Bhim Ballal Singh was from the Atram clan who subdued the other petty chiefs and established a kingdom by 870 AD.

[2][3][1][4][5] During the reign of Babji Ballal Shah, the Ain-i-Akbari records the kingdom as being fully independent, and it even conquered some territory from nearby sultanates.

However, during Akbar's rule, Babji Shah began paying tribute after the Mughals incorporated territory to their south into the Berar Subah.

At the time of this marriage, both the kingdoms were extremely prosperous and powerful, being feudatory states of the Mughal Empire and having strong military forces.

[7] Kanhoji Bhonsle, a Maratha general and the Sena-Sahib Subah of Berar invaded Chandrapur and Deogarh but was unsuccessful in his invasion of the latter.

In 1730, Raghoji I Bhonsle marched on Chandrapur but did not invade since he found its ruler Ram Shah to be a saintly and pious person.

[1][3] In about 1748, Raghunath Singh, the diwan of the King of Deogarh, with the help of Nilkanth Shah, rebelled in 1748 when Raghoji I Bhonsle was busy with expeditions in Bengal.