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Namudag is a village and was a erstwhile princely state in the Chhatarpur Block, Palamu district, Jharkhand state, India. It is also known for the Garh of royal family of the Surwar rajput (gaur rajwansh). Namudag princely state consist four zamindari estate Udai garh, Mahuari garh, Naudiha, Gulabjhari which were ruled by the members of the Namudag royal family.
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They belongs from the Gaur dynasty, according to the Balmiki uttar kand Ramayana Gaur dynasty is descendants of the Lord bharata(brother of lord Ram), once they ruled whole northern Asia.
History
In 16th century group of gaur rajwansh (surwar clan) came from the Sarwar(in rajasthan) princely state (presently also part of this Gaur royal family is sitting on the throne of sarwar) and also from Surpur. They marched to Bihar and rule some part of sasaram and then established their garh at Namudag and started ruling the Namudag estate (initially allied with Ranka Raj). Ranka Raj, Chainpur and Namudag Raj royal sept are all related to each other as they all belongs from the Surwar clan. Raja bahadur babu pooran singh ji and Raja bahadur babu haem Pratap Singh are some prominent rulers.
Coat of arms of Namudag Raj.
Location
It is located 48 km north of the district headquarters, Daltonganj; 12 km from Chhattarpur; and 177 km from the state capital, Ranchi. Namudag's Pin code is 822113 and the postal head office is Chhatarpur. Marwa (4 km), Munkeri (5 km), Khairadohar (6 km), Bara (6 km), Mahuwari (7 km) and Karkata (7 km) are the nearby villages. Namudag is adjacent to Dumaria Block to the north, Patan Block to the south, Hariharganj Block to the north, and Kutumba Block to the north.
Hussainabad, Daltonganj, Aurangabad, and Garhwa are nearby cities.
This village is on the border of the Palamu District and the Aurangabad district, near the Bihar state border.
Bhoodan movement
The Bhoodan movement was a voluntary land reform movement in India that was started by Vinoba Bhave in 1951. Namudag royal family had donated 1.01 lakh acres to the Bhoodan initiative.
See also
Zamindars of Bihar
Rajputs of bihar
Bhishma Narain Singh
List of princely state of British raj in India(by region).
List of princely states of British raj in India(alphabetical).