[3][4] In 1801, the kingdom was officially downgraded to a Zamindari, or a landholding, under the rule of King Madhab Singha Deba.
[1] In 1800, Madhav Singha led a widespread uprising in Medinipur, challenging British rule.
Discontent with his stipend from the East India Company, Singha attempted to raid the Bankura treasury, but his efforts failed.
Captured and imprisoned, Singha died in jail, marking the end of his resistance.
After the 1810 revolt led by Baijnath Singh of Dampara, which prompted the deployment of military forces, the Ghatwali system in Jaibalea, Bishnupur, was dismantled.