Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das

Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das (1906-1940) was the ruler of the princely state of Nandgaon in the present-day Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh, India.

Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das
10th Raja of Nandgaon
Reign1913 - 1940
Coronation2 June 1913
PredecessorMahant Raja Rajendra Das
SuccessorMahant Raja Digvijay Das
Born30 March 1906
Died(1940-09-18)18 September 1940
SpouseRani Jayanti Devi
DynastyBairagi
FatherDau Shyam Charan
ReligionHinduism

Early life

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Sarveshwar Das completed his primary education from Rajkumar College, Raipur then he went to London for higher education. He succeeded to the throne of Nandgaon State in 1927 after the death of Mahant Raja Rajendra Das.[1]

It was a convoluted succession. Mahant Raja Balram Das had died childless, at which time his widow, queen Suryamukhi, adopted Rajendra Das as her son and the next ruler of Nandgaon. The adoptee died soon after and Shyamcharan, father of Sarveshwar Das, was selected to be the next ruler of Nandgaon by family members and disciples. But he was so old that he was not able to govern and Sarveshwar Das became de facto ruler.[1]

Personal life

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He married Jayanti Devi, princess of Mayurbhanj State, in 1932. He died on 18 September 1940.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Shukla, Satya Narayan (18 December 2017). "Which princely state of Chhattisgarh prepared hockey nursery 75 years ago". Patrika. Retrieved 2021-08-06.