To get back his Raipur estate, Durjan Singh joined the Chuar rebellion started by Jagannath Singh, zamindar of Dhalbhum and attacked the British with around 15,000 of his companions and caused havoc in Raipur and surrounding areas. Raja Durjan Singh was the Bhumij zamindar of Raipur, from where he was dispossessed by the British. Their rebellions during the British rule were called Chuar rebellion. Some of them became zamindars, and called themselves Rajas or Sardars. In Bengal, the Bhumijs Kudmis, bauris of Jungle Mahals were called chuars (meaning pig). He led the Chuar rebellion in 1798-99 in Midnapore district against the British East India Company. Singh was a zamindar of Raipur in Bengal. Not to be confused with Durjan Singha Dev.ĭurjan Singh was a great leader of Chuar rebellion of Bengal.
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