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Raja Sitaram Ray

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Sitaram's troops met the Mughal army in the banks of Barasia. During the battle, the Mughal army was defeated, and Mir Abu Torap was killed by Mena Hati. Sitaram's army marched forward and captured the fort of Bhusna. Sitaram stationed a section of his army at Bhusna and put himself at the command of
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To the west of Satrajitpur lay the pargana of Mahmudshahi, at the time under the zamindari of Naldanga. When Sitaram invaded Mahamudshahi, Ramdev, the zamindar of Naldanga, was forced to cede the pargana to Sitaram. Later, when Sachipati Majumdar, the zamindar of Nanduali revolted against Ramdev and
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in 1660, Udaynarayan also moved to Dhaka. At that time, he did not bring his family with him. It is said that when Udaynarayan was away a pathan dacoit had attacked his house. Dayamayi fought with the pathan with her sword, killing him and her extreme dexterity with the sword won the admiration of
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of Bengal, he made his close relative Mir Abu Torap the faujdar of Bhusna. Although his primary duty was to keep Sitaram under check, he unleashed a reign of terror upon arriving at Bhusna. He forced the tax defaulters to convert to Islam. When Sitaram learned of such
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the fort. The Mohammadpur fort was put under the command of Mena Hati. The rest of the army was garrisoned along the Madhumati. Sitaram knew that the clash with the Mughals was inevitable. Sitaram, therefore, began to strengthen his army and reinforce his artillery.
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and then marched to Bhusna. Sitaram too marched forward with his troops and in the ensuing battle the Mughals were defeated. The Mughal army surrounded the fort of Bhusna and Sitaram sensed that it would be difficult to hold on to both the forts at Bhusna and
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his troops and artillery. Manohar Ray, sensing defeat, made peace with Jadunath and retreated. When Sitaram received the news, he immediately invaded the Ishafpur pargana of Chanchra and advanced with his troops to Nilganj. Manohar was forced to accept the
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Dayaram and Bux Ali Khan attacked the fort from the east and the south. After defending the fort for a long time, Sitaram was captured and Mohammadpur fell. Dayaram escorted him in chains to Murshidabad. At the trial, Sitaram was sentenced to death by
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Sitaram was born in Rarh Bengal in the family of Uttar Rarhiya Das Kayastha, who originally came from Gaud Banga (later known as Murshidabad). His father was Udaynarayan, a landlord and Tehsildar under the Faujdar of Bhusna and mother, Dayamayi. When
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Abu Torap was only a faujdar and, therefore, he had limited resources at his disposal. Whenever he sent his forces to subdue Sitaram, they were confronted with the archers and soldiers who manned the borders of Sitaram's kingdom. In 1713,
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and frustrated the Mughal army in the unfriendly terrain. Unwilling to give up, Abu Torap deputed his commander-in-chief Pir Khan, a Pathan to subdue Sitaram. The latter had set up his artillery along the banks of
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To the west of Ram Sagar, towards the beels, Sitaram constructed another tank named Sukh Sagar. It was squarish in shape, with each side about 375 feet (114 m). At the centre, there was a three-story luxurious
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In the meantime, Dayaram had marched to Mohammadpur with his forces. Knowing that it would not be easy for him to capture the fort in a direct battle, he conspired and had Mena Hati killed by
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sent him on the mission with a few thousand infantry and cavalry. Sitaram fought valiantly and Karim Khan was killed. Shaista Khan, very impressed with the success, rewarded Sitaram with the
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Sitaram invaded Nasibshahi when the battle for succession was taking place among the sons of Daulat Khan. Sitaram defeated Nasibshahi in the battle of Malanchigram and the battle of
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resident of Edilpore in Bhusna. She did not have any children, and very little is known about her. After obtaining the jagir of Naldi, Sitaram married Kamala, the daughter of a
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in the north to Bhairab in the south and from Mahmudshahi pargana in the west to Telihati pargana in the east. The southern portion extended from Bhairab in the north to
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in turmoil. Lawlessness was rampant. Naldi was infested with dacoits and Sitaram had overcome them in order to restore order to the troubled pargana. Soon, the
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were set up both at Suryakunda and Hariharanagar. His father was still stationed at Bhusna and he visited him regularly. At this time, he added some
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became the subahdar of Bengal and Abu Torap approached him for help, which he ignored. Abu Torap sent his troops once again, but Sitaram opted for
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Inside the fort, Sitaram set up garrisons and built residences, temples and tanks. He encouraged craftsmen and merchants to set up businesses at
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measures, he resolved not to pay a penny to the Mughal treasury. Abu Torap sent a contemptful reminder explaining to him the consequences.
