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Ramgarh Raj | |||||||||
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| 1368–1953 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms | |||||||||
| Status |
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| Capital | (1873–1952) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Khortha Nagpuri Magahi | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Raja (King or Chief) | |||||||||
• 1368–1402 | Baghdeo Singh(first) | ||||||||
• 1919–1953 | Kamakhya Narain Singh (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1368 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1953 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
Ramgarh Raj was the majorZamindari estate in the era of theBritish Raj in the former Indian province ofJharkahnd.Territories which comprised the Ramgarh Raj presently constitute districts ofRamgarh,Hazaribagh,Chatra,Giridih,Koderma, andBokaro with 3672 villages. The entire area is rich in minerals like coal and mica and falls under the Indian State ofJharkhand. The First King was MaharajaBaghdeo Singh and the last ruling king was MaharajaKamakhya Narain Singh of this estate, untilthe estate was merged to theRepublic of India. The revenue of the estate was about 3600000.
The areas that would later comprise the Ramgarh Raj (estate) had initially belonged to the Raja ofChhota Nagpur. Around 14th century Ghatwar king rebelled againstNagvanshi kings. King of Tamar attackedKhukhragarh the capital of Nagvanshis. Nagvanshi king sought help ofBaghdeo Singh, the king of Khayaragarh. Baghdeo was made fauzdar ofKarra Pargana. Baghdeo suppressed rebellion, killed the king ofTamar. After the job was done, the Raja did not render payment to them of the full promised amount. Later he killed king of Karnpura Karpurdeo and he declared himself as King of that region.[1] 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 22parganas (districts) in extent.
During 17th century,Dalel Singh built a palace for defence against theMughal Empire and shifted his capital from Badam to Ramgarh.[2] He built Kaitha Shiv Mandir dedicated to LordShiva inKaitha,Ramgarh which was declared as a National Monument in 2016.[3][4] He also wrote a book namedShiv Sagar.[5]
During rule ofMughal Empire, Ramgarh Raj was paying tributes to Mughal. In 1772,Mukund Singh was not accepted suzerainty of East India company due to high amount of taxes. He made alliance withMaratha and defeated forces of Tej Singh Thakurai, Nagvanshis and Palamu with the help of Maratha forces. But later he surrendered before company forces as he didn't get help from Maratha and accepted suzerainty of the East India Company. Then Tej Singh Thakurai was made king of Ramgarh Raj by Company.[6]
Maharaja Bahadur Kamakhya Narain Singh (b. 1916, ruled 1919–47, d.1970) was the last ruling chief of the Ramgarh Raj. In 1945, he ceded control to the Indian government. His son, Maharaja Bahadur Indra Jitendra Narain Singh (1938–2008) had been the head of the family from 1970 to 2008. Maharaja BahadurSaurabh Narain Singh has been head of family from 2008.
Following is the list of King of Ramgarh Raj.[7]
