Gopal Singha Dev II

Gopal Singha Dev II
58th king of the Mallabhum
Reign1809–1876
PredecessorMadhav Singha Dev
SuccessorRamkrishna Singha Dev
IssueRamkrishna Singha Dev
Ramkishor Singha Dev(Hikim Saheb)[1]
ReligionHinduism

Gopal Singha Dev II was the fifty-eighth king of the Mallabhum. He ruled from 1809 to 1876 CE.[2][3][4]

History

Bishnupur 1823, the capital of the Malla rulers of Bengal,drawing by Charles D'Oyly

Gopal Singha Dev II lived on the stipend given by the East India Company. Bishnupur was constituted a municipality in 1863. His period of rule was 67 years and it was maximum among all the Malla Kings.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ Dasgupta, Biswas & Mallik 2009, p. 30.
  2. ^ a b Dasgupta, Biswas & Mallik 2009, p. 41.
  3. ^ Malabhum, Bishnupur-Chandra, Manoranjan; 2004; Kolkata. Deys Publishing ISBN 8129500442
  4. ^ Mallik, Abhaya Pada (1921). History of Bishnupur-Raj: An Ancient Kingdom of West Bengal (the University of Michigan ed.). Calcutta. p. 73. Retrieved 12 March 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ "Bishnupur | Terracotta Temples, Crafts & Culture | Britannica". www.britannica.com.

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