Ramkola

Ramkola was the chief village of a district within the forested state of Surguja. The local officer resided here, giving the settlement a role in the administration of the surrounding villages. Surguja’s hills and forests formed the country of the Raksel rulers, whose authority was challenged by the Marathas in the eighteenth century. In 1758 a Maratha army crossed the eastern part of the state and compelled its chief to acknowledge tribute.