ABSTRACT
Kharagpur Raj was one of the most important chieftaincies of Bihar during the Mughal period. Raja Sangram Singh of Kharagpur, Dalpat Ujjainiya of Bhojpur and certain other chieftains of the suba of Bihar came out openly to help Shahbaz Khan in his effort. The Tawarikh mentions that Baz Bahadur proceeded with a large army to punish the rebel and reached Marg Ghat near Kharagpur, where several clashes took place. The Tuzuk tells us that after the suppression of the revolt and the killing of Raja Sangram Singh, the territory of Kharagpur was first assigned to Islam Khan for a year in inam and, thereafter, to Afzal Khan who was appointed as the governor of Bihar. Francis Buchanan, who visited Kharagpur during 1810–11 when Raja Qadir Ali was the zamindar of Kharagpur, gives the following description: Even the houses of the Raja of Kharagpur although it contains some small portions of brick are but a sorry place.
