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|name =Nilmoni Singha Dev<br />
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|succession =60th king of the [[Mallabhum]]<br />
|coronation =<br />
|reign =1889 - 1903 CE.<br />
|predecessor =Dwhaja Moni Devi<br />
|successor =[[Kalipada Singha Thakur]]<br />
|spouses=<br />
|spouses-type=Wives<br />
|issue = Ramchandra Singha Dev<br />
|religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
|position = <br />
|father =[[Chaitanya Singha Dev]]<br />
|mother =<br />
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'''Nilmoni Singha Dev''' was the sixtieth king of the [[Mallabhum]]. He ruled from 1889 to 1903.{{Sfn|Dasgupta|2009|p=42}}<ref name=Malabhum>Malabhum, Bishnupur-Chandra, Manoranjan; 2004; Kolkata. Deys Publishing {{ISBN|8129500442}}</ref><ref>History of Bishnupur Raj-Malick Abhaayapada. 1982, West Bengal</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
[[Image:1907-bengal-sikkim3.jpg|right|thumb|1907 Map of Bengal with Sikkim]]<br />
===Personal life===<br />
Nilmoni Singha Dev was the last king of Singha Dev dynasty. He had two wives, Churamoni and Prasanyamoyee. Nilmoni died in 1904. He got a son by Churamoni who died in his early age. At that time the British rulers strictly banned firing of a cannon. Nilmoni Singha Dev's only son Ramchandra Singha Dev died at 19 years of age in 1903.{{Sfn|Dasgupta|2009|p=30}}{{Sfn|Dasgupta|2009|p=42}}<br />
===No king===<br />
From 1903 to 1932 Mallabhum was without any king. Churamoni Devi used to look after the administration of the state. She was paid Rs. 60 monthly as her allowance. In 1926 the British (who captured it in 1910) auctioned the Bishnupur State.{{Sfn|Dasgupta|2009|p=30}}{{Sfn|Dasgupta|2009|p=42}}<br />
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===Sandhi Puja===<br />
During the [[Sandhi Puja]] in the evening of [[Mahastami]] and [[Mahanavami]] of the occasion of [[Durga Puja]] was banned by [[East India Company]], violating the verdict of east India Company the firing of [[cannon]] (regarded as a part of the ritual) was done. Government filed a case against Nilmoni Singha Dev but he defeated the company and got the Chharpatra ([[License|permit]]) for doing that.{{Sfn|Dasgupta|2009|p=42}}<br />
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* {{Citation|last1=Dasgupta|first2=Samira|last2=Biswas|first3=Rabiranjan|last3=Mallik|first1=Gautam Kumar|title=Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur|publisher=A Mittal Publication|isbn=978-8183242943|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_0_o9Qj1LOEC&pg=PA18|date=2009|page=20}}<br />
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