Durjan Singh was a great leader of

Chuar Rebellion Chuar rebellion, also called the Chuar Bidroha was a series of peasant movements between 1766 and 1834 by the tribal inhabitants of the countryside surrounding the Jungle Mahals settlements of Dhalbhum, Midnapore, Bishnupur and Manbhum again ...

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. Singh was a ''

zamindar A zamindar in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semi-autonomous feudal lord of a ''zamindari'' (feudal estate). The term itself came into use during the Mughal Empire, when Persian was the official language; ''zamindar'' is the ...

'' of Raipur in the

Bishnupur district Bishnupur district ( Meitei pronunciation: /ˌbɪʃnʊˈpʊə/) or Bishenpur district, is a district of Manipur state in northeastern India. Etymology Its name is derived from a Vishnu temple located at Lamangdong. Geography Bishnupur tow ...

. He led the Chuar Rebellion in 1798–99 in

Midnapore district Midnapore (Pron: mad̪aːniːpur), or sometimes Medinipur, is a former district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Midnapore. On 1 January 2002, the district was bifurcated into two separate districts namely Purba Medinipur ...

against the

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, but it was brutally crushed at its peak..

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, the Bhumijs of

Jungle Mahals Jungle Mahals ( jungle estates) was a district formed by British possessions and some independent chiefdoms lying between Birbhum, Burdwan, Midnapore and the hilly country of Chota Nagpur in what is now the Indian state of West Bengal.O’Malle ...

were called ''chuars'' . Some of them became ''zamindars'', and called themselves ''Rajas'' or ''Sardars''. Their rebellions during the

Company rule Company rule in India (also known as the Company Raj, from Hindi , ) refers to regions of the Indian subcontinent under the control of the British East India Company (EIC). The EIC, founded in 1600, established its first trading post in India ...

were called

. Raja Durjan Singh was the

Bhumij Bhumij may refer to: * Bhumij people, tribal ethnic group of India * Bhumij language, the language of Bhumij people * Bhumija, type of Shikhara {{Disambiguation ...

''zamindar'' of Raipur, from where he was dispossessed by the British. To get back his Raipur estate, Durjan Singh joined the Chuar Rebellion started by Jagannath Singh, ''zamindar'' of

Dhalbhum Dhalbhum was an estate in early modern period and British India, spread across the East Singhbhum district in present-day Jharkhand,Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', (in Bengali), part II, 1978 edition, p. 56, Prakash Bhaban western ...

and attacked the British with around 15,000 of his companions and caused havoc in Raipur and surrounding areas. He was also supported by other dispossessed Bhumij ''zamindars'', ''Rajas'' and Bagri leaders of

Midnapore Medinipur or Midnapore is a city known for its history in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the West Medinipur district. It is situated on the banks of the Kangsabati River (variously known as ''Kasai'' and ''Cossye''). ...

Bankura Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district. Etymology It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”.P.R. Sarkar Rarh - ...

including Mohan Singh, Lal Singh, Govardhan. He established his rule over 30 villages and attacked the

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ...

establishments. The ''Chuars ( Bhumijs)'' spread the rebellion in

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...

Phulkusma Phulkusma (also spelled Fulkusma) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Raipur CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country ...

, Bhalaidiha, Shyamsunderpur and

Simlapal Simlapal is a census town in the Simlapal CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Simlapal is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Khatra subdivisi ...

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