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

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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

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  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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