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Chaitanya Singha
Chaitanya Singha Dev also known as Chaitanya Singha or Chaitan Singh was the fifty-sixth king of the Mallabhum, a kingdom in India. He ruled from 1748 to 1801. He was succeeded by Madhav Singha Dev. The Great Famine and the Decline of Bishnupur Around 1770-71, as the "Great Famine" swept through the region, the southwestern highlands of Bengal turned into a land of the dead. The greatest threat to the British East India Company was depopulation, which, despite the famine, led them to continuously pressure the now-weakened Raja of Bishnupur, Chaitanya Singha (referred to as Bishenpore by Hunter). In Bishnupur, hundreds of villages were completely abandoned, and even in larger towns, fewer than one-fourth of the houses remained occupied. Purnia and Bishnupur were the two districts in Bengal that suffered the most. The Company's revenue receipts plummeted from over £1.5 million in 1768-69 to just £65,355 in 1770, despite the demand remaining high, leaving vast lands uncultivat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallabhum
Mallabhum (The country originally known as Mallabhoom or Mallabani or Bishnupur kingdom) was the kingdom ruled by the Malla kings of Bishnupur, primarily in the present Bankura district in Indian state of West Bengal. History Territory of the Mallabhum Mallabhum was a territory which included Bankura, a part of Burdwan, Birbhum, Santhal Parganas, Midnapur and also a part of Purulia. The Malla Rajas ruled over the vast territory in the south-western part of present West Bengal and a part of southeastern Jharkhand. Extent From around 7th century CE until the advent of British rule, the history of Bankura district is identical with the rise and fall of the Hindu Rajas of Bishnupur. Administration Mahals According to Bhattacharjee, Tarun Dev (1982) During the Malla period, society was primarily organized around the village. The tax collectors were known as Gumasta, with their assistants called Aat Pahari or Paik. The village headman, responsible for overseeing the commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopal Singha Dev
Gopal Singha Dev I was the fifty-fifth Raja of Mallabhum. He ruled from 1712 to 1748.Malabhum, Bishnupur-Chandra, Manoranjan; 2004; Kolkata. Deys Publishing Midnapore Raj The Rajas of Mallabhum were an independent kingdom, not subject to the authority of the Nawabs. In 1747, King Gopal Singh Malla of Mallabhum launched an attack on Karnagarh. However, with the blessings of Mahamaya, Jasomanta Singh led the forces of Karnagarh to a victorious defeat of Mallabhum's army. This victory played a key role in securing Karnagarh's sovereignty and reinforcing its strength in the region.Chandra, Manoranjan,''Mallabum Bishnupur '', ,1957 edition, page 190 ,Mitra & Ghosh Publishers Pvt Ltd 10 Shyamacharan De Street, Kolkata 700 017. Krishnamangal Kavy Gopal Singh authored the ambitious Krishnamangal Kavy. The Malla rulers contributed to the dissemination of Vaishnava literature by personally copying local poetry collections and translating key Vaishnava texts into Bengali, making them acce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
