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Decision of Successor by Sudarshan Shah

General Characteristics of Sudarshan Shah Administration -19
History of King Sudarshan Shah of Tehri Riyasat – 146
History of Tehri Kingdom (Tehri and Uttarkashi Garhwal) from 1815 –1948- 146 
  History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) – 1384     
 
  By:   Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)
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    Sudarshan Shah was visionary. The son by Khaneti ji was Surjan Shah died at early age. Dabral assumed death in 1832 (1)
   Sudarshan Shah made a will for successor and requested  to Governor General (Delhi) through Major Young  in early time of 1832 (1)  Sudarshan Shah sent letter  again to Governor General through Major Young ij October 1832 .  Sudarshan Shah did not change his decision
 Since, Tehri Kingdom was not under British or East India Company, therefore, the will of Sudarshan Shah found valid by Lord Dalhousie in 1854 as Lord Dalhousie in  a letter (1) .
 On that time, British officials did stop offering succession to adopted son of King under British rule or those kingdoms those used to pay tribute to British /East India Company. Tehri was never under British and never paid tribute to British.
 The British official fund the will of King was valid that Bhavni Singh /Shah would be next King but Khavasan )queen) Khaneti ji has different plan or conspiracy
References –
1-Dabral S.P, Tehri Garhwal Rajya ka Itihas Bhag 1 (new edition) , Veer Gatha Press, Dogadda  , (1999  )page  149
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Bhavni Singh Corresponding to British officials

History of King Bhavani Shah of Tehri Riyasat – 2
History of Tehri Kingdom (Tehri and Uttarkashi Garhwal) from 1815 –1948- 148 
  History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) – 1386       
  By:  Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)
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  Queen Khaneti ji groups was  bent  for not only coronation Sher Singh as King but the group wanted Bhavani Singh to withdraw his right.  As per Dabral, Bhavani Singh was a simple and religious man .Bhavani Singh was not crook and was not highly educated one . Sudarshan Shah declared Bhavani Shah as future Tehri King (Crowned Prince) in his life time.
 Bhavani Singh wrote letter on 7th June 1859 (Sudarshan Shah death day) to Backet arguing that sa couple of groups want Sher Sngh as King but infact He was eldest sons among sons by Sudarshan Shah .Same way, Bhavani Shah wrote letter to hunter Wilson for getting support (2)
References –
1-Dabral S.P, Tehri Garhwal Rajya ka Itihas Bhag 1 (new edition) , Veer Gatha Press, Dogadda  , (1999  )page  162 
2- Tehri Rajy Abhilekhagar or Court Archives , register no 2, notes 11/3
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Bhavani Singh advising elites of Tehri Court

History of King Bhavani Shah of Tehri Riyasat – 4
History of Tehri Kingdom (Tehri and Uttarkashi Garhwal) from 1815 –1948- 150 
  History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) – 1388     
  By:  Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)
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  On 29th June 1859, Bhavani Singh again informed henry Ramsey that Sher Singh Gang offre3d him 2000 annual Jagir for withdrawing my rights of the Tehri Kingdom and he refused to withdraw claim (1).  . Further Bhavani Singh informed to Ramsey that he eldest son of late king and he was married to daughters of Royal families of Mandi and Hindor (HP). Bhavani Singh requested Hennery to  ask the truth from Jashodhar Dobhal, Shiva Nand and Rama Nand ( Dabral guested that they were in office of Kumaon commissioner ).       
            Guldast –E- Tavarikh (page 177) mentions that Bhavani Singh advises to the court officials as Rudradatta, Badridatt , Joshi etc that since he sent request to British offcilas and till the British officials send their judgement the Tehri court officials should not obey Sher Singh blindly.

References –
1-Dabral S.P, Tehri Garhwal Rajya ka Itihas Bhag 1 (new edition) , Veer Gatha Press, Dogadda  , (1999  )page  163 
2- Tehri Court Archive vol.2, Document no. /113
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Tahsildar managing Tehri Administration

History of King Bhavani Shah of Tehri Riyasat – 6
History of Tehri Kingdom (Tehri and Uttarkashi Garhwal) from 1815 –1948- 154 
  History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) – 1391 
   
  By:   Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)
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 Kumaon Commissioner Hennery Ramsey was getting notices/letters regularly from both sides - Bhavani Singh and Sher Singh after death of Sudarshan Shah. Ramsey was getting tussle incidents reports from other sources too.  Assistant Commissioners had been informing regularly too.  Henry sent reports to his higher authorities.  They had apprehension that there might be civil war between two groups.
     Henry passed an order that till the official took decision, Tahsildar of Tehri Court Jiva Nand would manage the Kingdom administration. Henry informed the decision to both the groups in Tehri.  (1)
      Tehri court employees and elites came to know that suddnenly Khavasans of Sher Singh and Bhavani Singh disappeared from Tehri.  Jiva Nand Tahsildar reached to treasury with the order letter of Ramsey.  Jiva Nand found that the treasury was totally empty.
 Treasury theft was connected by disappearances of Khavasans of both Sher Singh and Bhavani Singh.  Bhavani Singh informed Ramsey on 13th August 1859 that Jiva Nand found empty treasury and Khavasans   also disappeared (2)
   
References –
1-Dabral S.P, Tehri Garhwal Rajya ka Itihas Bhag 1 (new edition) , Veer Gatha Press, Dogadda  , (1999  )page  164 
2- Tehri Court Archive vol.2, Document no. /11/3
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British Declaring Bhavani Singh /Shah as Tehri King

History of King Bhavani Shah of Tehri Riyasat – 8
History of Tehri Kingdom (Tehri and Uttarkashi Garhwal) from 1815 –1948- 156 
  History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) – 1393   
 
  By:   Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)
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     Referring Guldasta –e Tavarikh , Dabral sates that Jiva Nand had already called Sayane, Kamin , Jgairdar, Thokdar of Tehri Kingdom to Tehri before  Ramsey reached to Tehri.  Not only Sayane, Thokdar but elites and villagers were also present there when  British official announcement was declared Bhavani Shah as King. (1 )
The British officials announced (3)–
“ The Chaudhariyos,Kanoongo, and Jamindars should be aware that King Sudarshan Shah and his real sons from authorized marriages(queens) are not alive. By hat logic, the Tehri territory comes under British territory. However, looking the faithfulness, friendship and help in 1857 shown by Sudarshan Shah, British government is declaring  Bhavani Singh (valid son of Sudarshan Shah) as Tehri king and handing over him the administration of Tehri Kingdom too)”.
 The cash was Rs 6600 only in treasury. The queens and their gangs already looted the treasury. The custom of Tehri  Kings was to keep treasury in the Haram.
There is no other record available that speaks about the detailing of coronation of Bhavani Shah.
 Later on British government sent sanad to Bhavani Shah in Persian language. 

References –
1-Dabral S.P, Tehri Garhwal Rajya ka Itihas Bhag 1 (new edition) , Veer Gatha Press, Dogadda  , (1999  )page  165
2- Singh, Minya, Prem, Guldasta -E- Tavarikh (manuscript, Tehri Court Archives) p 179
Atchison C.U. Sir  , (1909) A Collection of Treatises , Engagements and Sanads  (1832-1896) Vol.2, , Government of India Publication, Calcutta ,  page 60 (Book is available on digital form )
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