| Ram Shah | |
|---|---|
| Raja | |
| Reign | c. 1640-1663 CE |
| Predecessor | Durjan Shah |
| Successor | Raghunath Shah |
| Born | Khukhragarh |
| Died | Navratangarh |
| Spouse | Mukta Devi |
| Issue | |
| Dynasty | Nagvanshi |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Ram Shah was Nagvanshi king in the 17th century. He succeed his brother Durjan Shah and ruled from 1640 to 1663 CE. Earlier their capital was at Khukhragarh, but later they shifted to Navratangarh.<ref name="hindusthansamachar"/><ref>"The Nagbanshis And The Cheros". archive.org. 1969.</ref> <ref name="auto">Ansari, Tahir Hussain (20 June 2019). Mughal Administration and the Zamindars of Bihar. ISBN 9781000651522.</ref><ref name="livehistoryindia">"Navratangarh: Lost Kingdom of the Nagvanshis". livehistoryindia. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.</ref> He was brother of king Durjan Shah.<ref name="hindusthansamachar">"वास्तुशिल्प और स्थापत्य कला का अद्भुत उदाहरण है सिसई का कपिलनाथ मंदिर". hindusthansamachar. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.</ref>
According to a sanskrit inscription on the wall of Kapilnath Temple in Navratangarh, the temple was constructed in samvat 1700 (1643 CE) during reign of Ram Shah.<ref name="livehistoryindia"/>
He attacked and fought a battle with the king of Rewa and pact was established in the end. Later his son, Ani Nath Shahdeo, married the daughter of the king of Rewa.<ref name="Jharkhand Samanya Gyan 2016">Ranjan, Manish (January 2016). Jharkhand Samanya Gyan. ISBN 9789351866848.</ref> According to Nagvanshavali, the king Nageswar attacked Khukhra.<ref name="JHARKHAND SAMAGRA">Birendra, Bimal Kishore Mishr (2020). JHARKHAND SAMAGRA (Prabhat Prakashan). Prabhat Prakashan. p. 12. ISBN 9789390101160.</ref> During his reign, there was battle between Jagannath, the king of Jayantgarh in Singhbhum and Ram Shah. Ram shah destroyed fort of Jayantgarh and around 2200 people died in battle. In the end, Jagannath made a pact with Ram Shah. Two sisters of Ram Shah married Jagannath.<ref name="JHARKHAND SAMAGRA"/>
He ruled until his death in 1663. He succeeded by his elder son Raghunath Shah.<ref name="livehistoryindia"/><ref>Krishna, Sanjay (19 January 2021). Jharkhand Ke Parva-Tayohar, Mele Aur Paryatan Sthal. ISBN 9789351866336.</ref>
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