Sherghati

Sherghati is a town in the Gaya district in Bihar (formally Magadha), India. The Morhar River surrounds it. A meteorite that came from Mars fell here on 25 August 1865; it is now kept in a London museum, and is known as the Shergotty meteorite. Sherghati was under Chero rule but in 1662 it under control of Nawab Daud Ali Khan. After 1700, During 1727 it came under the rule of Rohilla chief Nawwab Azam Khan Rohilla. 1n 1762 Raja Ghulam Hussain Khan become King of Pargana SHERGHATI. He had absolute control over his subject. He considered it infringement to give any levy to the EIC East India Company. He participated in the revolts of 1765, 1781 and 1783 importantly., alongwith Raja Deo and Raja Ramgarh. The Britishers imposed extremely heavy taxes to punish and weaken their economy and reduce their power to resist and fight against the Britishers.