Sangram Shah

Early life

Sangram Shah was born as Aman Das, elder son of the king of Garha-Mandla. While touring Central India, Bhanudatta Misra, author of the Rasamanjari, attended the court of Thakur Sangram Shah and sang his praises.

Succession

Sangram Shah was succeeded by his son Dalpat Shah, who would be in turn succeeded by his widow Durgavati after a short reign. Rani Durgavati would further increase Garha's prestige, but would not embark on an aggressive conquest like raja Sangram Shah, instead opting to remain on the defense in case of any conflict. He also had another son named raja Chandra Shah, brother of Thakur Dalpat Shah, to whom the kingdom was restored after 25 years of Mughal rule and was recognized as the successor of Rani Durgavati by Akbar.