Union Minister of Home Affairs paid tributes to the great patriot King Shankar Shah and his son Kunwar Raghunath Shah in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
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Shankar Shah Maravi was the king of Garha Kingdom, which was situated in the Indian region of Gondwana.
He led an uprising against the British colonial occupiers of India, and was put to death along with his son.
His son's name was Kunwar Raghunath Shah.
King Shankar Shah and his son Raghunath Shah, both were good poets so they used their poetry to trigger a rebellion against the British in the state.
The hard-hitting poetry used by the two had struck a chord with the public and Indian soldiers in the British army as well.
On September 18, 1857; the two (king and the prince) were tied to the cannons but the fearless father-son duo recited an inspirational poem even despite seeing their end in front of them.
