Madhu Karn Shah also known as Madhu Singh was a

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king in the 16th century. His capital was at

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. He was known as Madhu Singh to Mughal. In 1585, during his reign

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's general

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, Puran Mal of

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, the ex-ruler of Kashmir, along with Madhu Singh and others, led a force into Odisha by way of Jharkhand. They defeated the Afghans, and some of the rebels like Nasib Khan and Jamal Khan, sons of Qatlu and Jalal Khan Khaskhel were captured and handed over to the Akbar.

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