Thakur Ranmat Singh

24-04-2024

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs highlighted the contribution of the freedom fighter Thakur Ranmat Singh.
Thakur Ranmat Singh, hailing from Mankhari village, of Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, was one of the most prominent leaders of the 1857 unrest in the region.
Facts about Thakur Ranmat Singh:

Thakur Ranmat Singh held the post of Sardar in the service of the Maharaja of Rewa.
He and his colleagues were unhappy with the policy of Willoughby Osborne (resident political agent at Rewa) and interference in state affairs.
He was impressed by the boldness of other rebel leaders and led a mob of 2000 people to surround Osborne's bungalow.
Osborne managed to escape and the rebels made their way into the Chitrakote forest, where they organized and made their further plans.
Subsequently, Thakur Ranmat Singh fought several battles in various places including Nagod, Bhilsain, Chitrakoot, Naugong and Keoti and proved to be a cause of terror for the British.
To prepare for his capture, Osborne resorted to putting pressure on the Maharaja of Rewa.
Despite being friendly with the British, he was sympathetic towards Thakur.
He was eventually arrested and sent to Banda where he was found guilty of murdering Europeans and hanged in August, 1860.

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