Raja Baidyanath died in 1780 whitout an heir. His widow Rani Saraswati adopted a young boy named Radhanath. Radhanath obtained a sanad from the british declaring him successor to Baidayanath, on payment of a succession fee of 730 mohars. Warren Hastings signed the sanad where lands of the estate were given. Since Raja Radhanath was minor, the management of the estate was looked after first by Raja Devi Singh of Dilwarput, Murshidabad and later by one Janaki Ram Singh, brother of the Rani Sawaswati,Janaki Ram Singh was not efficient in running the estate. He failed to understand the strictness os the British revenue system and had arrears on his payment. Therefore, the Board of Revenue removed hem for the post of manager, Ram Kanta Ray, a relative of the Raj family was appointed as a new manager in 17877. he was doing his duty well. But young Radhanath and Rani Sarswati did nit like him and British because of the removal of Janaki Ram Singh for his simple fault of arrears in Payments.
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