Jagabandhu Patnaik (or ''Jagu Dewan'') was the

Dewan ''Dewan'' (also known as ''diwan'', sometimes spelled ''devan'' or ''divan'') designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A ''dewan'' was the head of a state institution of the same name (see Divan). Diwans belonged to the el ...

of Porahat in

Singhbhum Singhbhum was a district of India during the British Raj, part of the Chota Nagpur Division of the Bengal Presidency. It was located in the present-day Indian state of Jharkhand. Chaibasa was the district headquarters. Located in the southern l ...

, village Kera (now in

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

). He served as the Dewan under Raja Achyut Singh and his successor

Raja Arjun Singh Raja Arjun Singh (1829 – 1890) was a prominent leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Singhbhum. He served as the Raja of Porahat zamindari estate in Singhbhum, (now in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand). Arjun Singh had great influence over Kols (a ...

. Together, they took part in anti-British activities during the 1857 Indian rebellion of Independence. The

Kol rebellion Kol uprising, also known in British records as the Kol mutiny was a revolt of the tribal Kol people of Chhota Nagpur that took place between 1831 and 1832. It was due to economic exploitation brought on by the systems of land tenure and adminis ...

in 1831 was the outcome of the inspiration and instigation of Jagabandhu Patnaik more popularly known as Jagu Dewan to the Kols. Jagu Dewan was considered a dangerous enemy by the British government, a ransom was also put up by the British government for his capture. In the 1857 war he encouraged Raja Arjun Singh to raise his arms against the British. Jagu Dewan with a strong Kol force and an army of 300 Odia soldiers rose against the

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

and occupied

Chakradharpur Chakradharpur is a municipal town situated in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, India, positioned strategically on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. Located 62 kilometers west of Jamshedpur, 115 kilometers south of Ranchi, and 101 kilometers ea ...

, he became the commander of the Chakradharpur Fort and was assisted by Raja Arjun Singh's brother Raghdeo in his resistance against the British. Later the British force under Lt. Birch reoccupied

and Jagu Dewan was captured and executed by the British Authorities. Dewan Jagabandhu Patnaik's son Balmukunda Patnaik had also conspired against the British by helping

Veer Surendra Sai Bira Surendra Sai (23 January 1809 – 28 February 1884) was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter from what is now Odisha. He fought against the British rule in India after they dethroned the rulers of the Sambalpur State. Bira Surendr ...

and his rebels in their freedom struggle against the British. Balmukunda Patnaik was later hanged by the British authority for treason. Dewan Jagabandhu Patnaik is also regarded as the first martyr from

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

in the

Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against Company rule in India, the rule of the East India Company, British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the The Crown, British ...

References

Indian people of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 History of Jharkhand People from West Singhbhum district Revolutionaries of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 {{Jharkhand-politician-stub

See also

References