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of Bhusna. During Sitaram's reign, the minor sons of Kalinarayan's grandson Krishna Prasad were the zamindars. Sitaram annexed this small
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named Ramrup Ghosh, who accompanied him on the mission against Karim Khan. Ramrup was not only a great soldier, but also an accomplished
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to assist the faujdar in subduing Sitaram. Bux Ali Khan was accompanied to Bhusna by Sangram Singh the commander-in-chief of the
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was suppressed and Sitaram became the saviour of the masses, after which he began to be compared to the village deity Nishanath.
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of lower Bengal. Although he had become a king, he had no capital. Therefore, he constructed a fortified capital at
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estate, followed them with the zamindar's army under his command. Bux Ali Khan and Sangram Singh went along the
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and the sparsely populated agricultural estates to the south of the Bhairab. The northern portion extended from
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in the east. The kingdom consisted of 44 parganas and its annual revenue amount to more than ten million.
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Sitaram built his residence in the village of Suryakunda, where the erstwhile revenue office was also located.
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immediately appointed his own brother-in-law Bux Ali Khan as the new faujdar of Bhusna. He notified all the
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After obtaining the jagir, Sitaram concentrated on building an army. At Dhaka, he became acquainted with a
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of Bengal in 1636, the royal family diminished in stature. Kalinarayan Ray, the son of Satrajit, was a
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Jadunath connected the streams of Chitra and Phatki by a canal to check their further advancement and
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district. Her name is not known. They had two sons, Bamdev and Jaydev. Both sons died in childhood.
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of Satair. The Mughal faujdar had failed to suppress him and Shaista Khan wondered how to crush the
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division. His two famous cannons, Kale Khan and Jhumjhum Khan, were commissioned during this time.
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and shifted to Bhusna. After a few years, he built a residence at Hariharanagar near the banks of
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was more interested in the developments at Delhi than the affairs of Bengal. The capital of the
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rule. To the north of Satair lay the jagir of a Pathan named Daulat Khan. After his demise, the
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towards the south. In the battle of Rampal, he defeated the rebels and annexed the parganas of
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Jadunath Majumdar. The combined forces of Manohar Ray and Nurullah Khan camped at Bunagati.
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and his relatives were imprisoned for life. His final rites were performed at the banks of
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In the same year, Sitaram was ceremonially sworn in as the king of Naldi, Satair and the
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in the south. The kingdom constituted of two distinct regions – the densely populated
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and garrisoned his troops in the jungles in the tract between Madhumati and Barasia.
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became the governor of Bengal in 1664. At that time, Udaynarayan rose to the post of
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Sitaram constructed a number of water reservoirs in the capital to meet the need of
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army of Bengal. Dayaram Ray, the principal aide of Raghunandan, the founder of the
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abuzz with trade and commerce. Sitaram added new recruits to the army and added an
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there. When he visited his father in Bhusna, he used to frequent the Gopinath Jiu
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broke into four parganas – Nasibshahi, Nusratshahi, Mahimshahi & Belgachhi.
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A Report on the district of Jessore, its antiquities, its history, its commerce
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for the fort, city and the adjacent villages. The most famous of them was the
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in his early life. After setting up the capital at Mohammadpur, he erected a
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After the demise of Satrajit Ray, the son of Mukundaram Ray and one of the
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and additionally granted the right of Southern Bengal extending into the
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in the village of Kanainagar to the west of the fort at Mohammadpur.
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of the small parganas of Rupapat, Poktani, Rukanpur & Kachuberia
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Around 1684, Sitaram's parents died in quick succession. After the
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was very impressed with his courage and work. At that time, a
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While he was growing up, Sitaram used to frequent Dhaka, the
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boats ferried them to the palace in the middle of the lake.
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Sitaram spent his childhood at his maternal uncle's home at
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Sitaram annexed the small zamindars in the north up to the
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stopped paying taxes, Sitaram supported him and made a
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Abu Torap, however, did not have a warm relation with
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Sitaram's kingdom extended from the northern banks of
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