Jhagad Singh Negi was the last known ruler of Koligarh (also spelled Koligad or Koligadh) in the Garhwal region of present‑day Uttarakhand, India. Koligarh was one of the traditional fifty‑two forts of Garhwal.गढ़वाल का राजनैतिक इतिहास (Gaḍhavāla kā Rājanītika Itihāsa). Author unknown. Allahabad: Kitab Mahal. 1950. p. 35.
Biography Koligarh was located in Basrambu Patti of Garhwal. During the 15th–16th century, local forts and small chiefdoms were gradually unified under Ajay Pal, the first ruler of the Garhwal Kingdom. Jhagad Singh Negi, the ruler of Koligarh, was defeated by Ajay Pal, and the fort was annexed into the kingdom.बहुगुणवंशचरित (Bahuguṇavaṃśacarita). Srinagar: Garhwal Press. 1958. p. 112.उत्तराखण्ड की विभूतियाँ (Uttarākhaṇḍ kī Vibhūtiyām̐). Dehradun: Shakti Prakashan. 1976. p. 76.गढ़वाल मंडल की जानी‑मानी हस्तियाँ (Gaḍhavāla Maṇḍala kī Jānī‑Mānī Hastiyām̐). Srinagar: Garhwal Book Depot. 1968. p. 58.
See also Garhwal Kingdom
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