of Vishwanath Shahdeo for maintenance by the Nagvanshi maharaja of Chhotanagpur. He married Baneswari Kunwar, the sister of King of Rajgangpur. He succeeded his father as king of Barkagarh in 1840. Independent from Company rule Thakur Vishwanath Shahdeo was anti-British and anti-missionaries. The British had established civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandey Ganpat Rai
Pandey Ganpat Rai (1809-1858) was a revolutionary and rebel leader in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and a chieftain in Lohardaga district of Bihar (now a part of Jharkhand). Early life He was born on January 17, 1809 in Bhounro village of Lohardaga district. He was born in a Kayastha zamindar family. His family name was Pandey of Srivastava subcaste. His father was Ramkishun Rai Srivastava and Mother Sumitra Devi. His uncle Sadashiv Rai Srivastava was Dewan of Nagvanshi Maharaja Jagannath Shah Deo. After the death of his uncle Maharaja appointed him as Dewan after seeing his capability. Pre-rebellion Pandey Ganpat Rai was zamindar of Bhunra and served as the diwan to the Maharaja of Chota Nagpur who belonged to the Nagvanshi dynasty. He was initially sceptical of the British presence in the region and believed them to be interfering in his work. Ganpat Rai eventually became opposed to British colonial rule and tried to convince Maharaja Jagannath Shahdeo to united with him again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagatpal Singh
Jagatpal Singh was king of Pithoria in 19th century. He was ally of British East India Company. His father Jaimangal Singh and he made Pithoria business and cultural centre. He helped British in supression of Rebellion of 1857 in Ranchi. Early life He was son of King of Pithoria Jaimangal Singh. After his father he became king of Pithoria. He had palace which spread in land of 30 acres with two storey building and 100 rooms. The was temple of Shiva in pond of the palace. He was devotee of Shiva. He also made Shiva temple near his palace. People worship in the temple today also. He had done many works for his subjects. He was popular among his subjects. But due to his support of British during Rebellion of 1957, he became antagonist in history. Rebellion of 1857 During 1857 rebellion, he helped British Captain Thomas Wilkinson. He employed his soldiers to check rebel Jamindar and their allies. He made garrison during rebellion which is located around 11 km north of Pithori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
