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Farmers Revolt in Athur
General Characteristics of Sudarshan Shah Administration -15
History of King Sudarshan Shah of Tehri Riyasat – 142
History of Tehri Kingdom (Tehri and Uttarkashi Garhwal) from 1815 –1948- 142 
  History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) – 1375     
  By:   Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)
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  Dabral states that Sudarshan Shah levied a couple of taxes more than Gorkha rulers and his predecessors. The Thokdar, Muafidar or Jamindar too advantage and started taking other taxes from farmers as per their greed.  It was compulsory that farmers under Thokdar submit one third of their produces in Treasury. This tax system was from Garhwali Shah King Period. By 1851, Thokdars started cruel and insulting methods for collecting Tihar or one third of produces from farmers. Thokadr’s servants’ cautioned farmers that till the farmers submit Tihar (tax) to treasury they could not take grains to their houses from Khalihan (thrashing place) (1).
Bhakta Darshan illustrated that Athur was under Saklana Muafidar or Thok (2).The behaviour of Thokdar servants was so cruel and insulting that the famers of Athur stopped paying Tihar (one third of farm produces) as per guidance of their leader Badari Singh Aswal (2).
   As per Bhakta Darshan illustration, The Thokdar or Muafidar of Saklana came to Athur and his sons and servants started collecting taxes-Tihar (one third of farm produces) with more aggression. The servants of Muafidar entered barn of Badari Singh Aswal in Sunarganv with shoes. In Garhwal still today, it is perceived inauspicious for anybody entering into barn with shoes and without cap. People felt insulted. People of Athur bate the servants of Muafidar of Saklana.  The armed force of Muafidar reached to Sunarganv. The force of Sudarshan Shah also reached to Sunarganv and protected the citizens.
 
References
1-Dabral, Shiv Prasad, , Tehri Garhwal Rajya ka Itihas Part 2 , Veer Gatha Press, Garhwal India, (1999 ), page  143
2 Bhakta Darshan , Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan page 173


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Famer Revolt and History of Tehri Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of Uttarkashi Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of Bhatwari ,  Uttarkashi Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of Tehri, Tehri Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of Rajgarhi Uttarkashi Garhwal;  Famer Revolt and History of Narendranagar,  Tehri Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of Dunda ,  Uttarkashi Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of Dhantoli, Tehri Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of Chinyalisaur Uttarkashi Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of Pratapnagar , Tehri Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of  Mori, Uttarkashi Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of Devprayaga, Tehri Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of  Puraula, Uttarkashi Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of Jakhanikhal Tehri Garhwal; Famer Revolt and History of Gangotri- Jamnotri Uttarkashi Garhwal to be continued …

Marriages of King Sudarshan Shah before re getting kingdom

General Characteristics of Sudarshan Shah Administration -16
History of King Sudarshan Shah of Tehri Riyasat – 143
History of Tehri Kingdom (Tehri and Uttarkashi Garhwal) from 1815 –1948- 143 
  History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) – 1377       
  By:   Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)
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    King Sudarshan Shah married twice in Kankhal Haridwar when he was in exile.  Bamori ji or Bhamori ji  a wife f King Shah was daughter of Bhamor King Karamchand  (Jammu Kashmir) and other wife named Sirmouri ji  the daughter of ex- king Karamprakash of Sirmour. Guru Harisewak helped Sudarshan Shah in getting those marriages. (1)
References -
Dabral, Shiv Prasad, , Tehri Garhwal Rajya ka Itihas Part 2 , Veer Gatha Press, Garhwal India, (1999 ), page  145

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History of Tehri Garhwal; History of Uttarkashi Garhwal; History of Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal; History of Bhatwari ,  Uttarkashi Garhwal; History of Tehri, Tehri Garhwal; History of Rajgarhi Uttarkashi Garhwal;  History of Narendranagar,  Tehri Garhwal; History of Dunda ,  Uttarkashi Garhwal; History of Dhantoli, Tehri Garhwal; History of Chinyalisaur Uttarkashi Garhwal; History of Pratapnagar , Tehri Garhwal; History of  Mori, Uttarkashi Garhwal; History of Devprayaga, Tehri Garhwal; History of  Puraula, Uttarkashi Garhwal; History of Jakhanikhal Tehri Garhwal; History of Gangotri- Jamnotri Uttarkashi Garhwal to be continued …

