Damoh is a town in the Sagar Division in north-eastern Madhya Pradesh in India. The town is located 250 kilometres (155 mi) east of the state capital, Bhopal.[1] It is the administrative headquarters of Damoh District.
HistoryEdit
Damoh has a long history, dating back to ancient times. Stone Age tools found in Singrampur Valley are a testimony to the fact that this place was a cradle of human civilization and a human habitat for thousands of years.[2] Around the 5th century, it was part of the empire of Guptas of Pataliputra. Evidence for this are plaques and coins, along with monuments found in the region that belong to the reign of Samudragupta, Chandragupta, and Skandgupta. From the 8th to 12th centuries, some parts of the Damoh district were parts of the Chedi Empire, ruled by the Kalchuri dynasty from Tripuri, the capital.
The temple at Nohta is an example of the Kalchuries in the 10th century. Some regions of the district were under the Chandels of the Jejak-Bhukti. The 14th century heralded the era of Muslim rule. Stone carvings at Salaiya and Batiyagarh mention Khilji and Tuglaq as Sultans. Later on, the Sultan of Malwaannexed the region. In the last quarter of the 15th century, Sangram Shah of the Gond dynasty annexed the region into his empire that consisted of 52 forts.
1857: The 42 NI and 3rd Irregular Cavalry stationed at Saugor rebelled on 1 July. 52 NI at Jabalpur rebelled on 28 September.
At Jabalpur the Gond Raja family, who were the last surviving descendants of the Garha-Mandla dynasty, prepared to revolt against the British. Their plans were discovered and both' the father, Shankar Shah, and his son, Raghunath Shah, were blown from guns.
Raja Kishore Singh Lodhi of Hindoria, Raja Devi Singh of Singrampur, Pancham Singh of Karijog, and others fought against the British rule in its rebellion in 1857.
Sir Hugh Rose assumed the command of the Central India Field Force on 17 December 1857. Finished in May 1858.
In 1861, Damoh was constituted as part of Central Provinces under the British Empire in India and was demarcated as a separate district. By the year 1867, Damoh was constituted as a municipality with a population of about 2,62,600. The town was situated on the railway lines completed between Jabalpur and Allahabad also in 1867.
In the period 1896-1897 and again in 1900, Damoh suffered severely from famine. By 1899 the India Midland Railway had completed the construction of Sagar-Damoh link and Damoh-Katni link. The famous Hindi writer and distinguished freedom fighter Seth Govind Das jailed in Damoh in 1923, while in jail he penned famous Hindi plays such as s ‘Prakash’, ‘Kartavya’, ‘Navras’ and ‘Spardha’.
In 1929, Acharya Shantisagar visited Damoh after returning from Kundalpur. He then left for Orsa and Bansa. That was the first visit by a Digambar Muni to Damoh after several centuries.[3]
In 1933, Mahatma Gandhi visited Damoh. On 18 July 1946 Sagar University was established as the region's primary center for higher education.
In 1947, with India's independence from British Raj, the Central Provinces were reorganized as the state of Madhya Pradesh. The quaint town of Damoh had its first-degree college established in 1961 by Shiksha Prasar Samiti, a volunteer organization.
Damoh's population was recorded as 8,98,125 in 1991 Census of India. The figure reached 10,81,009 by 2001.
HistoryEdit
Damoh has a long history, dating back to ancient times. Stone Age tools found in Singrampur Valley are a testimony to the fact that this place was a cradle of human civilization and a human habitat for thousands of years.[2] Around the 5th century, it was part of the empire of Guptas of Pataliputra. Evidence for this are plaques and coins, along with monuments found in the region that belong to the reign of Samudragupta, Chandragupta, and Skandgupta. From the 8th to 12th centuries, some parts of the Damoh district were parts of the Chedi Empire, ruled by the Kalchuri dynasty from Tripuri, the capital.
The temple at Nohta is an example of the Kalchuries in the 10th century. Some regions of the district were under the Chandels of the Jejak-Bhukti. The 14th century heralded the era of Muslim rule. Stone carvings at Salaiya and Batiyagarh mention Khilji and Tuglaq as Sultans. Later on, the Sultan of Malwaannexed the region. In the last quarter of the 15th century, Sangram Shah of the Gond dynasty annexed the region into his empire that consisted of 52 forts.
1857: The 42 NI and 3rd Irregular Cavalry stationed at Saugor rebelled on 1 July. 52 NI at Jabalpur rebelled on 28 September.
At Jabalpur the Gond Raja family, who were the last surviving descendants of the Garha-Mandla dynasty, prepared to revolt against the British. Their plans were discovered and both' the father, Shankar Shah, and his son, Raghunath Shah, were blown from guns.
Raja Kishore Singh Lodhi of Hindoria, Raja Devi Singh of Singrampur, Pancham Singh of Karijog, and others fought against the British rule in its rebellion in 1857.
Sir Hugh Rose assumed the command of the Central India Field Force on 17 December 1857. Finished in May 1858.
In 1861, Damoh was constituted as part of Central Provinces under the British Empire in India and was demarcated as a separate district. By the year 1867, Damoh was constituted as a municipality with a population of about 2,62,600. The town was situated on the railway lines completed between Jabalpur and Allahabad also in 1867.
In the period 1896-1897 and again in 1900, Damoh suffered severely from famine. By 1899 the India Midland Railway had completed the construction of Sagar-Damoh link and Damoh-Katni link. The famous Hindi writer and distinguished freedom fighter Seth Govind Das jailed in Damoh in 1923, while in jail he penned famous Hindi plays such as s ‘Prakash’, ‘Kartavya’, ‘Navras’ and ‘Spardha’.
In 1929, Acharya Shantisagar visited Damoh after returning from Kundalpur. He then left for Orsa and Bansa. That was the first visit by a Digambar Muni to Damoh after several centuries.[3]
In 1933, Mahatma Gandhi visited Damoh. On 18 July 1946 Sagar University was established as the region's primary center for higher education.
In 1947, with India's independence from British Raj, the Central Provinces were reorganized as the state of Madhya Pradesh. The quaint town of Damoh had its first-degree college established in 1961 by Shiksha Prasar Samiti, a volunteer organization.
Damoh's population was recorded as 8,98,125 in 1991 Census of India. The figure reached 10,81,009 by 2001.