Durjan Singh was the Thakur of

Maihar Maihar is a city in the Maihar district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Maihar District. Maihar is known for the Maa Sharda Mandir situated in the city. It is one of the Shakti Peeth. Origin o ...

from 1790 until his death in 1826.

Biography

He was the younger son of

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 beg ...

and succeeded his eldest brother,

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 Maih ...

, to the gaddi of

in 1790 when Ali Bahadur of Banda restored it to him after conquering it from his brother. When the

British government His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central government, central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

occupied

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 Prad ...

, 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 Mirza Raja Bishan Singh (c. 1672 - 1699) was a Kachwaha Rajput ruler of the Kingdom of Amber (also called, the Kingdom of Amer or Dhundhar, or Jaipur State). He succeeded his grandfather Mirza Raja Ram Singh I since his father Kishan Singh di ...

, inherited the

, while his second son,

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 govern ...

, received

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 ...

References

Date of birth unknown Year of birth unknown 1826 deaths Indian Hindus Rajput monarchs