[1][2][3] However, the story of Phani Mukut Rai is regarded as a myth by historians, who date the establishment of the Nagvanshi dynasty to around the fourth century CE.
However, according to a story collected by Sarat Chandra Roy, the child was adopted by Madura Munda, the Parha chief of Sutiambe village.
He built a sun temple in Sutiambe, invited Pandas from Puri to establish idols in the Thakurbadi, and settled Brahmins by giving them the villages of Sornda and Mahugaon.
[8] According to Lal Praduman Singh, the author of "Nagvansh," during Phani Mukut Rai's reign, the Nagvanshi kingdom was divided into 66 parganas: 22 in Ghatwa, 18 in Khukhragarh, 18 in Doisagarh, and 8 in Jarichgarh.
[11] Many scholars place the establishment of the Nagvanshi dynasty in the 4th century CE, based on an average ruling period of 25 years for each king.
[7] According to the genealogy provided by Dripnath Shah to the Governor General of India in 1787, Phani Mukut Rai was the first Nagvanshi king, the son of Pundarik Naga and Sakaldwipiya Brahmin girl Parvati.
Phani Mukut Rai then prayed to his serpent father, asking that if the priest was not satisfied, a Munda or Oraon girl should become the queen of Nagpur.