Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das Explained

Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das
Succession: 10th Raja of Nandgaon
Reign:1913 - 1940
Coronation:2 June 1913
Predecessor:Mahant Raja Rajendra Das
Successor:Mahant Raja Digvijay Das
Spouse:Rani Jayanti Devi
Dynasty:Bairagi
Father:Dau Shyam Charan
Birth Date:30 March 1906
Religion:Hinduism

Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das (1906-1940) was the ruler of the princely state of Nandgaon in the present-day Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh, India.

Early life

Sarveshwar Das completed his primary education from Rajkumar College, Raipur then he went to London for higher education. He succeeded to the throne of Nandgaon State in 1927 after the death of Mahant Raja Rajendra Das.

It was a convoluted succession. Mahant Raja Balram Das had died childless, at which time his widow, queen Suryamukhi, adopted Rajendra Das as her son and the next ruler of Nandgaon. The adoptee died soon after and Shyamcharan, father of Sarveshwar Das, was selected to be the next ruler of Nandgaon by family members and disciples. But he was so old that he was not able to govern and Sarveshwar Das became de facto ruler.[1]

Personal life

He married Jayanti Devi, princess of Mayurbhanj State, in 1932. He died on 18 September 1940.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Which princely state of Chhattisgarh prepared hockey nursery 75 years ago . Satya Narayan . Shukla . 18 December 2017 . Patrika . 2021-08-06.