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Durjan Singh (ruler)
Durjan Singh was the Thakur of Maihar from 1790 until his death in 1826. Biography He was the younger son of Beni Singh and succeeded his eldest brother, Rajdhar Singh, to the gaddi of Maihar in 1790 when Ali Bahadur of Banda restored it to him after conquering it from his brother. When the British government occupied Bundelkhand, he executed a deed of allegiance with them in 1806, and they confirmed him in his possession. The sanad he received in 1806 was later revised in 1814. Upon his death in 1826, his dominions were divided into two parts.{{Cite book , last=Department , first=India Foreign and Political , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=icwkAQAAIAAJ , title=Central Indian Agency , date=1909 , publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India , pages=7–8,226–227 , language=en His eldest son, Bishan Singh, inherited the Maihar, while his second son, Prag Das, received Bijairaghogarh Bijairaghogarh (or Vijayraghavgarh) was a princely state in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thakur (title)
Thakur is a historical Indian feudalism, feudal Indian honorifics, title of the Indian subcontinent. It is also used as a surname in the present day. The female variant of the title is Thakurani or Thakurain, and is also used to describe the wife of a Thakur. There are varying opinions among scholars about its origin. Some scholars suggest that it is not mentioned in the Sanskrit texts preceding 500 Common Era, BCE, but speculates that it might have been a part of the vocabulary of the dialects spoken in North India, northern India before the Gupta Empire. It is viewed to have been derived from word ''Thakkura'' which, according to several scholars, was not an original word of the Sanskrit Languages of India, language but a borrowed word in the Indian lexis from the Tukharistan region of Uzbekistan. Another view-point is that ''Thakkura'' is a loan word from the Prakrit language. Scholars have suggested differing meanings for the word, i.e. "god", "lord", and "master of the es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maihar State
Maihar State was a princely state in India during the British Raj, located in what is today Madhya Pradesh, central India. The state had an area of , and a population of 63,702 in 1901. The state, which was watered by the Tons River, consists mainly of alluvial soil covering sandstone, and is fertile except in the hilly district of the south. A large area was under forest, the produce of which provided a small export trade. The state gained India-wide and later, worldwide fame for Maihar gharana, a gharana or school of Indian classical music. It is one of the most prominent gharanas of the 20th century; much of the fame of Hindustani classical music in the west stems from this gharana. History Maihar was originally a dependency of Rewa, but Harde Sah, the eldest son of Chhatrasal, took advantage of the minority of Audhut Singh Ju Deo of Rewa, attacked him, and annexed Maihar and Bijairaghogarh to his territories. Hindupat, the Raja of Panna, granted Maihar as a jagi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajdhar Singh
Rajdhar Singh (or Rajdhar Huzuri) was the Thakur (title), Thakur of Maihar State, Maihar from 1770 until 1788. Biography When his father, Beni Singh, fell in the battle of Gathewara in 1788, he succeeded him as the Thakur (title), Thakur of Maihar State, Maihar. Right after the battle in which his father was killed, he took command of the forces of Dhokal Singh, the Raja of Panna State, Panna. He led his forces against those of Arjun Singh, commanded by Kirat Singh, in the battle of Chachariya. This battle, fought about four Kos (unit), kos from Taraon State, Taraon, lasted for several hours and proved disastrous for the Bundela, Bundelas. It left the combatants on both sides thoroughly exhausted and became the last battle fought between the states of Panna State, Panna and Banda (state), Banda. He was ultimately defeated, and a significant portion of Panna State, Panna’s territory was annexed into the dominions of the Raja of Banda (state), Banda. While serving as the Dewan, Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishan Singh Of Maihar
Bishan Singh was the Thakur of Maihar from 1826 until his death in 1850. Biography Upon the death of his father, Durjan Singh, in 1826, his dominions were divided into two portions: Maihar and Bijairaghogarh. Bishan Singh received the former, while his brother, Prag Das, got the latter. Over time, he fell into serious debt and requested the British in 1849 to place his state under their management. He died a year later in 1850, and was succeeded by his son, Mohan Prasad Mohan Prasad was Thakur of Maihar from 1850 until his death in 1852. Biography Upon his father Bishan Singh's death in 1850, he succeeded him as the Thakur of Maihar Maihar is a city in the Maihar district of the Indian state of Madhya P ..., to his title, rank, and dignity. References 1850 deaths Hindu monarchs {{India-royal-stub Rajput monarchs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prag Das
