How was the struggle of India’s first martyr Jai Rajguru, know unknown things on Martyrdom Day
Odisha: Where is the book going?
It’s been a few hundred years
It’s just happened
Gaiya gave up her life
Don’t bow down.
Jaya’s head was bent down and both his legs were tied to a branch of a tree at Bajitota near Medinipur. The day was 06 December 1806. Rajguru, India’s first freedom fighter, was martyred. Perhaps destiny was saying that you will be reborn in December 2006 itself ‘for the cause of freedom’. And that was it.
The fighter is Jai Krishna Rajguru Mohapatra. In Odisha he is known as Jai Rajguru. He was born on October 29, 1739 in Veer Harekrishnapur village near Puri. His ancestors were in the court of Khurda King and held the position of ‘Rajguru’. They used to give political, military and religious advice to the king. Jai Rajguru was appointed as the second Rajguru of Dibyasinghadeva in the year 1780 at the age of 41. After the second Dibyasinghadeva died at an early age, there was a struggle for the throne, but due to the efforts of Rajguru, Dibyasinghadeva’s son Mukundadeva ascended the throne. But since he was a minor, Jai Rajguru managed the administration as his tutor. Mukundadeva’s reign was very important in the history of Odisha. He was the last independent king of Odisha. During his time in 1803, the East India Company annexed Odisha and included Balasore and Cuttack in the north and Ganjam in the south. Khurda was an independent state.
After the East India Company defeated Siraj Uddaula in the Battle of Plassey in 1757, the Midnapore region of Odisha came under its control. Later, H.E. established a factory in Baltimore. It received the area from the river Godavari to Chilika from the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1765. He built a fort in Ganjam. Therefore, the Irish wanted to establish a trade route from Ganjam to Balasore via Khurda. Then to go from Calcutta to Mandraj, the troops had to pass through Khurda. Therefore, the Irish sought permission from King Divyasingh Dev in 1798. But this permission could not be granted due to the opposition of Jai Rajguru. In 1803, the Kondalhar Court of Ganjam Magistrate made peace with the Marathas, and Devgao was awarded the lands of Rahang, Chabishkud, Serai and Lembai. These four things were already in Khurda. But the Marathas took it in exchange for helping Khurda in a war. Colonel Harcourt sent a proposal to the King of Khurda that if he allows the British to pass through Khurda and the trade route, he will return the four carvings along with one lakh rupees and manage the Jagannath Puri temple. Jai Rajguru agreed to this proposal for the sake of Khurda. The Irish offered Rs 10,000 as a first step, but refused to return the four items and sign a new agreement. He said, in which there was a provision for the Irish to remain responsible for the governance of the state. This could not succeed due to the strong opposition of Jai Rajguru. Therefore, he became a victim of the anger of the Irish and the Irish conspired to expel him from the court of Khurda. They bribed the king with Rs 50,000 and tried to expel Rajguru, but did not succeed. Meanwhile, Jai Rajguru had two thousand soldiers. To get the rest of the money from the Irish. He went to Cuttack. From them he got Rs 40,000 and this was the dues of the soldiers.
He gave up in the middle. But to get the four points he. In vain. Unhappy with this, he opposed the British. Prepared for battle. Appointed soldiers. Trained them. He went to Nagpur. Ask for help from the king and get help from him. Got the promise. . Jai Rajguru returned to the affairs of his state. To get it, he fought with the Irish people. The king of Kanika and Kujang supported King Khurda. . Apart from this, there were also Bishnupur, Harishpur and Marichpur Zamindars. In the war, they fought on the side of Khurda and Jai Rajguru took his pikemen and attacked the British territory of Pipili and destroyed it. After that, Colonel Harcourt took his army and defeated the pikes. Thus, in the month of November 1804, the Khurda state was taken away from the Irish. Defeated and Khurda was annexed to the British territory. Due to the betrayal of some people, the Irish people defeated Jai Rajguru from the forest of Ranpur. He was captured and taken to Cuttack. . Jai Rajguru Shachakhar before going to jail. King Mukundadev was taken from Khurda to Puri. Gangamata kept it safely hidden in the monastery. Unfortunately, the king got scared and he contacted Pujdar Fateh Muhammad of Banpur for his safety. But Fateh Muhammad betrayed his trust and passed on his information to the Irish. As a result, the Irish captured the king on January 3, 1805 and kept him in the Barabati fort of Cuttack. With the fall of Khurda, the Irish conquered the whole of Odisha.
But the Marathas took it in return for helping Khurda in a war. Colonel Harcourt sent a proposal to the King of Khurda that if he allowed the British to pass through Khurda and the trade route, he would return the four carvings along with one lakh rupees and manage the Jagannath Puri temple. Jai Rajguru agreed to this proposal for the sake of Khurda. The Irish offered Rs 10,000 as a first step but refused to return the four items and sign a new agreement.
