Yadunath Shah

{{short description|Nagvanshi king}}

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|name = Yadunath Shah

|title = Raja

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|reign = c. 1690 - 1724 CE

|predecessor = Raghunath Shah

|successor = Shivnath Shah

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|birth_place = Navratangarh

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|death_date = 1724

|death_place = Palkot

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|issue = {{ubl|Shivnath Shah |Syamsundar Shah|Balram Nath Shah|Mohanlal Nath Shah |Jagramlal Nath Shah|Hathilal Nath Shah}}

|dynasty = Nagvanshi

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|religion = Hinduism

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Yadunath Shah was a Nagvanshi king in the 18th century. His capital was at Navratangarh. He succeeded Raghunath Shah and ruled from 1690 to 1724 CE. He shifted his capital from Navratangarh to Palkot.{{cite web|url=https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/places/navratangarh-lost-kingdom-of-the-nagvanshis|title=Navratangarh: Lost Kingdom of the Nagvanshis|publisher=livehistoryindia|date=27 April 2019|access-date=28 September 2022}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kUueDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT215|title=Mughal Administration and the Zamindars of Bihar|isbn=9781000651522|last1=Ansari|first1=Tahir Hussain|date=20 June 2019}}

In 1719, Ranjit Rai, the Chero ruler of Palamu, with the

help of the ruler of Ramgarh, Dalel Singh, conquered Tori and held it for three years up to 1722. Yadunath Shah took advantage of the confused state of Mughal affairs after the death of Aurangzeb and withheld the customary tribute to the Mughal. Sarbuland Khan, the Mughal Governor of the province of Bihar, was obliged to undertake an expedition against Yadunath Shah in 1717 A.D. Yadunath Shah paid him tribute of 1 lakh to avoid war. Yadunath Shah then shifted his capital from Navratangarh to Palkot upon realising its weakness from the defence point of view. However, Palkot lost its defensive value when the Maratha inroads began in the early eighteenth century. Yadunath Shah died in 1724 A.D. He had twelve sons. He was succeeded by his eldest son Shivnath Shah.{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.119550/2015.119550.The-Nagbanshis-And-The-Cheros_djvu.txt|title=The Nagbanshis And The Cheros|website=archive.org}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rC-cDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA32|title=Jharkhand Ke Parva-Tayohar, Mele Aur Paryatan Sthal|isbn=9789351866336|last1=Krishna|first1=Sanjay|date=19 January 2021}}