Udai Pratap Nath Shah Deo

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Udai Pratap Nath Shah Deo
Maharaja
61st Nagvanshi king
Reign1872–1950
PredecessorJagannath Shah Deo
SuccessorLal Chintamani Sharan Nath Shahdeo
Born23 March 1866
Palkot, Bengal Presidency
Died1950
Ratu, Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand)
Spouse
  • Maharani Mohan Kumari (m.1881, died.1905)
  • Saudamani Devi
Issue
  • Neeladhri Nath Shah Deo
  • Yugal Kishore Nath Shah Deo
  • Braj Kishore Nath Shah Deo
  • Nand Kishore Nath Shah Deo
  • Rameshwar Nath Shahdeo
  • Asheshwar Nath Shah Deo
  • Raj Kishore Nath Shah Deo
  • Ghanshyam Devi
DynastyNagvanshi
ReligionHinduism

Udai Pratap Nath Shahdeo KIH, was the Nagvanshi Maharaja of Chotanagpur Zamindari estate. He built the Ratu Palace in Ranchi in 1901.[1] He was conferred the Kaiser-i-Hind Medal for public services.[2][3]

He donated 320 acres of land to G.E.L. Church, Ranchi (Jharkhand) and 17 acres of land for the construction of Ranchi Club.[4]

Early life[]

He was born on 23 March 1866. According to Mangobinda Banargee the writer of book "Historical outline of Pre British Chotanagpur" in his book had written that Udai Pratap Nath Shah was Nephew of Maharaja Jagannath Shah Deo. Maharaja Jagannath Shah Deo had no son, So Udai Pratap Shah Deo succeeded the throne after several court cases as other relatives of Maharaja were also claiming to be entitled to become king. He married Rajkumari Mohan Kumari daughter of Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh Deo, Raja of Saraikela State in 1881. Rajkumari Mohan Kumari died in 1905. His second marriage was with Saudamani Devi, daughter of Ram Kanhai Singh of Barabhum Estate. He had eight sons and two daughters.[4][5]

Construction of Ratu Palace[]

He built Ratu Palace in Ratu. The construction of Palace started in 1899 and completed in 1901. The Palace has 103 rooms and spread in 22 acres. It was constructed by British company of Kolkata designed after Buckingham palace of Westminster, London.[1][4][6]

Death[]

He died in 1950. He succeeded by his great grandson Lal Chintamani Sharan Nath Shahdeo.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "बीच और हिल स्टेशन से अलग इस बार छुट्टियों में रांची आएं, जहां देखने को हैं काफी कुछ". jagran. 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Ratu royalty stands by kin - Cong loses traditional trump card to JVM in Hatia run-up". telegraphindia. 20 May 2012.
  3. ^ "The Nagbanshis And The Cheros". archive.org.
  4. ^ a b c d "CHOTA-NAGPUR (Zamindari)". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Navratangarh: Lost Kingdom of the Nagvanshis". livehistoryindia. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ^ "RATU ROYALS WELCOME GODDESS". telegraphindia. 10 January 2014.
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