Raghunath Shah was a Nagvanshi king in the 17th century. He succeeded his father

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in 1663. His capital was at

Navratangarh Navratangarh (Doisagarh) was one of the capitals of the Nagvanshi dynasty, who ruled parts of what is now the state of Jharkhand, India. It is located in Sisai block of Gumla district. It is said that king Durjan Shah shifted his capital from Kh ...

. He built several temples during his reign. According to Lal Pradumn Singh, writer of the book ''Nagvansh'' (1951), Mughals invaded Khukhra during the reign of Raghunath Shah. Mughal officials were sent by Aurangzeb to attack Khukhra in his initial years. The invasion was strongly resisted which resulted in the death of Mughal officials. Later Raghunath Shah agreed to pay tax to Mughal. He constructed several temples with the help of Maratha Guru Harinath, including Jagannath Temple in 1682, Madan Mohan Temple of Boreya and Radha Balabh Temple in 1687. Raghunath Shah included the ''Nath'' middle name in his name in the honour of his guru Harinath. Raghunath Shah's name is featured in a temple inscription in Chutia in Ranchi district as the fiftieth descendant of Raja Phani Mukut Rai. The sanskrit inscription on the wall of the Madan Mohan temple in Boreya in Ranchi shows that it was constructed during the reign of Raghunath Shah in

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1722 (1665 CE). He was also a poet and wrote several poems in the

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 dialec ...

. He is the first known poet of the Nagpuri language. He was a worshiper of Lord Krishna. His poetry reflect Vaishnav tradition. Nawratan gadh

During his reign,

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invaded

. He plundered it and took away the gate of Navratangarh and put it into Palamu fort known as Nagpuri gate.

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