Raja Jagannath Dhal

Raja Jagannath Dhal
Raja Jagannath Deo Dhabal Deb VI
Reign	late 17th-century
Predecessor	Nort-Eastern Paramara dynasty
House	Dhalbhum Raj
Dynasty	Paramara dynasty
Religion	Hinduism

Raja Jagannath Deo Dhabal Deb VI, also known as Raja Jagannath Dhal was the ruler of Dhalbhum and the leader of Dhal rebellion in 1767-77. He belongs to the Dhalbhum Royal family, established by Raja Jagat Deb. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Dhalbhum Raj

Jagannath Deo Dhabal Deo VI belongs to the Paramara dynasty of Malwa, who migrated from Jagner near Dholpur. Around 1300s, Raja Jagat Deb, the second son of Raja Bhoj Deo II of Dhara established the rule in the Khatra region of Bengal after defeating the local ruler of Supur Raj, Chintamoni Dhoba. Raja Jagat Deo later adopted the title of 'Dhabal Deb' and ruled as Raja Jagannath Dhabal Deb I. Later, Raja Jagannath Dhal became the ruler of Dhalbhum in 1774. ^{[5] [6]}

Rebellion

The British Army attacked the Dhalbhum and Ghatsila region in 1767 jointly with Rajah of Midnapore, after a previous abortive attempt in 1765. The campaign against Dhalbhum was led by Lieutenant John Fergusson, who launched an attack on Ghatsila from Jambuni, defeating the local king and destroying Narsinghgarh Fort. The British prisoned the King of Dhalbhum and placed his nephew Jagannath Dhal on the throne on the condition that he would pay a yearly sum of Rs 55,000 to the British Government. ^[7] But, Jagannath could not fulfill these demands, as a result of which he was replaced with Baikuntha Dhal alias Nemu Dhal. To get back his kingdom, he attacked the King Baikuntha and the British East India Company with the help of Rajah of Jhargram. The revolt is well known as Dhal rebellion. He also took the support of Raja Jagannath Singh, the Bhumij zamindar of Ghatshila, who had been leading the Chuar rebellion against the British since 1766. The British Company sent Lieutenant Rook and Lieutenant Charles Megan to suppress this rebellion. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

In 1777, the rebellion was pacified after the British Company accepted Jagannath Dhal as the king of Dhalbhum again. In return for becoming the king, Jagannath Dhal agreed to pay Rs. 2000, Rs. 3000 and Rs. 4000 as annual tax to the English company in three years respectively. In 1800, this amount was increased to Rs. 4267. ^{[11] [12]}

See also

• Raja Jagannath Dhabal Deb I
• Dhalbhum
• Dhalbhumgarh
• Dhal rebellion

References

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