About Raja Bhabhut Singh:
- Raja Bhabhut Singh was born in the Jagirdar family of Harrakot Raikheri branch in the lineage of Thakur Ajit Singh ji, the owner of Pachmarhi Jagir.
- His grandfather Thakur Mohan Singh had supported the mighty Peshwa Appa Saheb Bhonsle of Nagpur shoulder to shoulder against the British in 1819-20.
- He was a significant king of the Gond tribe, with his realm encompassing Jabalpur and the Satpura hills.
- During the 1857 revolt, Raja Bhabhut Singh was a formidable opponent of the British, leveraging his intimate knowledge of the Satpura forests and mountain paths to lead a series of successful guerrilla attacks.
- He was also a close ally of freedom fighter Tatya Tope.
- Raja Bhabhut Singh’s guerrilla warfare tactics in the Satpura ranges demonstrated a sophisticated military strategy that kept the British at bay till 1860, when they deployed the Madras Infantry specifically to capture him.
- Due to his guerilla warfare policy, Bhabhut Singh is called Shivaji of Narmadachal
- The British later executed him, making him a martyr whose memory has been preserved through Korku folk traditions.
