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Karnagarh Or Midnapore Raj Was Established By Raja Lakshman Singh In 1568. According To Binoy Ghosh, The Kings Of Karnagarh Ruled Over A Zamindari That Included Midnapore And The Surrounding Areas. The Sadgop(Yadav) Dynasty That Ruled Over Karnagarh Included Raja Lakshman Singh (1568-1661),Raja Shyam Singh (1661-1668),Raja Chhotu Roy (1671-1693),Raja Ram Singh (1693-1711) Raja Jaswant Singh (1711-1749), Raja Ajit Singh (1749) And Rani Shiromani (1756-1812)

The Kings Of Karnagarh Belonged To The Sadgop Yadav Community And Had A Close Link With The Rulers Of narajole Raj. The Last King Of Karnagarh, Raja Ajit Singh Died Childless.His Property Went Into The Hands Of His Two Queens,Rani Bhabani And Rani Shiromani. During The Chaur Rebellion,The Leader Of The Chaurs,Gobardhan Dikpati,Occupied The Palace,Both The Queens Met The King Of Narajole,Raja Trilochan Khan Who Provided Them Shelter And Promised To Recover  Their Property. Rani Bhabani Died In 1161 Bangabda (1754 AD) And Rani Shiromani Handed Over The Entire Property To Anandalal Of The Narajole Family Even Before She Died In 1219 Bangabda (1812 AD). However,The East India Company Were Suspicious That Rani Shiromani had Links With Those Involved In The Chaur Rebellion,And As A Result They Considerably Restricted The Amount Of Sovereignty She Held In Response.

There,However,Are Other Sources That Say That The Chaur Rebellion Took Palace As A Series Of Insurrections By People Who Lived Off The Jungles And A Sort Of  Primitive Agriculture In The Old Manbhum,Bankura And Midnapore Districts Between 1771 And 1809,Generally Under Dispossessed Zamindars That Included Rani Shiromani of Karnagarh.