Nilmoni Singha Dev

Nilmoni Singha Dev
60th king of the Mallabhum
Reign	1889 - 1903 CE.
Predecessor	Dwhaja Moni Devi
Successor	Kalipada Singha Thakur

Issue	Ramchandra Singha Dev
Father	Chaitanya Singha Dev
Religion	Hinduism

Nilmoni Singha Dev was the sixtieth king of the Mallabhum. He ruled from 1889 to 1903 CE.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

1907 Map of Bengal with Sikkim

Personal life

Nilmoni Singha Dev only son Ramchandra Singha Dev died in his 19 years of age during 1903. It is reported that from 1903 to 1929 there was No king in Mallabhum.^[1]

Sandhi Puja

During the Sandhi Puja in the evening of Mahastami and Mahanavami of the occasion of Durga Puja was banned by East India Company, violating the verdict of east India Company the firing of Cannon (regarded as a part of the ritual) was done. Government filed a case against Nilmoni Singha Dev but he defeated the company and got the Chharpatra(permit) for doing that.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Dasgupta 2009, p. 42.
↑ Malabhum, Bishnupur-Chandra, Manoranjan; 2004; Kolkata. Deys Publishing ISBN 8129500442
↑ History of Bishnupur Raj-Malick Abhaayapada. 1982, West Bengal

Sources

Dasgupta, Gautam Kumar; Biswas, Samira,; Mallik, Rabiranjan, (2009), Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur, A Mittal Publication, p. 20, ISBN 8183242944

Mallabhum

Bengal

Adi Malla (694 - 710 CE.)
Jay Malla (710 - 720 CE.)
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Kalu Malla
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Kau Malla
Jhau Malla
Sur Malla
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Jagat Malla (994 - 1007 CE.)
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Prithwi Malla (1295 - 1319 CE.)
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Dinabandhu Malla (1334 - 1345 CE.)
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Shiv Singh Malla (1370 - 1407 CE.)
Madan Malla (1407 - 1420 CE.)
Durjan Malla (1420 - 1437 CE.)
Uday Malla (1437 - 1460 CE.)
Chandra Malla (1460 - 1501 CE.)
Bir Malla (1501 - 1554 CE.)
Dhari Malla (1554 - 1565 CE.)
Hambir Malla Dev (1565 - 1620 CE.)
Dhari Hambir Malla Dev (1620 - 1626 CE.)
Raghunath Singha Dev (1626 - 1656 CE.)
Bir Singha Dev (1656 - 1682 CE)
Durjan Singha Dev (1682 - 1702 CE.)
Raghunath Singha Dev II (1702 - 1712 CE.)
Gopal Singha Dev (1712 - 1748 CE.)
Chaitanya Singha Dev (1748 - 1801 CE.)
Madhav Singha Dev (1801 - 1809 CE.)
Gopal Singha Dev II (1809 - 1876 CE.)
Ramkrishna Singha Dev (1876 - 1885 CE.)
Dwhajamoni Devi (1885 - 1889 CE.)
Nilmoni Singha Dev (1889 - 1903 CE.)
No King (1903 - 1930 CE.)
Kalipada Singha Thakur (1930 - 1983 CE.)

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