Paralkot

Paralkot lay in the northwestern Bastar country, adjoining the forested hills of Abujhmad. Its local estate was held by Gend Singh, remembered as a leader of the Abujhmaria people. The region became the scene of an uprising against outside authority in the early nineteenth century, as communities resisted the burdens imposed upon them.

In 1825 Gend Singh led resistance to the demands associated with Maratha and British authority. The British superintendent Agnew ordered forces from Chanda to suppress the rising, and troops surrounded Paralkot in January. The rebels, armed with traditional weapons, could not withstand them. Gend Singh was captured and executed outside his palace on 20 January. The uprising and his death left a lasting place in the history of resistance in Bastar.