Baghdeo Singh was founder of
Ramgarh Raj
Ramgarh Raj was the major ''Zamindari'' estate in the era of the British Raj in the former Indian province of Bihar.
Territories which comprised the Ramgarh Raj presently constitute districts of Ramgarh, Hazaribagh,
Chatra, Giridih, Kode ...
in
North Chotanagpur. He was king of Khayaragarh. He was made Fauzdar of
Karra under
the
Nagvanshi. He suppressed rebellion in
Tamar for Nagvanshi ruler. Nagvanshi send him to extract taxes from Karpurdeo the king of Karnpura. Baghdeo killed Karpurdeo and he declared himself as the King of that region.
According to ''Nag vanshavali'' written by Beniram Mahata,
, ghatwar kings rebelled. The king of
Tamar indulged in plunder and loot. He seized fort of Nagvanshi king in
Khukhragarh
Khukhragarh was one of the capitals of Nagvanshi dynasty, who once ruled in parts of the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is located in the Bero block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district.
Geography
History
Nagvanshi ruler Bhim Karn ...
. Nagvanshi sought help of king of khayaragarh Baghdeo. Khayaragarh was capital of
Khayaravala dynasty
The Khayaravala dynasty, was a dynasty, that ruled parts of the present-day Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, during the 11th and 12th centuries. Their capital was located at Khayaragarh in Shahabad district. Pratap Dhavala and Shri Pratapa w ...
.
Baghdeo was made Fauzdar of
Karra Pargana and he suppressed rebellion
Tamar. The son of king of Tamar made king of Karnpura but he did not paid tax for tree years. Baghdeo was sent to Karnpura to extract tax. Baghdeo defeated king of Kapardeo and killed him. He also destroyed their fort Mahudigarh. Baghdeo Singh, who was anyway in control of the area after quelling rebellion, simply stayed on and declared himself Raja of that area, which is said to have been 22 ''parganas'' (districts) in extent.
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History of Jharkhand
14th-century Indian monarchs