History

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has set the stage for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the State by renaming the Habibganj railway station after Rani Kamlapati, an 18th century Gond queen

·         Rajgonds are the ruling class among the Gond.The name Gondwana named after Gondi people.

·         The Gond Tribal dominating Community in Gondwana. Ginnor was considered an impregnable fort, located summit of a steep 2000-foothigh rock and surrounded by thick forest and also area around the upper lake of Bhopal was mainly (1710s) populated by Bhil and Gond tribals.

·         Nizam shah, strongest native gond warlords and dominated his territory from the Ginnor fort (Ginnorgarh within the present-day Sehore district).

·         Rani Kamlapati (or Kamlavati) was one among the seven wives of NizamShah.

·         Kamlapati celebrated for her beauty and skills.

·         local legends describe her a lot of beautiful than a pari.

·         Nizam shah was poisoned to death by his nephew Alam monarch (known as Chain Shah) the raja Chainpur-Bariand conjointly who needed to marry Kamlapati. Kamlapati offered Dost Mohammed Khana hundred thousand rupees to safeguard her honor, kingdom and to avenge her husband’s death.

·         Mohammad Khan led a joint army of Afghan and gond troopers to defeat and kill Alam shah.

·         Khan accepted the offer, and also Kamlapati tied a rakhi on his hand.

·         In lieu of the remainder king’s territory was annexed to Kamlapati’s kingdom.

·         Rani did not have one hundred thousand rupees and so she paid him half sum and gave the village of Bhopal.

·         Rani Kamlapati committed suicideIn 1723 close to her palace (present- Kamla Park in Bhopal)and additionally Dost initially insincere allegiance to the Rani’s son Nawal shah, who controlled Ginnor fort and was invited to live within the fort.

·         The unprefaced guards of Nawal shah let the within the fort while not examination and at night, Khan’s soldiers killed Nawal shah and his guards.

·         Mohammad Khan then took the management of Ginnor fort, different territories and of Kamlapati’s kingdom.

·         The larger a part of Gondwana, was incorporated into the dominions of the Bhonsle rajas of Nagpur andnizams of Hyderabad.

·         The Gonds eighteenth century were conquered by the Marathas.