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Recently, the Madhya Pradesh government held a special Cabinet meeting to honour 19th-century tribal icon Raja Bhabhut Singh, renaming the Pachmarhi Wildlife Sanctuary after him.

About Raja Bhabhut Singh

• Raja Bhabhut Singh was born in the Jagirdar family of Harrakot Raikheri branch in the lineage of Thakur Ajit Singh ji, the owner of Pachmarhi Jagir.
• His grandfather Thakur Mohan Singh had supported the mighty Peshwa Appa Saheb Bhonsle of Nagpur shoulder to shoulder against the British in 1819-20.
• He was a significant king of the Gond tribe, with his realm encompassing Jabalpur and the Satpura hills.
• During the 1857 revolt, Raja Bhabhut Singh was a formidable opponent of the British, leveraging his intimate knowledge of the Satpura forests and mountain paths to lead a series of successful guerrilla attacks.
• He was also a close ally of freedom fighter Tatya Tope.
• Raja Bhabhut Singh’s guerrilla warfare tactics in the Satpura ranges demonstrated a sophisticated military strategy that kept the British at bay till 1860, when they deployed the Madras Infantry specifically to capture him.
• Due to his guerilla warfare policy, Bhabhut Singh is called Shivaji of Narmadachal
• The British later executed him, making him a martyr whose memory has been preserved through Korku folk traditions.

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Raja Bhabhut Singh FAQs

Q1: Where is the Gond tribe located?

Ans: Gond, group of aboriginal peoples of central and south-central India, about two million in number.

Q2: Which rivers flow through Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve?

Ans: Denwa River is a tributary of Tawa River 

Source: IE