According to Binoy Ghosh, the kings of Karnagarh ruled over a zamindari that included Midnapore and the surrounding areas.

[1] The kings of Karnagarh had a close link with the Sadgop rulers of Narajole Raj.

Both the queens met the king of Narajole, Raja Trilochan Khan, who provided them shelter and promised to recover their property.

However, the East India Company were suspicious that Rani Shiromani had links with those involved in the Chuar rebellion, and as a result they considerably restricted the amount of sovereignty she held in response.

[3] There, however, are other sources that say that the Chuar rebellion took place as a series of insurrections by people who lived off the jungles and a sort of primitive agriculture in the old Manbhum, Bankura and Midnapore districts between 1771 and 1809, generally under dispossessed zamindars that included Rani Shiromani of Karnagarh.

The temples of Dandesvara and Mahamaya, the ruling deities of Karnagarh, were located to the south of the fort.

[8] The 60’ high Anadilinga Dandesvara and the Devi Bhagabati Mahamaya temples are the main attractions at Karnagarh.