History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c44.93

v2.c44.93

It appears from another despatch to the Court of Directors, dated the 6th September, 1836, that Mādhavdās Sarbarāhkār was a Mahāpātra in rank. Ajumber Singh, the Kumār of Saraikela, was a party in the dispute and Rājā Jadunāth Bhañja stated that the Kumār was actually assisting the Kols. Mr. Ricketts, the successor of Stockwell, suggested that Rājā Jadunāth Bhañja should be maintained in his present position and supplied with arms and ammunition on promising not to molest the Kumār of Saraikela, that the Kumār should be assured of protection on condition of his not aiding and abetting Mādhavdās Mahāpātra, and finally, that he could persuade Rājā Jadunāth Bhañja to make a suitable provision for Mādhavdās. Captain Wilkinson was assured by the Kumār that he had not aided Mādhavdās and reported that Rājā Jadunāth Bhañja and the Rājā of Singhbhum intended to attack the State of Kharsāwan. The Government warned the Kumār of Saraikela about assistance given by him to Mādhavdās. But Captain Wilkinson stated that no assistance had been given by the Kumār to Mādhavdās. The same authority reported that Mayurbhañj troops had captured a place called Tetaposa with the help of the Kols of Lālgadh and Aulā Pīrs, which placed the whole of Bāmanghāṭi entirely at his mercy. Captain Wilkinson of Hazaribagh supported the Kumār of Saraikela, while Mr. Ricketts of Orissa supported Jadunāth Bhañja. The former settled the boundary between the Kumār and the Rājā into two Pīrs named Jarāi and Giddarsingra.