Narain Singh had a tradition of rebelling from 1770 onwards and decided to join the revolt of Chait Singh of Varanasi in 1781.[3] He was one among many rebels in Bihar who rose against the East India Company during that same period.
He had been remiss in providing his revenue payments to the EIC and was therefore deposed and lost his lands. In response he had gathered a force of 1500 matchlockmen and joined with allies of Chait Singh including Bachu Singh and together they amassed a force of 15,000.[4] He posted his men at the foot of the Argoor pass with the intention of intercepting the incoming British force. The British leader, Crawfurd found out about this and changed his route. He ended up virtually encircling Narain Singh's forces. Caught in a hopeless position, he somehow managed to escape to Patna where he surrendered before the revenue chief in March 1782.[4] He was subsequently jailed in Patna until 1786. He was restored to his "forfeited" zamindari in 1790 after his release.[3] He had assisted other zamindars with resources and was in secret correspondence with others in an attempt to stir up anti-British sentiment before his arrest.
Legacyedit
Some regard him as one of the first "freedom fighters" in India against British rule.[5]
Referencesedit
^Paramita Maharatna (2012). "The Zamindars of Bihar: Their Resistance to Colonial Rule Between 1765-1781". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 73: 1435. JSTOR 44156363.
^Tahir Hussain Ansari (20 June 2019). Mughal Administration and the Zamindars of Bihar. Taylor & Francis. pp. 297–298. ISBN978-1-00-065152-2.
^ abcAnand A. Yang (1 February 1999). Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Bihar. University of California Press. p. 67. ISBN978-0-520-91996-9.
^ abNagendra Prasad Verma (2005). "Repercussions in Bihar of the Rebellion of Chait Singh of Banaras". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 66: 845–851. JSTOR 44145897.
^Prasad, Ganesh (August 2017). "Here's The Story Of The 'First' Freedom Fighter Raja Narayan Singh Who Fought Against The British Before Mangal Pandey". IndiaTimes. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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raja, narain, singh, also, called, raja, narayan, singh, rajput, zamindar, seris, kutumba, modern, aurangabad, district, bihar, then, part, gaya, district, india, active, during, late, 18th, century, notable, rebelling, against, british, east, india, company, . Raja Narain Singh also called Raja Narayan Singh was the Rajput 1 zamindar of Seris and Kutumba in modern day Aurangabad district of Bihar then a part of Gaya district in India 2 He was active during the late 18th century and was notable for rebelling against the British East India Company 3 Bust of Raja Narayan Singh in Aurangabad BiharRevolt against the East India Company editSee also 1781 revolt in Bihar Narain Singh had a tradition of rebelling from 1770 onwards and decided to join the revolt of Chait Singh of Varanasi in 1781 3 He was one among many rebels in Bihar who rose against the East India Company during that same period He had been remiss in providing his revenue payments to the EIC and was therefore deposed and lost his lands In response he had gathered a force of 1500 matchlockmen and joined with allies of Chait Singh including Bachu Singh and together they amassed a force of 15 000 4 He posted his men at the foot of the Argoor pass with the intention of intercepting the incoming British force The British leader Crawfurd found out about this and changed his route He ended up virtually encircling Narain Singh s forces Caught in a hopeless position he somehow managed to escape to Patna where he surrendered before the revenue chief in March 1782 4 He was subsequently jailed in Patna until 1786 He was restored to his forfeited zamindari in 1790 after his release 3 He had assisted other zamindars with resources and was in secret correspondence with others in an attempt to stir up anti British sentiment before his arrest Legacy editSome regard him as one of the first freedom fighters in India against British rule 5 References edit Paramita Maharatna 2012 The Zamindars of Bihar Their Resistance to Colonial Rule Between 1765 1781 Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 73 1435 JSTOR 44156363 Tahir Hussain Ansari 20 June 2019 Mughal Administration and the Zamindars of Bihar Taylor amp Francis pp 297 298 ISBN 978 1 00 065152 2 a b c Anand A Yang 1 February 1999 Bazaar India Markets Society and the Colonial State in Bihar University of California Press p 67 ISBN 978 0 520 91996 9 a b Nagendra Prasad Verma 2005 Repercussions in Bihar of the Rebellion of Chait Singh of Banaras Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 66 845 851 JSTOR 44145897 Prasad Ganesh August 2017 Here s The Story Of The First Freedom Fighter Raja Narayan Singh Who Fought Against The British Before Mangal Pandey IndiaTimes Retrieved 23 July 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raja Narain Singh amp oldid 1146897385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
