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| honorific_prefix = [[Shahid|Saheed]] | |||
| name = Raghunath Mahato | | name = Raghunath Mahato | ||
| birth_date = 21 March 1738 | | birth_date = 21 March 1738 | ||
| birth_place = Ghutiadih, [[ | | 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]] | ||
| | | known for = | ||
| | | movement = Chuar Rebellion | ||
| opponents = [[East India Company]] | |||
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| caption = Potrait of Raghunath Mahato | |||
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| | '''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> | |||
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"/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Indian independence activists]] | [[Category:Indian independence activists]] | ||
[[Category:Indian | [[Category:Indian social workers]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:20, 19 March 2026
Raghunath Mahato | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 March 1738 |
| Died | 5 April 1778 (aged 40) |
| Movement | Chuar Rebellion |
| Opponent(s) | East India Company |
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.[1][2]
Overview[edit | edit source]
Raghunath Mahato was born on 21 March 1738 in Ghutiadih (Butparsa Ghutiadih) village of Nimdih block of Seraikela Kharsawan district.[3][4][5]
The Rebellion against British was known as Chuar Rebellion. Chuar means looter.[6][7][8] When British started to collect taxes in 1765 when they won Battle of Buxar and got rights to collect taxes from Bihar and Bengal.[9] 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]
... "Apan Gaon, Apan Raij; Dhur Kheda British Raij".
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.[4][5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh (2008). People of India: Bihar, including Jharkhand (2 pts). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7046-303-0.
- ↑ Burman, B. K. Roy (1994). Tribes in Perspective. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-535-7.
- ↑ "अंग्रेजी सत्ता के खिलाफ चुहाड़ विद्रोह के नायक रघुनाथ महतो". hatakshep. 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "चुआड़ विद्रोह के नायक थे वीर शहीद रघुनाथ महतो". livehindustan. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mahto, Shailendra (1 January 2021). Jharkhand Mein Vidroh Ka Itihas (in हिन्दी). Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-90366-63-7.
- ↑ Pfeffer, Georg; Behera, Deepak Kumar (1997). Contemporary Society: Tribal Studies : Professor Satya Narayana Ratha Felicitation Volumes. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-534-6.
- ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1985). Tribal Society in India: An Anthropo-historical Perspective. Manohar. ISBN 978-81-85054-05-6.
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Institute for Sustainable Development. 2000. ISBN 978-81-261-0655-4.
- ↑ Ranendra (30 April 2014). Gayab Hota Desh (Hindi) (in हिन्दी) (Hindi ed.). Penguin UK. ISBN 978-93-5118-748-6.