Madhav Singha Dev Explained

Madhav Singha Dev
Succession:57th king of the Mallabhum
Reign:1801–1809 CE.
Predecessor:Chaitanya Singha Dev
Successor:Gopal Singha Dev II
Religion:Hinduism

Madhav Singha Dev(also known as Madhab Singha Deba) was the fifty-seventh king of Mallabhum. He ruled from 1801 to 1809 CE.[1]

History

During his regime Ghatowal Mahal was auctioned. He was unhappy to live on the company's stipend. He tried to loot or rob the Bankura treasury and attacked it but failed and was imprisoned and he died in the jail.

In 1801, the kingdom was formally reduced to a Zamindari or a land-holding under the then king Madhab Singha Deba.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mallik. Abhaya Pada. History of Bishnupur-Raj: An Ancient Kingdom of West Bengal. 1921. Calcutta. 129. the University of Michigan. 11 March 2016.