Pratap Karn (c.1451-c.1469) was
Nagvanshi
Nagavanshi (IAST: Nāgavaṃśī) refers to any of the several Indian Kshatriya dynasties or ruling groups claiming descent from the mythical Nāgas. Along with Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi and Agnivanshi, the Nagavanshi clans form a part of the Ks ...
king in 15th century.
According to ''Nag vanshavali'' written by Beniram Mahata,
during reign of Pratap Karn, king of Sandhya, Tamar, 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 s ...
. Pratap Karn sought help of chief
Baghdeo of Khayaragarh. 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 supressed the rebellion in Tamar. The son of king of Tamar made king of Karnpura but he did not paid tax for three years. Baghdeo was sent to Karnpura to extract tax. Baghdeo defeated king of Kapardeo and killed him. He also destroyed their fort Mahudigarh. Then He declared himself king of Karnpura. For this help Pratap Karn declared Baghdeo as King of Karnpura which gives rise to
Ramgarh Raj. After Pratap Karn, Chhatra Karn became king of Nagvansh.
References
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15th-century Indian monarchs
Nagpuria people