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Palamu and the Chero Dynasty: Rise, Rule and Resistance
The Chero Dynasty of Palamu was one of the major regional powers of medieval Jharkhand. While the Nagvanshi rulers dominated much of central Chotanagpur,…
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Ratu and the Later Nagvanshi Political Centre | Jharkhand History
Ratu became the principal seat of the later Nagvanshi ruling family during the nineteenth century, after the dynasty had already passed through several earlier…
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Khukhragarh and the Nagvanshi Kingdom | Medieval Jharkhand
Khukhragarh, also written as Khukhra or Khokhra, was one of the most important medieval centres of the Nagvanshi dynasty of Chotanagpur. It became a…
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Nagvanshi Rulers of Chotanagpur: Major Kings and Political Changes
The Nagvanshi dynasty of Chotanagpur was one of the longest-surviving regional ruling houses of Jharkhand. Its political history stretched across many centuries and passed…
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Nagvanshi Dynasty: Origin and Early Development | Jharkhand History
The Nagvanshi dynasty was one of the most important ruling houses in the history of the Chotanagpur region. Its political influence was centred largely…
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Battle of Chisobibra
The Battle of Chisobibra was one of the most important episodes of Garo resistance against British expansion in the nineteenth century. It is closely…
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Garo Resistance to British Rule
Understand Garo resistance to colonial expansion, from village-based armed opposition and Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma to the later political movement of Sonaram Sangma.
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British Expansion into the Garo Hills
Trace British expansion from the Bengal and Assam frontiers into the Garo Hills, the punitive expeditions, creation of the district in 1866 and final…
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U Kiang Nangbah and the Jaintia Rebellion (1862–63)
Study U Kiang Nangbah’s leadership, the causes and course of the Jaintia Rebellion of 1862–63, his execution at Jowai and his lasting place in…
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Jaintia Resistance against British Rule
A clear history of Jaintia resistance after the British annexation of 1835, including colonial taxes, interference in local institutions and the road to the…