**** HISTORY OF "AMBIKANGAR RAJ BARI" ****
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| AMBIKANAGR RAJ BARI |
This was Chintamoni pai- the unit of grain measure- a
common instrument that had been used in Ambikanagar & its adjoining areas.
Chintamoni pai has its legacy with the first King of Chintamoni
Dhoba, the Raja of Dhalbhum, headquartered at Ambikanagar. In course
of time his kingdom was wrested by Jagannath Dev of Dhalpur,
Rajasthan. Oral story goes with Dev’s ascending to the
throne Dhalbhum. The story is:
Jagannath Dev went to Puri in pilgrimage and on his way back he met the
King of Orissa. Looking at the handsome look of Dev the king addressed him
“Sahajada”. Sahajada connotes to Nabwab or prince. In a quick reply
to the king Jagannath said “ Please confirm the title”.
The king was so pleased that he handed over a troop soldiers
and ordered “ Go and curve out your principality any where with your
battalion.” Thereafter, Jagannath marched with his commandos and
reached Supur-Ambikanagar and overpowered Chintamoni . In memory of
his conquest he named his kingdom Dhabalbhum. Dev
dynasty ruled the Supur-Ambikanagar parganas of Khatra, and extended
jurisdiction to the western part of Midnapore district and parts of eastern and
south eastern Singhbhum. After 32 generations of Supur-Ambikanagar
raj, there were internal conflicts among the family members and
accordingly the kingdom was divided into two sub-parts. Tekchand became the
authority of Supur parganas etc and based his regime at Supur while
Khargeswar made his kingdom at Ambikanagar. Khagreswar built his palace,forts
etc at Ambikanagar.
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| KALACHAND TEMPLE,RAJ BARI |
The ruins of the palace ,forts and temples witness the glory
of Devs.
RaiCharan Dev was the most revered king of Ambikanagar. His
generosity for poor and people is heard
everywhere. Another cap is with Rai Charan- he was a freedom fighter
. He used to donate large sums to the freedom fighters of twentieth century. He
was involved with the Anusilon Samiti. Under his care, Khudiram
Bose, Prafulla Chaki & others used to come Ambikanagar. Hasadanga jungle
was the testing zones of bombs and strategic actions. The
matter reached to the British government. They ransacked the place and jailed
Rai Charan for revolutionary activities.
Every brick of the Rajbari witnesses the bravery of Rai Charan.
The raja has gone, the kingdom has gone but RaiCharan is still in the
heart of Ambikanagar.
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| BIPLABI RAI CHARAN SRITI BEDI,RAJ BARI,AMBIKANAGAR |
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