1. Vishwanath Shahdeo was the king of the Barkagarh estate and a rebel in the Indian rebellion of 1857.
11 Facts About Vishwanath Shahdeo
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Vishwanath Shahdeo was eventually caught and was hung from a tree along with his accomplices in 1858.
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Vishwanath Shahdeo was born on 12 August 1817 in Satranji, the capital of Barkagah estate in then Lohardaga present Ranchi district.
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Vishwanath Shahdeo married Baneswari Kunwar, the sister of King of Rajgangpur.
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Vishwanath Shahdeo succeeded his father as king of Barkagarh in 1840.
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Vishwanath Shahdeo disliked the authoritarian way of functioning of the officials.
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Vishwanath Shahdeo then refused to obey British orders in 1855.
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Vishwanath Shahdeo organised a Mukti Vahini with the assistance of nearby zamindars including Pandey Ganpat Rai, Tikait Umrao Singh, Sheikh Bhikhari, Jaimangal Singh, Nadir Ali Khan, Brij Bhusan Singh, Chama Singh, Shiva Singh, Ram Lal Singh and Bijai Ram Singh.
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Vishwanath Shahdeo was caught and hanged in Ranchi in 16 April 1858.
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Vishwanath Shahdeo knew that British can kill her and her son.
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Vishwanath Shahdeo lived 12 years in exile in Khora village.