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	~~{{Infobox Indian politician~~		\| honorific_prefix = [[Shahid\|Saheed]]
	\| name = Raghunath Mahato~~<br/>রঘুনাথ মাহাতো <br />रघुनाथ महतो<br />ରଘୁନାଥ ମାହତୋ~~		\| name = Raghunath Mahato
	\| birth_date = 21 March 1738		\| birth_date = 21 March 1738
	\| birth_place = Ghutiadih, [[~~Jungle Mahals\|Jungle Mahal~~]], [[British Raj\|British India]]		\| birth_place = Ghutiadih, [[Nimdih block]], [[Saraikela-Kharsawan]], [[British Raj\|British India]] (Now [[Jharkhand]])
	\| death_date = 5 April 1778 (aged 40)		\| death_date = 5 April 1778 (aged 40)
	\| death_place = [[Silli block\|Silli]], [[Jharkhand]]		\| death_place = [[Silli block\|Silli]], [[Jharkhand]]
	\| ~~profession~~ = ~~[[Indian independence~~ movement\|~~Indian Independence Movement]] <br/>~~ [[~~Social Worker~~]]		\| known for =
	\| ~~nationality~~ = ~~Indian~~		\| movement = Chuar Rebellion
			\| opponents = [[East India Company]]
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			\| caption = Potrait of Raghunath Mahato
			}}

	\|		'''Raghunath Mahato''' (1738–1778) was a Kudmi leader in the Chuar Revolt (1785—1800) against British rule, leading his community, while Gopal Mahato led the Kudmi people in the Manbhum region.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Singh \|first=Kumar Suresh \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UhAwAQAAIAAJ&q=raghunath+mahato \|title=People of India: Bihar, including Jharkhand (2 pts) \|date=2008 \|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India \|isbn=978-81-7046-303-0 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Burman \|first=B. K. Roy \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_daAAAAAMAAJ&q=chuar+rebellion+kurmi \|title=Tribes in Perspective \|date=1994 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn=978-81-7099-535-7 \|language=en}}</ref>
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			==Overview ==
			Raghunath Mahato was born on 21 March 1738 in Ghutiadih (Butparsa Ghutiadih) village of [[Nimdih block]] of [[Seraikela Kharsawan district]].<ref name="hastakshep">{{cite news\|url=https://www.hastakshep.com/biography-of-raghunath-mahato/\|title=अंग्रेजी सत्ता के खिलाफ चुहाड़ विद्रोह के नायक रघुनाथ महतो\|publisher=hatakshep\|date=22 March 2021\|accessdate=3 October 2022\|archive-date=3 October 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003092647/https://www.hastakshep.com/biography-of-raghunath-mahato/\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="livehindustan2021">{{cite news\|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/ramgarh/story-heroic-martyr-raghunath-mahato-was-the-hero-of-the-chuad-revolt-3928670.html\|title=चुआड़ विद्रोह के नायक थे वीर शहीद रघुनाथ महतो\|publisher=livehindustan\|date=22 March 2021\|accessdate=3 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Mahto">{{Cite book \|last=Mahto \|first=Shailendra \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QgEoEAAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B&pg=PA1776 \|title=Jharkhand Mein Vidroh Ka Itihas \|date=2021-01-01 \|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan \|isbn=978-93-90366-63-7 \|language=hi}}</ref>

			The Rebellion against British was known as [[Chuar Rebellion]]. ''Chuar'' means looter.<ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Pfeffer \|first1=Georg \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2-wsjaChM_QC&dq=chuar+meaning&pg=PA213 \|title=Contemporary Society: Tribal Studies : Professor Satya Narayana Ratha Felicitation Volumes \|last2=Behera \|first2=Deepak Kumar \|date=1997 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-8069-534-6 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Singh \|first=Kumar Suresh \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WIAiAAAAMAAJ&q=chuar+meaning \|title=Tribal Society in India: An Anthropo-historical Perspective \|date=1985 \|publisher=Manohar \|isbn=978-81-85054-05-6 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b8O3AAAAIAAJ&q=chuar+meaning \|title=Encyclopaedia of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes \|date=2000 \|publisher=Institute for Sustainable Development \|isbn=978-81-261-0655-4 \|language=en}}</ref> When British started to collect taxes in 1765 when they won [[Battle of Buxar]] and got rights to collect taxes from Bihar and Bengal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Ranendra \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AXh7AwAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B&pg=PT315 \|title=Gayab Hota Desh (Hindi) \|date=2014-04-30 \|publisher=Penguin UK \|isbn=978-93-5118-748-6 \|language=hi\| edition=Hindi }}</ref> But people opposed it as People thought British were depriving their rights. Some zamindars joined British while other rebelled against them. His slogan was:{{citation needed\|date=April 2025}}<blockquote>''... "Apan Gaon, Apan Raij;'' ''Dhur Kheda British Raij".'' </blockquote>

	~~'''Raghunath Mahato''' (21 March 1738 –~~ 5 April 1778~~) was an Indian freedom fighter~~ from the ~~[[Kudumi~~ Mahato~~]] community. He led a revolt against the [[East India Company]] in 1769~~.<ref~~>{{cite web\|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/ranchi/story/362948.html\|title=277th birth anniversary of Rev. Shahid Raghunath Mahato, the great leader of Chuaad Uprising\|website~~=~~Prabhatkhabar.com\|accessdate=24 November 2018}}<~~/~~ref~~><ref~~>{{cite news\|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/st-status-to-kurmis/cid/1641066\|title~~=~~ST status to Kurmis\|website=telegraphindia\|date=18 April 2006\|accessdate=4 December 2019}}<~~/~~ref~~>		On 5 April 1778, Raghunath Mahato and his team who were planning to snatch weapons from British forces in the forest. In this skirmish Raghunath Mahato and several other rebels died fighting British forces.<ref name="livehindustan2021"/><ref name="Mahto"/>

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{{short description|Indian freedom fighter}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{refimprove|date=January 2014}}
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| name = Raghunath Mahato<br/>রঘুনাথ মাহাতো <br />रघुनाथ महतो<br />ରଘୁନାଥ ମାହତୋ
| birth_date = 21 March 1738
| birth_place = Ghutiadih, [[Jungle Mahals|Jungle Mahal]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date = 5 April 1778 (aged 40)
| death_place = [[Silli block|Silli]], [[Jharkhand]]
| profession = [[Indian independence movement|Indian Independence Movement]] <br/> [[Social Worker]]
| nationality = Indian

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'''Raghunath Mahato''' (21 March 1738 – 5 April 1778) was an Indian freedom fighter from the [[Kudumi Mahato]] community. He led a revolt against the [[East India Company]] in 1769.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/ranchi/story/362948.html|title=277th birth anniversary of Rev. Shahid Raghunath Mahato, the great leader of Chuaad Uprising|website=Prabhatkhabar.com|accessdate=24 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/st-status-to-kurmis/cid/1641066|title=ST status to Kurmis|website=telegraphindia|date=18 April 2006|accessdate=4 December 2019}}</ref>

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