Prag Das was the Thakur of Bijairaghogarh from 1826 until his death in 1845. Biography He was born to Durjan Singh, the Thakur of Maihar, and, upon his father’s death in 1826, inherited the chiefship of Bijairaghogarh. The British government conferred a sanad upon him on 29 February 1828, and through it, they recognized him as the chief of Bijairaghogarh. He conducted the affairs of his state with great success and introduced many beneficial reforms. During his reign, the Bijairaghogarh was considered a flourishing place with an efficient and benevolent administration. He built a temple dedicated to Lord Vijayraghav and a fort named Vijayraghavgarh. He died in 1845, and his son Surju Prasad Surju Prasad was the Thakur of Bijairaghogarh from 1845 until his death in 1858. Biography He was born to Prag Das and, upon his father's death in 1845, succeeded him as the Thakur of Bijairaghogarh. At the time of his accession, he was on ... succeeded him to the title.{{C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beni Singh
Beni Singh (sometimes Beni Hazuri'','' Beeny Huzzoory or Benny Huzzcory) was the Thakur of Maihar from 1770 until his death in 1788. Biography Singh was the grandson of Bhim Singh, who served under Chhatrasal. He began his career from humble beginnings. Hindupat Singh, the Raja of Panna, appointed him as his Diwan and granted him Maihar as a jagir in 1770. Hindupat also conferred upon him the title of Rais. Upon the death of Hindupat Singh, he and Khemraj became the guardians of the minor Anirudh Singh, whom Hindupat had named as his successor to the throne of Panna, bypassing his eldest son, Sarnet Singh. Meanwhile, he made Maihar independent of Panna suzerainty. When Col. Leslie fell at Chhatarpur in 1778, his successor, Col. Goddard, sought permission from Beni to pass through Panna, but Beni refused. Goddard later obtained permission from Khemraj. Both he and Khemraj were ambitious and warlike, and it did not take long for them to fall out. Each of them wanted sole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Bahadur I
Ali Bahadur (1758–1802), also known as Krishna Sinha, was a Nawab of the dominion of Banda (present day Uttar Pradesh) in northern India, a vassal of the Peshwa. He was the son of Shamsher Bahadur I and the grandson of Peshwa Bajirao I. Under the auspices of the Maratha nobles, Ali Bahadur established his authority over large parts of Bundelkhand and became the Peshwa's Subedar of Banda. His son and successor Shamsher Bahadur II held allegiance towards the Maratha polity and fought the English in the Anglo-Maratha War of 1803. See also *Maratha Empire *Mahadaji Shinde, Maharaja of Gwalior * Shamsher Bahadur I * Bhat Peshwa Family References Further reading * Ranjit Desai Ranjit Ramchandra Desai (8 April 1928 – 6 March 1992) was an Indian Marathi-language writer from Maharashtra, India. He is best known for his historical novels ''Swami'' and ''Shriman Yogi''. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964 an .... ''Swami'' , a historical novel Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Government Of India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another, they existed between 1612 and 1947, conventionally divided into three historical periods: *Between 1612 and 1757, the East India Company set up "factories" (trading posts) in several locations, mostly in coastal India, with the consent of the Mughal emperors, Maratha Empire or local rulers. Its rivals were the merchant trading companies of Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands, and France. By the mid-18th century three ''Presidency towns'': Madras, Bombay and Calcutta, had grown in size. *During the period of Company rule in India, 1757–1858, the Company gradually acquired sovereignty over large parts of India, now called "Presidencies". However, it also increasingly came under British government oversight, in effect sharing sovereignty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand (, ) is a geographical and cultural region and a proposed state and also a mountain range in central and North India. It corresponds to the Post-Vedic Chedi kingdom. The hilly region is now divided between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with the larger portion lying in the latter state. Jhansi is the largest city in Bundelkhand. Another major city of Bundelkhand is Sagar being second largest city of Bundelkhand. The proposed state consists of Jhansi and Chitrakoot division of Uttar Pradesh and Sagar Division of Madhya Pradesh. Etymology Bundelkhand means " Bundela domain". The region was earlier known as Jejabhukti or Jejakabhukti ("Jeja's province"). According to the inscriptions of the Chandela dynasty, this name derived from Jeja, the nickname of their ruler Jayashakti. However, it is possible that the name derives from an even earlier name of the region: "Jajhauti" or "Jijhoti". After the Bundelas replaced the Chandelas around 14th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijairaghogarh
Bijairaghogarh (or Vijayraghavgarh) was a princely state in India. It was disestablished due to its participation in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. History Durjan Singh, the Thakur of Maihar, had two sons: Bishan Singh and Prag Das. After his death in 1826, his territory was divided into two parts. His eldest son, Bishan Singh, succeeded him as the Thakur of Maihar, while his younger son, Prag Das, was granted Bijairaghogarh. The state first came into contact with the East India Company when, through a sanad on 29 February 1828, it recognized Prag Das as the ruler of Bijairaghogarh. It was confiscated in 1858 by the East India Company due to the involvement of its Thakur, Surju Prasad, in the Revolt of 1857. Upon its confiscation, the then ruler of Maihar claimed that since it had originally been part of Maihar, it should be returned to him. However, his claim was rejected, and in 1865, it was incorporated into the territories administered by the Chief Commissioner of the Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Year Of Birth Unknown
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