Namudag is a village in the Chhatarpur Block, Palamu district, Jharkhand state, India. It is also known for the Garh of royal family of the Surwar rajput (gaur rajwansh). Namudag state consist four zamindari estate Udai garh , Mahuari garh , Naudiha , Gulabjhari which were ruled by the members of the Namudag royal family.[1]
HISTORY
editIn 16th century group of gaur rajwansh (surwar clan) came from the Sarwar(in rajasthan) princely state (presently also part of this gaur royal family is sitting on the throne of sarwar). They marched to Bihar and rule some part of sasaram and then established their garh at Namudag and started ruling the Namudag estate (initially allied with Ranka Raj). Ranka,chainpur and namudag royal sept are all related to each other as they all belongs from surwar clan.[2][3]
Donation in Bhoodan movement
editThe Bhoodan movement was a voluntary land reform movement in India that was started by Vinoba Bhave in 1951. Namudag royal family had donated 1.01 lakh acres to the bhoodan initiative.[5][6]
See also
editLocation
editIt is located 48 km north of the district headquarters, Daltonganj; 12 km from Chhattarpur; and 177 km from the state capital, Ranchi. Namudag's Pin code is 822113 and the postal head office is Chhatarpur. Marwa (4 km), Munkeri (5 km), Khairadohar (6 km), Bara (6 km), Mahuwari (7 km) and Karkata (7 km) are the nearby villages. Namudag is adjacent to Dumaria Block to the north, Patan Block to the south, Hariharganj Block to the north, and Kutumba Block to the north.
Hussainabad, Daltonganj, Aurangabad, and Garhwa are nearby cities.
This village is on the border of the Palamu District and the Aurangabad district, near the Bihar state border.
References
edit- ^ Bengal gazetteer of palamu
- ^ history of sarwar fort
- ^ wikipedia of rajput in bihar
- ^ documentary of Namudag royal family
- ^ Headmasterji-The man with literacy mission. Partridge India Publishing. 2016. p. 230. ISBN 9781482857634.
- ^ Sandeep., Sharma (2016). Headmasterji : The Man With Literacy Mission. Partridge India. ISBN 978-1-4828-5763-4. OCLC 1152292663.
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