Sohagpur estate’s history and its role in the 1857 revolt

Sohagpur Garhi, in present-day Shahdol district, was under the Nagpur state from 1806 to 1818. The British later took control and gave Sohagpur the status of a sanad state. In 1860, they transferred it to the Rewa state.

During the 1857 revolt, Garun Singh, an ancestor of the Sohagpur royal family, joined the rebels and took control of the Garh-Mandla fort. He left the fort in 1858 at the request of Maharaja Raghuraj Singh, after which the British regained control of Sohagpur. The British later demolished Sohagpur Garhi under Deputy Commissioner Captain Waddington.

Notable Points

• 1857 revolt in Garha-Mandla: During the 1857 revolt, British authorities arrested Shankar Shah and his son Raghunath Shah over an alleged plot against British residents of Jabalpur. Both were executed by being blown from a gun.