King Sudarshan Shah marrying Princess Khaneti ji of Khaneti Thakurayi

General Characteristics of Sudarshan Shah Administration -18
History of King Sudarshan Shah of Tehri Riyasat – 145
History of Tehri Kingdom (Tehri and Uttarkashi Garhwal) from 1815 –1948- 145 
  History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) – 1379     
 
  By:  Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)
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  According to historian Dabral , Khnaeti (Himachal Pradesh) was a small Riyast under Bushehar kingdom.  King Sudarshan Shah married the princess of Khaneti and it was fifth marriage of Sudarshan Shah. Khaneti ji won over the heart and mind of Sudarshan Shah. The keys for Sudarshan Shah’s personal treasury used to be with Khaneti ji. The queen Khaneti ji became so powerful that queen used to offer permission for entry into palace.  Hari Datt Sharma the court poet  praised Khaneti ji . (1)
 
References
Dabral, Shiv Prasad, , Tehri Garhwal Rajya ka Itihas Part 2 , Veer Gatha Press, Garhwal India, (1999 ), page  146 
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Children of King Sudarshan Shah

General Characteristics of Sudarshan Shah Administration -18
History of King Sudarshan Shah of Tehri Riyasat – 145
History of Tehri Kingdom (Tehri and Uttarkashi Garhwal) from 1815 –1948- 145 
  History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) – 1379       
  By:   Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)
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 King Sudarshan Shah had a daughter from queen Sirmour ji. She was married with Mahendra Singh the prince of Bushehar. He had another daughter who was married with prince of Bilaspur (Himachal) Kingdom. Sudarshan Shah did not have any issue from queens Bamorji and Kangara princesses (1)
   Khanot ji had a son with Sudarshan Shah but he died at 8 years. That means Sudarshan Shah did not have any son from authorized queens .
  However, Sudarshan Shah had 8 sons when he died from Khavas or mistresses ( 2) The names of sons of Sudarshan Shah were Bhavani Singh (Shah  ) Sher Singh, Badridas Singh, Sovan Singh, Uttam Singh, Fateh Singh and Keshar Singh (20)
   It is said that  The name of mother of Bhavani Shah (Khvasan) was Gunkali or Gundevi (she was from Katoch family Kangra)  (3)
Dabral writes that (3) when Sudarshan Shah died he had four –five queens, seven eights Khavasan , eight sons, a couple of daughters and a dozen of grandchildren
 
   
References
1-Raturi , hari Krishna , Garhwal ka Itihas, Pundir Prakashan Tehri Page 320
2- Minya Prem Singh , Guldast tavrikh – 170
3-Dabral S.P , Tehri Garhwal Rajya ka Itihas bhag 1 (new edition) , Veer Gatha Press, Dogadda  , (1999  )page  147

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Courageous and Religious Character of Sudarshan Shah and opposed Superstition

General Characteristics of Sudarshan Shah Administration -18
History of King Sudarshan Shah of Tehri Riyasat – 145
History of Tehri Kingdom (Tehri and Uttarkashi Garhwal) from 1815 –1948- 145 
  History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) – 1379       
  By:   Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)
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  Sudarshan Shah was last King of Shrinagar blood line.  He was industrious and courageous person. Sudarshan Shah saw ups and downs in his young age and had practical sense too.  Sudarshan Shah had quality of recognising good and bad characters. Patience was his main character that he demonstrated in his young days and when he was King too.
   No Goril temple or Rituals in Tehri Kingdom
  Sudarshan Shah was religious and faithful person. He visited Badrinath Temple and arranged repairing of many temples as Vishwanath temple in Uttarkashi.
 However, he used to feel irritation by watching Andhvishwasi /superstitious persons dancing as if deity soul had come into their bodies. Once , he sawi n his palace that  people dancing in ritual (Jagar Ghadela ) of Goril . Sudarshan Shah beat dancers and musicians Jagari). And banned Goril Jagar /Ghadela. From that time, there is ban on Goril Ghadela and whenever, there is fear of Goril, people call and repeat name of Sudarshan Shah and the course of Goril goes away (2).    Sudarshan Sha had dislike for Black magic too. He was against black magic of Boksa community. Once, he called Boksas with their black magic manuscripts and bunt all those and freed Tehri from black magic of Boksa


1-Dabral S.P , Tehri Garhwal Rajya ka Itihas bhag 1 (new edition) , Veer Gatha Press, Dogadda  , (1999  )page  148
2- Atkinson E.T. , Himalayan Districts of North Western Provinces  , Vol 2 page 823
3- Saklani Atul, History of Himalayan Princely State ( available on internet )

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