Sangram Shah

Sangram Shah was a king of the Garha Kingdom of Gondwana, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Sangram Shah, who belongs to the Rajgond Dynasty in central India. He was the 48th ruler of the Gond Dynasty, and during his reign he had conquered 52 forts called 'Garh's to strengthen and spread the Gond Empire.The Chouragarh Fort in Narsinghpur was built in his honour for conquering 52 forts. His eldest son, Dalpat Shah, married Rani Durgawati.

He was a brave and mighty king. He was never defeated in his whole life .His initial name was Aman das and after conquering 52 garhs he later renamed himself . Sangram Shah was best known as a patron of arts and literature and he had great knowledge of Sanskrit. "Rasratnamala" was written by him.

Legacy

Among the followers of Sangram Shah, Dalpat shah ruled peacefully. After his death Rani Durgavati took the reign, & gave a proof of courage & bravery & ruled for period of 16 years (1548–1564). In year 1564 Queen died, while Fighting bravely, giving tough fight to Asaf Khan the Sepoy Salar of King Akbar . In Narsinghpur district at the fort of Chauragarh Asif Khan trapped prince Veer Narayan & killed him by his Cunning tactics. Thus Garh Katanga comes under control of Mughals in the year 1564. Gonds Mughals & after then the area was under control of various officers & administrative & hereditary chiefs during the Maratha’s rule. So, the boundaries of area continued to change according to the powers & influence of their people. Chawarpatha, Barha, Saikheda, Gadarwara, Shahpur, Singhpur,Shrinagar&Tendukheda were headquarters of various parganas.

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