Having no son or daughter, Prannath adopted a young relative named Ramanath, who took over the responsibility of the estate after him and paid a succession fee of 4.21.450 take to the Subadar of Bengal. Ramanath was very powerful and honest. F.W. Strong (Dinajpur Gazetteer 1912.P.24) stated that he seems further to have been a persona grate with the Subahdar of Bengal who granted him three sanads, conferring on him additional estates in thanas Patiram, patnitala and Gangarampur. Ramanath conquered and dispossessed the Zamindar of Gobindanagar, near the present village of Thakurgaon, employing a Brahmin to steal his protecting deity or family idol Gobinda, and thus causing his own downfall, the conqueror subsequently constructed a canal connecting Gobindanagar on the Tangan with Prannagar near th Punarbhaba for the purpose of taking the idol backwards and forwards between the two places. This canal is still in existence and is called the Ramdara.
There is legend that Saiyid Muhammad Khan or Saiyed Ahmed, the Nazim of Rangpur, stormed and plundered the Rajbadi of Dianjpur in the reign of Ramanath. But whether Ramanath drove him out or came to terms with him is not known. Quoting from Stewart's History of Bengal (1813) F.W.Strong (1912:24) described the incident that-
"About this period Sayid Ahem, the second son of Haji Ahmed, who upon the succession of Shujaa Adeen Khan had been appointed Foujadar of Rangpur, and who is acccused of having ruled that district with great oppression, having procured from Moorshudabad (Musshidabad) a considerable army, invaded Dinagepore and Couch Beygar (Bihar), and after compelling the Rajas to take refuge in the woods and mountains, got possession of those countries, together with the immense treasures which the Rajas and their ancestors had amassed.
Mr. Strong also expressed his reservations whether this catastrophe was as serious as stewart makes out, as the Dinajpur Raj is generally supposed to home attained its greatest splendor under Ramanath and he reigned over the estate for a long time after the incident. How eber, after the disaster, Ramanath had given attention to rebuilding the estate. He constructed the Rajbari immediately. Ramanath was a greate administrator, statesman and brave warrior, who commanded a large army. There is a story that nawab Murshid Kuli Khan presented him with numerous muskets and many pieces of cannon. His armorial bearings such as shirts, shields, mspears, etc. are still preserved with great care. Raja Ramanath dug the famous Ramsagar tank six kilometers south of Dinajpur town. The tank is still well preserved with high embankments. It is said that Sir Jogn Anderson, the Governor of Bengal, was pleased to visit this artificial lake during his tours in the beginning of 1936, and the lake charmed him with its exquisite scenery. It is now recognized as a tourist center of the district. He also built a temple at Rajarampur where Goddess Kali image was installed. How ever he gave more attention towards completing the unfinished work of Kantajee temple, which was neglected by Prannath. This immmense work in fact made him most memorable to the populace of the district. Raja Ramanath died in 1760 and eas succedded by his son Baidyanath.
There is legend that Saiyid Muhammad Khan or Saiyed Ahmed, the Nazim of Rangpur, stormed and plundered the Rajbadi of Dianjpur in the reign of Ramanath. But whether Ramanath drove him out or came to terms with him is not known. Quoting from Stewart's History of Bengal (1813) F.W.Strong (1912:24) described the incident that-
"About this period Sayid Ahem, the second son of Haji Ahmed, who upon the succession of Shujaa Adeen Khan had been appointed Foujadar of Rangpur, and who is acccused of having ruled that district with great oppression, having procured from Moorshudabad (Musshidabad) a considerable army, invaded Dinagepore and Couch Beygar (Bihar), and after compelling the Rajas to take refuge in the woods and mountains, got possession of those countries, together with the immense treasures which the Rajas and their ancestors had amassed.
Mr. Strong also expressed his reservations whether this catastrophe was as serious as stewart makes out, as the Dinajpur Raj is generally supposed to home attained its greatest splendor under Ramanath and he reigned over the estate for a long time after the incident. How eber, after the disaster, Ramanath had given attention to rebuilding the estate. He constructed the Rajbari immediately. Ramanath was a greate administrator, statesman and brave warrior, who commanded a large army. There is a story that nawab Murshid Kuli Khan presented him with numerous muskets and many pieces of cannon. His armorial bearings such as shirts, shields, mspears, etc. are still preserved with great care. Raja Ramanath dug the famous Ramsagar tank six kilometers south of Dinajpur town. The tank is still well preserved with high embankments. It is said that Sir Jogn Anderson, the Governor of Bengal, was pleased to visit this artificial lake during his tours in the beginning of 1936, and the lake charmed him with its exquisite scenery. It is now recognized as a tourist center of the district. He also built a temple at Rajarampur where Goddess Kali image was installed. How ever he gave more attention towards completing the unfinished work of Kantajee temple, which was neglected by Prannath. This immmense work in fact made him most memorable to the populace of the district. Raja Ramanath died in 1760 and eas succedded by his son Baidyanath.
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