Ramgarh

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Ramgarh is a cantonment town in the Indian State of Jharkhand (earlier a part of Bihar). It lies close by and to the North of the state capital of Ranchi. During World War II, the Chinese X force was trained at Ramgarh by American instructors at British expense.

Ramgarh Raj

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Ramgarh was the seat of a major Zamindari (baronial estate) or in the era of the British Raj

The areas that would later comprise the Ramgarh Raj (estate) had initially belonged to the Raja of Chhota Nagpur. Around the year AD 1368, the area witnessed unrest for reasons not now known. The Raja deputed two brothers by name Bhagdeo and Singhdeo to restore order. After the job was done, the Raja did not render payment to them of the full promised amount. Raja Baghdeo, who was anyway in control of the area after quelling rebellion, simply stayed on and declared himself master of that area, which is said to have been 24 parganas (districts) in extent.

Major districts that came under the Ramgarh Raj were Hazaribagh, Koderma, Bokaro and Ramgarh itself. India's major coal mines are located in precisely these areas. The entire Raj falls under the Indian State of Jharkhand.

Raja Bahadur Kamakshya Narain Singh (b.1916, ruled 1919-47, d.1970) was the last ruling chief of the Ramgarh Raj. In 1947, he ceded control to the Indian government. His son, Raja Bahadur Indra Jitendra Narain Singh (1938- ) is the present head of the family.

There is another Ramgarh in Uttranchal...

"... Ramgarh is a picturesque hamlet in the heart of orchard land in the foothills of the Himalayas, located 25 km from Nainital. Many writers and thinkers have been drawn to the beauty of Ramgarh and it is an ideal place for long walks, to let your creative juices flow or just unwind or introspect. .."

Ramgarh is also a place in Rajasthan state in India.

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