Jhargram Raj was a zamindari which occupied a position in Bengal region of British India.
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11 Facts About Jhargram Raj
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Jhargram Raj defeated and vanquished the local Mal tribal kings who were ruling the region known as Junglekhand, even today in order to commemorate this victory, every year an idol of Mal Raja is made and slain on Vijayadashami day.
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Jhargram Raj named his capital Jhargram which means a village surrounded by deep forests, hence the rulers of Jhargram assumed the title “Malla Deb”.
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Jhargram Raj took the title of Raja and named the state capital Jhargram, which means a forest village which is surrounded by walls and canals.
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Jhargram Raj remained an independent kingdom until 1767, when The East India Company, led by Robert Clive, came from Midnapore, via Radhanagar to capture the Jhargram Raj fort.
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Jhargram Raj provided funds to set up Sri Ramkrishna Saradapeeth Girls High School and Bharat Sevashram Sangha.
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Jhargram Raj bore all of the expenses to build the Midnapore Club and Jhargram Stadium.
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Jhargram Raj served in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.
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Jhargram Raj's son Shivendra Bijoy Malla Deb—Narasingha Malla Deb's grandson—is a social worker and politician associated with the All India Trinamool Congress, and the chairman of the municipality of Jhargram.
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