Sangram Shah
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| Sangram Shah | |
|---|---|
| King of the Gondwana Kingdom | |
| Reign | 1488 – 1541[1] |
| Predecessor | Raja Arjun Singh |
| Successor | Dalpat Shah |
| Issue |
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| House | Rajgond |
Raja Sangram Shah Madavi was a king of the Garha Kingdom of Gondwana, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Raja Sangram Shah madavi, who belonged to the Gond Dynasty in central India, was the 48th and most well known ruler of the dynasty,[1][2] and during his reign he had conquered 52 forts to strengthen his kingdom. The Chouragarh Fort in Narsinghpur was built in his honour for conquering 52 forts.
His eldest son, raja Dalpat Shah, married Rani Durgavati.[3][4]
Sangram Shah was born as Aman Das, elder son of the king of Garha-Mandla.[3][4]
Abul Fazl tells a tale as follows- He was born as Aman Das, elder son of the king Arjun Das of Garha-Mandla. He was later awarded the title of Sangram Shah by Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat, for helping him in conquering Raisen.[5][4] Sangram Shah had been a self-indulging youth, whom his father had locked up to save him from himself. However, raja Sangram Shah managed to escape and enlisted himself in the service of Birsingh Deo, the Baghela raja of Rewa, who adopted him. While Birsingh Deo was away in Delhi serving Sikandar Lodi, raja Sangram Shah heard that his father was planning to place his younger brother on the throne. He went to his mother's palace stealthily, killed his father and declared himself king. Thakur Birsingh Deo of Rewa was horrified and invaded Garha to punish him. Raja Sangram Shah was in no condition to fight against the Baghela forces; hence he pleaded that he had already lost a father and did not want to lose another, somehow convincing the Baghela raja of the sincerity of his repentance. Abul Fazl says- "raja Aman Das wept continually and expressed his abhorrence of himself for his evil action."[4]
