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{{Short description|Feudal dynasty in India}}
{{Short description|Feudal dynasty in India}}
The '''Dhal dynasty''' was a dynasty that ruled the parts of the present-day [[Indian states]] of [[Jharkhand]] and [[West Bengal]], known as the Rajas of [[Dhalbhum]] or [[Ghatshila]]. Their capital was located at [[Ghatshila]] in [[East Singhbhum district]]. Their rule lasted till the British era.<ref>{{Cite book |last=J |first=Reid |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hPk2AQAAMAAJ&dq=dhal+Dynasty&pg=RA1-PA3 |title=Final Report on the Survey and Settlement of Pargana Dhalbhum in the District of Singhbhum, 1906 to 1911 |publisher=Bengal Secretariat Book Departmentôt |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Revenue |first1=Bihar (India) Board of |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OWtyw55jMpkC&dq=dhal+raja&pg=PA12 |title=Final Report on the Revisional Survey and Settlement Operations of Pargana Dhalbhum in the District of Singhbhum (1934-38) |last2=Lacey |first2=Walter Graham |publisher=Superintendent, Government Print. |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LVhQAQAAMAAJ&q=dhalbhum+raja |title=Journal of Historical Research |publisher=Department of History, Ranchi University. |language=en}}</ref>
The '''Dhal dynasty''' is a Kshatriya clan traditionally associated with the present-day states of Odisha and Jharkhand in eastern India. According to the clan's traditional history, its ruling branches were associated with four principal territories: Banki and Dompara in Cuttack district, Odisha; Dhalbhumgarh in present-day Jharkhand; and Guhali village in Jajpur district, Odisha. These territories form an important part of the traditional history and heritage of the Dhal clan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=J |first=Reid |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hPk2AQAAMAAJ&dq=dhal+Dynasty&pg=RA1-PA3 |title=Final Report on the Survey and Settlement of Pargana Dhalbhum in the District of Singhbhum, 1906 to 1911 |publisher=Bengal Secretariat Book Departmentôt |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Revenue |first1=Bihar (India) Board of |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OWtyw55jMpkC&dq=dhal+raja&pg=PA12 |title=Final Report on the Revisional Survey and Settlement Operations of Pargana Dhalbhum in the District of Singhbhum (1934-38) |last2=Lacey |first2=Walter Graham |publisher=Superintendent, Government Print. |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LVhQAQAAMAAJ&q=dhalbhum+raja |title=Journal of Historical Research |publisher=Department of History, Ranchi University. |language=en}}</ref>


The rulers played an important role in the early freedom struggles against the British; such as in the [[Chuar rebellion]] (1767–1777) and the [[Bhumij rebellion]] (1832–33). Raja Jagannath Dhal in 1769, along with his fellow sardars Jagannath Singh Patar of Dampara, Subal Singh of Kuilapal and Shyam Gunjam Singh of Dhadka rebelled against the [[British Raj|British]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chatterjee |first=Gouripada |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=75-a8FSPmvQC&dq=Jagannath+dhal&pg=PA15 |title=Midnapore, the Forerunner of India's Freedom Struggle |publisher=Mittal Publications |language=en}}</ref> The Last ruler Raja Shatrughan Dhabal Deo died without any male issue and gifted Dhalbhum estate to his cousin nephew Raja Jagadish Chandra Dhabal Deo of Jamboni estate in 1905.
According to the traditional history of the Dhal clan, its members are regarded as Chandravanshi Kshatriyas, claiming descent from the ancient Chandravansha (Lunar Dynasty). The clan's traditional ancestry further associates it with the Kalachuris of Dahala, a historical ruling dynasty whose kingdom was centred in the Dahala region of central India. .<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chatterjee |first=Gouripada |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=75-a8FSPmvQC&dq=Jagannath+dhal&pg=PA15 |title=Midnapore, the Forerunner of India's Freedom Struggle |publisher=Mittal Publications |language=en}}</ref>


== Origin ==
== Origin ==

Revision as of 22:46, 26 October 2026

The Dhal dynasty is a Kshatriya clan traditionally associated with the present-day states of Odisha and Jharkhand in eastern India. According to the clan's traditional history, its ruling branches were associated with four principal territories: Banki and Dompara in Cuttack district, Odisha; Dhalbhumgarh in present-day Jharkhand; and Guhali village in Jajpur district, Odisha. These territories form an important part of the traditional history and heritage of the Dhal clan.[1][2][3]

According to the traditional history of the Dhal clan, its members are regarded as Chandravanshi Kshatriyas, claiming descent from the ancient Chandravansha (Lunar Dynasty). The clan's traditional ancestry further associates it with the Kalachuris of Dahala, a historical ruling dynasty whose kingdom was centred in the Dahala region of central India. .[4]

Origin

According to Colonel Dalton and H.H. Risley, the royal family of Dhalbhum was the members of the primitive Bhumij race, who was selected by the other Bhumij chiefs as their feudal ruler. The zamindars later became Hinduised, and adopted the title 'Dhal' or 'Dhabal Deo'.[5][6]

Rulers

Some of the notable rulers of the dynasty were –

  • Raja Jagannath Dhal
  • Raja Chitreshwar Dhal
  • Raja Baikunth Dhal
  • Raja Ramchandra Dhal
  • Raja Shatrughan Dhal

References

  1. ↑ J, Reid. Final Report on the Survey and Settlement of Pargana Dhalbhum in the District of Singhbhum, 1906 to 1911. Bengal Secretariat Book Departmentôt.
  2. ↑ Revenue, Bihar (India) Board of; Lacey, Walter Graham. Final Report on the Revisional Survey and Settlement Operations of Pargana Dhalbhum in the District of Singhbhum (1934-38). Superintendent, Government Print.
  3. ↑ Journal of Historical Research. Department of History, Ranchi University.
  4. ↑ Chatterjee, Gouripada. Midnapore, the Forerunner of India's Freedom Struggle. Mittal Publications.
  5. ↑ Commissioner, India Census. Census of India, 1901: India (4 v.). Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India.
  6. ↑ J, Reid. Final Report on the Survey and Settlement of Pargana Dhalbhum in the District of Singhbhum, 1906 to 1911. Bengal Secretariat Book Departmentôt.