Midnapore Raj
The Midnapore Raj or Karnagarh Raj was medieval dynasty and later a zamindari estate of Sadgop (Gop) Clan of Yadavas during the British period in the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. The kings of Karnagarh ruled over a zamindari that included Midnapore and the surrounding areas. They belonged to the Sadgop community and had a close link with the rulers of Narajole Raj. History. Karnagarh or Midnapore Raj was established by Raja Lakshman Singh in 1568.According to Binoy Ghosh, the kings of Karnagarh ruled over a zamindari that included Midnapore and the surrounding  areas. The Sadgop dynasty that ruled over Karnagarh included Raja Lakshman Singh (1568-1661), Raja Shyam Singh (1661-1668), Raja Chhotu Roy (1667), Raja Raghunath Roy (1671-1693), Raja Ram Singh (1693-1711), Raja Jaswant Singh (1711-1749), Raja Ajit Singh (1749) and Rani Shiromani (1756-1812). The kings of Karnagarh belonged to the Sadgop community and had a close link with the rulers of Narajole Raj. The last king of Karnagarh, Raja Ajit Singh died childless. His property went into the hands of his two queens, Rani Bhabani and Rani Shiromani. During the Chuar rebellion, the leader of the  Chuars, Gobardhan Dikpati, occupied the palace. Both the queens met the king of Narajole, Raja Trilochan Khan, who provided them shelter and promised to recover their property. Rani Bhabani died in 1161 Bangabda (1754 AD) and Rani Shiromani handed over the entire property to Anandalal of the Narajole family even before she died in 1219 Bangabda (1812 AD). However, the East India Company were suspicious that Rani Shiromani had links with those involved in the Chuar rebellion, and as a result they considerably restricted the amount of sovereignty she held in response. There, however, are other sources that say that  the Chuar rebellion took place as a series of insurrections by people who lived off the jungles and a sort of primitive agriculture in the old Manbhum, Bankura and Midnapore districts between 1771 and 1809, generally under dispossessed zamindars that included Rani Shiromani of Karnagarh Karnagarh fort. Karnagarh fort consisted of about 100 bighas of land, stretching for about 4 miles, that was surrounded by the Parang River. It was about 4 miles north of Midnapore. The inside of the fort was divided into two parts, the andar mahal for the royal family and the sadar mahal for others. The  temples of Dandesvara and Mahamaya, the ruling deities of Karnagarh, were located to the south of the fort. Now, hardly anything, other than memory, remains. The Midnapore Raj family had two other forts nearby at Awasgarh and Jamdargarh.