Yadunath Shah was a Nagvanshi king in the 18th century. 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 succeeded Raghunath Shah and ruled from 1790 to 1724 CE. He shifted his capital from Navratangarh to

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 Mug ...

. In 1719, Ranjit Rai, the

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ruler of Palamu, with the help of the ruler of

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, Dalel Singh, conquered Tori and held it for three years up to 1722. Yadunath Shah took advantage of the confused state of Mughal affairs after the death of Aurangzeb and withheld the customary tribute to the Mughal. Sarbuland Khan, the Mughal Governor of the province of Bihar, was obliged to undertake an expedition against Yadunath Shah in 1717 A.D. Yadunath Shah paid him tribute of 1 lakh to avoid war. Yadunath Shah then shifted his capital from Navratangarh to

upon realising its weakness from the defence point of view. However, Palkot lost its defensive value when the

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inroads began in the early eighteenth century. Yadunath Shah died in 1724 A.D. He had twelve sons. He was succeeded by his eldest son Shivnath Shah.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Yadunath Indian royalty 1724 deaths Year of birth unknown Nagpuria people