Dhal dynasty

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.[1][2][3]

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.[4] 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.

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 (1912). 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 (1942). 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. 2007.
  4. Chatterjee, Gouripada (1986). Midnapore, the Forerunner of India's Freedom Struggle. Mittal Publications.
  5. Commissioner, India Census (1903). Census of India, 1901: India (4 v.). Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India.
  6. J, Reid (1912). Final Report on the Survey and Settlement of Pargana Dhalbhum in the District of Singhbhum, 1906 to 1911. Bengal Secretariat Book Departmentôt.


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