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In 4Th B.C. Before the arrival of
maurya dynasty,this region was in the Lord of Nanda clan. Before 3 B.C.
this region was divided into tiny parts and their headman after q uarrel
among themselves. Then a Rajputa kings belongs to Rakshal clan in palamu
district ( Bihar) attacked and taken in his control. In 1820 Amar singh
was the Kings of Sarguja state who had been crowned as
“Maharaja” in 1 826. In 1882 Raghunath Sharan Singh Deo had taken his
control over Sarguja state who has been conferred as “Maharaja” by Lord
Daffariu. After the contemporary victory of India he established Edward Middle School , Post Office
,Telegraph Office ,Medical stores ,jail and courts in Ambikapur capital of
Sarguja. According to holy books Lord Rama had visited Sarguja during his
fourteen years of "Vanwas" period. There are many places in connection to
epic of Ramayana. Many places are named after Lord Rama, Laxmana and
Goddess Sita, they are Ramgarh, Sita-Bhengra and Laxmangarh. Verses of
Poet Kalidas who wrote "Ramayan" are found at the Sita-Bhengra cave. Major
population comprises tribal population. Among these primitive tribes are
Pando and Korwa , who are still living in forest, the Pando tribes
believes themselves as the member of "Pandav" clan of epic Mahabharat.
Korwa tribes believes to be member of "Kauravs" of Mahabharata Sarguja
District is a district in the northern part of the state of Chattisgarh
in India
. The district capital is Ambikapur. The district
borders on the states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Madhya
Pradesh and overlaps the southeastern part of the Vindhyachal-Baghelkhand
region of peninsular India.It lies between 23°37'25" to 24°6'17" north
latitude and 81°34'40" To 84°4'40" east longitude. 244.62 km long east to
west and 167.37 broad north to south, this land has as area of about 16359
Sqr km.).
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