Durjan Singh

[1] He led the Chuar Rebellion in 1798–99 in Midnapore district against the British East India Company, but it was brutally crushed at its peak..[2][3] In Bengal, the Bhumijs of Jungle Mahals were called chuars .

[4] Raja Durjan Singh was the Bhumij zamindar of Raipur, from where he was dispossessed by the British.

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.

[5][6] He was also supported by other dispossessed Bhumij zamindars, Rajas and Bagri leaders of Midnapore, Dhalbhum, Bankura[when?]

The Chuars (Bhumijs) spread the rebellion in Raipur, Bankura, Phulkusma, Bhalaidiha, Shyamsunderpur and Simlapal.